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Question: How to learn guitar solos?

(Posted by: Marilyn Manson Fan on 2010-06-05 20:03:13)

So I guess you can say im a beginner guitarist. And I'm learning "I Believe in a Thing Called Love " by The Darkness. The only thing thats giving me trouble is the second solo... But in general, is there a special way to learn tricky guitar solos. (I cannot read Tabs, they frustrate me) so I've been learning all my songs thru YouTube videos (which works for me, except solos) Is there an easier way to learn solos....any other way to learn them?? I teach myself..

Posted by: me on 2010-06-05, 20:06:20

Im doing the same thing. Best advice to me and this is what I do is listrn to the song over and over again. Pay close attention to the guitar. The when you look at the tabs and try it be patient and tale your time with it. Play it real slow till you catch on then you can go faster. Its really frustrating sometimes because you just wanna be able to play lol but you can do it just be really patient and tale ur time

Posted by: Sean on 2010-06-05, 20:07:03

Practise and practise but id invest in a guitar teacher and you have to slow it down and reapeat it until you have it perfect then speed it up a bit aswell there are many techniques such as sweeping scales harm ons bends triplets and tapping that you may have to learn first

Posted by: guitarman on 2010-06-05, 20:11:20

Well, I learn solos by ear. Most of the time I am pretty accurate. But I naturally have a good sense of pitch and I know my music theory. I know the fundamentals. I know my scales. I have been playing guitar for a long time. But I must admit that I also hate tab. A lot of times, the tab on the internet and in many music books isn't even accurate because if you watch a band play the song live and then go home and pick up a guitar and read the tab in some book, there is a good chance that the way the guitarist played it onstage is different from the tab. In other words, it can sometimes be hard to get extremely accurate tab. So the best thing a guitarist can do to compensate for that is to develop a good ear. If you don't naturally have a good ear for music it can take time. But you can develop it. Don't be afraid to experiment on the guitar if you are trying to play the solo from a song. Sometimes it takes a little time but if you really sit down and try to work it out, it can be done. Also, you do have the right idea by watching instructional videos on youtube. Sometimes it helps to actually watch someone play it. That is what helps me the most. I sometimes need a visual guide.