Making your lead guitar licks more memorable is a lot easier than you might think.
Try this idea out:
Don’t try to make every single melody fit into a single barline.
Rather, try making several of your licks stretch across one bar into the next bar.
This immediately makes your guitar licks sound more original than usual and gives you more impressive options.
What precisely do I mean when I say phrasing across one bar?
Check out this video to see a comprehensive tutorial on the subject:
One of the worst experiences on guitar is wanting to play creative guitar solos but only being able to play scale-like phrases that feel uninspiring.
Don’t worry though!
Many people go through this same struggle.
So, what are you going to do to finally play highly creative guitar solos?
Stop making the same mistakes so many others make.
Take a moment to examine your soloing and make sure you aren’t making the following creativity-killing mistakes:
Mistake One: Wasting Notes While Soloing
It’s common for guitarists to memorize scale patterns, then play up and down them in a mindless manner while soloing. Problem is, this doesn’t sound very musical.
Playing killer guitar solos that sound musically expressive & creative is about HOW you play notes, not (as much) the notes themselves. This makes it critical that you learn how to use excellent phrasing in order to squeeze as much emotion from every note you play.
This turns your guitar solos into short pieces of music rather than just repetitive exercises.
Mistake Two: Trying To Play As Fast As Possible All The Time
It takes a lot of time to become a fast and clean guitarist. However, you don’t need to constantly play fast in order to show this to people.
Speed should be a tool you use to make your guitar solos sound intense at the right moments. It’s cool to rip up and down the fretboard sometimes for sure — but don’t fall into the trap of overdoing it.
Mistake Three: Not Learning From The Solos Of Great Guitarists
Sure, you probably play solos (or sections of solos) from some of your favorite guitar players.
Definitely one of the funniest things to do on guitar.
However, your guitar playing creativity goes through the roof when you practice solos like this while specifically using them to work on elements like phrasing. This is how you quickly absorb their technical and creative skills into your own playing!
How is this done?
Learn by checking out this resource called:
“The Secret To Adding More Fire & Emotion To Any Guitar Lick… Even If You Can’t Play Fast Yet”
