12 Ideas to Help You Start Improvising Guitar Solos

This video was made to help students I work with when they are ready to begin improvisation practice, and anyone else who's looking to get started and would like some guidance.

2:46 - Intro

6:56 - How to get started - Start with going up and down a scale shape nice and slow.

8:08 - Add rhythmic variation as you go up and down the scale shape.

10:19 - Go back and forth with all the notes of each string before changing strings.

11:17 - Add rhythmic variation as you go back and forth through the notes of each string before you change strings.

12:18 - Try playing the same note multiple times before moving to a new note.

15:01 - Try jumping around the scale. Skip notes. Change strings more often. You can even skip strings.

18:11 - Using a different scale shape to go through the previous ideas once more.

25:46 - Using two scale shapes that are right next to each other.

31:02 - Use two different scale shapes that are far apart.

33:55 - Play on just one string.

35:39 - Use only two strings.

39:46 - Change strings every time you pick a new note.

42:01 - Addressing mistakes.

43:18 - Soloing in a different/new key.

47:01 - Using chord shapes to help create licks/riffs.

50:47 - Conclusion

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