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Hello everyone!

I'm asking your help here to improve my solo playing. I consider myself as a upper intermediate level player. I can play the bar chords and fluently shift between any open chord and bar chord. But I really want to learn to play solo. I have a pretty good knowledge about guitar fretboard. I mean I can name any note within 2/3 seconds. I have learnt to play G major scale all over the fretboard upto 12th fret.  It was one of my dreams when I first picked up a guitar. Where should I start, what should I do? Any guideline or thought would be very helpful. Thank you all!

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@shitu13 all of us want to play those smoking solos, myself included.  I'm not quite sure I follow, however, where you are at in your progression.  To me, " can name any note within 2/3 seconds. I have learnt to play G major scale all over the fretboard upto 12th fret."  qualifies you as upper intermediate player.    Do you have a good command of the pentatonic scale?  The penta scale in all keys and all 5 boxes?   I think Steve would agree that a solid command of the pentatonic scale is minimum entry requirement to soloing.

I could very likely be misinterpreting your level.  But knowing one scale is just not entry level yet to soloing.  I'm not trying to be discouraging or confrontaational.  I just want you to not try things you aren't ready for yet and get discouraged.

But to answer your question, of course my first answer is Steve's lessons in Learn and Master Guitar.  Lesson 17 is "Going Beyond the First Position"  which is another way of saying the notes up the fretboard for soloing.    And lesson 19 is dedicated to soloing.

There are a lot of great, resonably priced lessons at TrueFire, many of them dedicated to soloing.  If you choose one of their "paths", Rock or Blues or Country, and then pursue that it would probably be helpful.  One of my favorite instructors over there is Corey Congilio and his 30 Beginner Blues Licks was really helpful to me.  Even if you're not a blues guy I think it would be helpful.

Good luck to you and keep us updated on your progress.

 

 

 

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Thank you so much. It was helpful. 

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2 types of solos 

Those that stay in one position and the ones we like hearing are the ones that "bridge" all 5 pentatonic patterns up the neck

They say start a loop, take 1 note and get a rhythm going . Add only 1 or 2 notes over time and work with them

 

Another approach is to play parts of each pentatonic pattern .

But linking the pentatonics takes more time 

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