Subject: Re: beginning scales
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:43:54 -0400
Bryan writes :
> Just wondering what the concensus is regarding a good
> starting point for soloing/scale work.
I suggest a good point to start would be to listen to what
different notes sound like. I presume you have some sort
of backing music to practice soloing over, or your solo
won't make much sense. So play a note, any note. Does it
sound good, like it's part of the music ? Or does it sound
awful ? Find a couple of notes that sound good. You don't
care what they are or where they are. Now get into the beat
of the music playing just those notes. There, you now have a
simple lead that sounds good.
Repeat for all the notes on the fretboard. Connect the notes
you like together by making runs with them or playing 2 or
more at a time. Do this for hours and hours, always trying to
build on what you've already done, converging on hitting only
the notes you like. Try bending the notes, hammering on and
pulling off of them, sliding around. Listen to what this sounds
like. Get into the music.
And don't look at the fretboard, look at all of those around
you with whom you're sharing your music.
Paul P
> Just wondering what the concensus is regarding a good
> starting point for soloing/scale work.
I suggest a good point to start would be to listen to what
different notes sound like. I presume you have some sort
of backing music to practice soloing over, or your solo
won't make much sense. So play a note, any note. Does it
sound good, like it's part of the music ? Or does it sound
awful ? Find a couple of notes that sound good. You don't
care what they are or where they are. Now get into the beat
of the music playing just those notes. There, you now have a
simple lead that sounds good.
Repeat for all the notes on the fretboard. Connect the notes
you like together by making runs with them or playing 2 or
more at a time. Do this for hours and hours, always trying to
build on what you've already done, converging on hitting only
the notes you like. Try bending the notes, hammering on and
pulling off of them, sliding around. Listen to what this sounds
like. Get into the music.
And don't look at the fretboard, look at all of those around
you with whom you're sharing your music.
Paul P
Subject: Re: beginning scales
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:10:13 -0400
"Paul P" <a@b.com> wrote in message
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> Bryan writes :
>
>> Just wondering what the concensus is regarding a good
>> starting point for soloing/scale work.
>
> I suggest a good point to start would be to listen to what
> different notes sound like. I presume you have some sort
> of backing music to practice soloing over, or your solo
> won't make much sense. So play a note, any note. Does it
> sound good, like it's part of the music ? Or does it sound
> awful ? Find a couple of notes that sound good. You don't
> care what they are or where they are. Now get into the beat
> of the music playing just those notes. There, you now have a
> simple lead that sounds good.
>
> Repeat for all the notes on the fretboard. Connect the notes
> you like together by making runs with them or playing 2 or
> more at a time. Do this for hours and hours, always trying to
> build on what you've already done, converging on hitting only
> the notes you like. Try bending the notes, hammering on and
> pulling off of them, sliding around. Listen to what this sounds
> like. Get into the music.
>
> And don't look at the fretboard, look at all of those around
> you with whom you're sharing your music.
>
> Paul P
I wrote a song with Angof called "Just Looking For The Sun" a year or two
ago.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=779374&songID=6033312
The beginning of the song started with a simple chord progression and a drum
beat. For the lead stuff, I started with a scale position and then just
noodled around until it sounded good to me. When I noodled all rules went
out the window. The scale position was just a starting point. Not much
brain work involved. When I liked what I heard, I added the track. The
scale position just gave me a starting point on the fretboard. I like your
suggestion about playing with a backing track. The notes seem to take on a
new life when played to a progression.
Subject: Re: beginning scales
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:33:59 GMT
On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:43:54 -0400, Paul P wrote:
> Bryan writes :
>
>> Just wondering what the concensus is regarding a good starting point
>> for soloing/scale work.
>
> I suggest a good point to start would be to listen to what different
> notes sound like. I presume you have some sort of backing music to
> practice soloing over, or your solo won't make much sense. So play a
> note, any note. Does it sound good, like it's part of the music ? Or
> does it sound awful ? Find a couple of notes that sound good. You
> don't care what they are or where they are. Now get into the beat of
> the music playing just those notes. There, you now have a simple lead
> that sounds good.
>
> Repeat for all the notes on the fretboard. Connect the notes you like
> together by making runs with them or playing 2 or more at a time. Do
> this for hours and hours, always trying to build on what you've already
> done, converging on hitting only the notes you like. Try bending the
> notes, hammering on and pulling off of them, sliding around. Listen to
> what this sounds like. Get into the music.
>
> And don't look at the fretboard, look at all of those around you with
> whom you're sharing your music.
>
> Paul P
Just do mine. The others are too easy. daveA
--
email: darnold4@cox.net (put "poisonal" anywhere in subject)
DGT: The very best technical exercises for all guitarists:
http://www.openguitar.com/dynamic.html. Original easy solos at:
http://www.openguitar.com. :::=={_o) David Raleigh Arnold
> Bryan writes :
>
>> Just wondering what the concensus is regarding a good starting point
>> for soloing/scale work.
>
> I suggest a good point to start would be to listen to what different
> notes sound like. I presume you have some sort of backing music to
> practice soloing over, or your solo won't make much sense. So play a
> note, any note. Does it sound good, like it's part of the music ? Or
> does it sound awful ? Find a couple of notes that sound good. You
> don't care what they are or where they are. Now get into the beat of
> the music playing just those notes. There, you now have a simple lead
> that sounds good.
>
> Repeat for all the notes on the fretboard. Connect the notes you like
> together by making runs with them or playing 2 or more at a time. Do
> this for hours and hours, always trying to build on what you've already
> done, converging on hitting only the notes you like. Try bending the
> notes, hammering on and pulling off of them, sliding around. Listen to
> what this sounds like. Get into the music.
>
> And don't look at the fretboard, look at all of those around you with
> whom you're sharing your music.
>
> Paul P
Just do mine. The others are too easy. daveA
--
email: darnold4@cox.net (put "poisonal" anywhere in subject)
DGT: The very best technical exercises for all guitarists:
http://www.openguitar.com/dynamic.html. Original easy solos at:
http://www.openguitar.com. :::=={_o) David Raleigh Arnold