The difference between the lead guitar and the rhythm guitar is the role the guitarist takes in the musical setting he’s playing in. The rhythm guitarist provides part or all of the rhythm and the harmony of the song while the lead guitarist provides melodies over the rhythm and the harmony in the form of […]
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The lead and the rhythm guitar are not two different instruments. What makes them different is the role the guitarist takes in the particular musical setting he’s playing in. Some bands (like AC\DC), have a guitarist who plays mostly rhythm (Malcolm Young) and a guitarist who plays mostly lead (Angus Young). Other bands have just
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The reason why many guitar players don’t think music theory is necessary comes from the belief in certain myths about music theory for the guitar. While I don’t know the exact origins of these myths, my guess is that the reason behind their existence is that students and players rarely apply music theory to the
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Guitar solos – whether learned, composed, or improvised – can be among the most fun and rewarding endeavors on the instrument. From advanced rock’s virtuoso technical wizardry, to melodic minimalist simplicity, and along the whole spectrum of tasteful lead guitar phrasing in between, soloing and improvisation are arguably the most important parts of lead guitar
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For more than a decade, my progress on the guitar was much slower than I would have liked it to be. I was practicing hard, doing numerous guitar exercises, reading articles, following books, and trying different teachers. Even doing exams and getting good grades. Yet, I couldn’t express myself on the guitar the way I
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Composing a guitar solo may sound intimidating at first. In this lesson on how to improvise a guitar solo and this one on how to plan it, I give you a step-by-step approach to writing your first guitar solo. If you have no clue on how to write a guitar solo, I suggest you go
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How to apply the basic components of music to writing songs Musicologists have argued for ages as to how many elements of music there are. Some claim there are 5 main elements of music, some 7, some 10, and others even more. This debate isn’t really useful for us songwriters and most of the time
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Understand the basic rhythmic components of music and create your guitar strumming patterns. Instead of giving you a few common guitar strumming patterns to play, which you can find on the Internet, I’ll show you the basic rhythmic components of a strumming pattern, so that you can not only play them but also create your
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The Guitar Fretboard Explained And Guitar Neck Note Memorization In the lesson on understanding guitar notes, intervals, scales and chords I explain important music theory concepts I would suggest you get a grip of before going to the next stage towards reaching your goals of playing and/or making music: Actually applying these concepts on the
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There are different ways you can go about composing a guitar solo. What I’ll show you in this lesson is just one simple method you can use to compose your first planned guitar solo. What do I mean by planning? Starting to improvise on the guitar is not hard. If you don’t have a clue
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