You’re Ready to Move On
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Closing Thought – Speak to Me!
(^) One of my good friends is a wonderful guitarist, David Moyse. David used to be the guitarist for the 80s rock
super-group Air Supply. David told me the story abclub in his hometown in Australia. He was onstage out one time early in his career when he was playinduring one song and soloing with his eyes closed. g at a When
he opened his eyes, there was a man there right in front of him shouting “Speak To Me!”
Many times when we solo it seems like we are just mwhen we play. I often think of my friend, David, and this story when I have to solo on a familiar sonusically mumbling as opposed to really saying sometg. It is easy hing
fully engaged. Try to break yourself out of the magto play on “auto-pilot” - playing the same riffs ovnetic pull of familiar patterns and riffs and striver the same chords. But to be truly creative, youe to say something new and must be
fresh when you play.
Tips for Successful Learning
- Soloing Takes Practice. You didn’t learn to walk the first time you tried - it took a little bit of practice. So
it is with soloing. At first your musical ideas wisounds bad at first. That is just part of learningll sound awkward and clumsy. Don’t be discouraged. how to solo. Eventually, with practice, you will begin to hear what Everyone
notes work and what notes don’t work as well. Use bonus workshop to get the practice you need to solothe Jam Along tracks or use the resources mentioned. Soloing is about taking the music from your head to your in the
fingers. It takes a lot of trial and error to start making better choices with soloing over chords. - Force Yourself to Be Creative. If you know that your tendency when soloing is to just play the first
pentatonic form while bending a few notes awkwardlydifferent. Start at a different part of the neck or start on a specific note. Anything to break you and call it soloing then force yourself to do someout of the familiar thing
into the territory where you are forced to be creative. - Find Solos or Players That You Like and Copy Them. Shamelessly steal licks from other
guitar players that you like. Learn the favorite lon the guitar. Try to use it in a solo in a different song. All of the little phrases and ideas thatick in your favorite song. Try to transpose it in you experiment with other keys or ranges
will eventually make up your musical repertoire of then take the time to learn it. melodic material to choose from when you solo. If you like a lick, - You have played through the Ear Training Exercises on pages 99-100 with the
Jam Along tracks. - You can play “Stevie’s Groove” at the tempo of the track.