Udemy Guitar Solo Mastery The Ultimate Guitar Soloing Course [TUTORiAL]

Master Playing and Improvising Dynamic Guitar Solos. Learn Essential Scales, Techniques, Theory, and Songwriting.

What you'll learn

The main goal of this course is to teach you how write, construct, and play improvised guitar solos all over the fretboard
You will learn essential guitar theory to prepare you for your career
You will learn how to navigate your fretboard and solo wherever you like based on your solid understanding of guitar theory.
You will learn how to memorize your fretboard notes as this allows you to jump around and play solos all over the guitar
You will learn how to combine your knowledge of scales with these solo techniques to create dynamic and meaningful melodic solos.
You will learn the essential scales needed to play and create epic guitar solos
Learn all the important techniques: legato, bends, vibrato, note stacking, slides, hammer on and pull offs, that will breath life and expression into your solos
You will learn advanced techniques such as sweep picking, cascading scales, and arpeggios
You will learn the art of writing and composing an epic guitar solo
You will be an all-round better guitar player due to your understanding of the connection of notes between chords and lead playing
You will improve your dexterity and technical ability in soloing as you work on the scales, exercises, and licks.
Learn Songwriting, gain understanding of how to put it all together to write inspiring guitar solos. Become a dynamic guitar soloist, not a guitar scale robot!
You will learn how to solo in different keys and gain the confidence by practicing over backing tracks in different keys.
By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and skills to solo freely around the fretboard and express what's in your heart
Gain understanding and insight of how a full guitar solo is constructed. This will be a valuable experience to help you create your own guitar solos.

Requirements

You will need an electric guitar and amp
A passion to want to be a great lead guitar player, improvise, and write great guitar solos.
It would be nice if you have some previous experience playing basic chords and lead parts but this is not necessary as I start from the beginning and help you build your foundation from ground zero.

Description

Welcome to The Complete Guitar Solo Mastery Course!Do you want to be a great guitar solo player? How would you like to develop the ability to solo all over the fretboard like your favorite guitar legends?This course has been specifically designed for those at the beginner and intermediate stages of electric guitar playing who want to master the art of being able play and improvise dynamic guitar solos all over the fretboard.Not only will you learn how to solo all over the fretboard, you will gain insight and understanding on how to be a unique, melodic, and inspiring guitar solo artist. In this course, your knowledge and ability in guitar soloing will be built from the ground up. With over 10 hours of video instruction, here's what will be covered in this course:You will learn the notes on your fretboard and and essential guitar theory to ensure you have a strong foundation for guitar soloing all over the fretboard. You will learn fundamental techniques such as how to pick correctly and different picking styles for maximum speed.You will learn the most essential scales that the majority of all guitar solos ever played are built on. You will learn all the essential guitar solo techniques such as bends, vibrato, sliding, hammer-ons and pull offs, note stacking, etc. to create expression when soloing.You will learn how to combine your knowledge of scales with these solo techniques to create dynamic and meaningful melodic solos.You will learn tons of licks in the "Lick Library" which will teach you how to combine different scales and techniques to create cool phrases. This also acts as "Vocabulary" when you are improvising and writing your solos. You will improve your dexterity and technical ability in soloing as you work on the scales, exercises, and licks.You will learn how to navigate your fretboard and solo wherever you like based on your solid understanding of guitar theory. You will learn Songwriting. This is where you gain understanding of how to put it all together to write inspiring guitar solos. My goal is to make sure you become a dynamic guitar soloist and not a guitar scale robot!I will walk you through one of my new songs and explain every step of the way to help you gain understanding and insight of how a full guitar solo is constructed. This will be a valuable experience to help teach you how to create your own guitar solos. You will learn advanced scale techniques that will set you above the crowd when playing guitar solos.You will learn advanced concepts such as how to solo over difficult chord and key changes.You will learn how to solo in different keys and gain the confidence by practicing over backing tracks in different keys.And much more! Along the way I will also share unique insights on guitar playing and help to steer you in the right direction!With a Full 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on Udemy, what do you have to lose? Try it out today and begin moving closer to your dream of being able to solo like a legend!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to Guitar Solo Mastery

• Lecture 1 Welcome to Guitar Solo Mastery

Section 2: Setting Up Your Electric Guitar, Amp, and Essential Knowledge

• Lecture 2 Importance of Guitar Setup and String Height
• Lecture 3 Pick Selection
• Lecture 4 Picking Technique
• Lecture 5 Alternate Picking & Exercise - 4 notes per string
• Lecture 6 Economy Picking & Exercise - 3 notes per string
• Lecture 7 Muting Your Guitar
• Lecture 8 My Amp and Effects Setup for this course

Section 3: Essential Guitar Solo Theory

• Lecture 9 Introduction
• Lecture 10 Intervals and Major Scale Construction
• Lecture 11 Tone and Semitone and Major Scale Construction
• Lecture 12 Visualizing the Guitar Fretboard like a Piano
• Lecture 13 Finding the Relative Minor of a Major Scale

Section 4: Guitar Fretboard Memorization

• Lecture 14 Introduction to Fretboard Memorization
• Lecture 15 Knowing the Open Strings - EADGBE
• Lecture 16 Fretboard Memorization Technique - Memorizing only natural notes
• Lecture 17 Low E String Memorization
• Lecture 18 Low A String Memorization
• Lecture 19 GAB, CDE, FGA Memorization
• Lecture 20 Knowing the octave pattern of each note
• Lecture 21 F Note Memorization
• Lecture 22 G Note Memorization
• Lecture 23 A Note Memorization
• Lecture 24 B Note Memorization
• Lecture 25 C Note Memorization
• Lecture 26 D Note Memorization
• Lecture 27 E Note Memorization

Section 5: The Pentatonic Scale

• Lecture 28 Intro to Pentatonic & Position 1
• Lecture 29 Position 2
• Lecture 30 Position 3
• Lecture 31 Position 4
• Lecture 32 Position 5
• Lecture 33 A Minor Backing Track For Exercises

Section 6: The Blues Scale

• Lecture 34 Blues Position 1
• Lecture 35 Blues Position 2
• Lecture 36 Blues Position 3
• Lecture 37 Blues Position 4
• Lecture 38 Blues Position 5
• Lecture 39 Blues Position 1-5 Exercise

Section 7: The Diatonic Scale

• Lecture 40 Intro & Diatonic Position 1
• Lecture 41 Diatonic Position 2
• Lecture 42 Diatonic Position 3
• Lecture 43 Diatonic Position 4
• Lecture 44 Diatonic Position 5

Section 8: Linking Diatonic Scales - To create 3 note per string patterns

• Lecture 45 Position 1 & 2 Link
• Lecture 46 Position 2 & 3 Link- Route 1
• Lecture 47 Position 2 & 3 Link - Route 2
• Lecture 48 Position 3 & 4 Link
• Lecture 49 Position 4 & 5 Link
• Lecture 50 Position 5 & 1 Link
• Lecture 51 Modes of the Major Scale Visualized Using The Pentatonic

Section 9: The Harmonic Minor Scale

• Lecture 52 How to find the harmonic minor scale - Raised 7th of the Minor Scale
• Lecture 53 How I play the Harmonic Minor Scale - Low E to High E

Section 10: Guitar Solo Essential Techniques

• Lecture 54 Vibrato
• Lecture 55 String Bending
• Lecture 56 String Bending + Vibrato
• Lecture 57 Sliding
• Lecture 58 Hammer On and Pull Offs
• Lecture 59 Note Stacking
• Lecture 60 Double Stops - Using the Pentatonic Exercise
• Lecture 61 Legato
• Lecture 62 Harmonics
• Lecture 63 Sweep Picking & Arpeggios

Section 11: Pentatonic Mastery - Advanced Patterns

• Lecture 64 Pentatonic Mastery - Advanced Pattern 1 - Playing from Position 1 to 5
• Lecture 65 Pentatonic Mastery - Advanced Pattern 2 - Cascading
• Lecture 66 Pentatonic Mastery - Advanced Pattern 3 - Reverse Cascading
• Lecture 67 Pentatonic Mastery - Advanced Pattern 4 - Diagonal Alternate
• Lecture 68 Pentatonic Mastery - How to solo all over the fretboard

Section 12: Guitar Lick Library

• Lecture 69 Introduction to Licks
• Lecture 70 Lick 1
• Lecture 71 Lick 2
• Lecture 72 Lick 3
• Lecture 73 Lick 4
• Lecture 74 Lick 5
• Lecture 75 Lick 6
• Lecture 76 Lick 7
• Lecture 77 Lick 8
• Lecture 78 Lick 9
• Lecture 79 Lick 10
• Lecture 80 Lick 11
• Lecture 81 Lick 12
• Lecture 82 Lick 13
• Lecture 83 Lick 14
• Lecture 84 Lick 15
• Lecture 85 Lick 16
• Lecture 86 Lick 17
• Lecture 87 Lick 18
• Lecture 88 Lick 19
• Lecture 89 Lick 20
• Lecture 90 Lick 21
• Lecture 91 Lick 22
• Lecture 92 Lick 23
• Lecture 93 Lick 24

Section 13: How to Solo All Over The Fretboard - Improvisation & Fretboard Navigation

• Lecture 94 How to Solo All Over The Fretboard - Technique
• Lecture 95 Improvisation & Fretboard Navigation - Exercise 1 - A minor or C major
• Lecture 96 Improvisation & Fretboard Navigation - Exercise 2 - D minor or F major

Section 14: The CAGED Pentatonic Connection

• Lecture 97 Introduction to the CAGED Pentatonic Connection
• Lecture 98 The Major CAGED Pentatonic Connection
• Lecture 99 The Minor CAGED Pentatonic Connection
• Lecture 100 CAGED Pentatonic Connection Exercise 1 - C Em F Fm
• Lecture 101 CAGED Pentatonic Connection Exercise 2 - Dm Bb Gm A
• Lecture 102 CAGED Pentatonic Connection Exercise 3 - Em Bb C D

Section 15: Songwriting

• Lecture 103 Introduction to Songwriting
• Lecture 104 Song Structure when Writing Guitar Solos
• Lecture 105 Combining Scales and Techniques to Create Unique Solos
• Lecture 106 Playing what you hear in your head
• Lecture 107 Meandering to Find Valuable Parts of Original Solos
• Lecture 108 Finding inspiration from other songs and creating meaningful melody
• Lecture 109 Importance of Playing With Feel

Section 16: Backing Tracks in Different Keys

• Lecture 110 Introduction to Backing Tracks in Different Keys
• Lecture 111 A Minor Backing Track
• Lecture 112 E Minor Backing Track
• Lecture 113 F Minor Backing Track
• Lecture 114 C# Minor Backing Track
• Lecture 115 E Minor Backing Track
• Lecture 116 D Minor Backing Track

Section 17: Song Study - The breakdown of the construction of a Guitar Solo

• Lecture 117 Introduction
• Lecture 118 Before the Throne - Song Playthrough
• Lecture 119 Equipment Used for Guitar Solo Tone
• Lecture 120 Before the Throne - Intro
• Lecture 121 Before the Throne - Verse 1
• Lecture 122 Before the Throne - Verse 2
• Lecture 123 Before the Throne - Free Solo Part 1
• Lecture 124 Before the Throne - Free Solo Part 2 & Ending
• Lecture 125 Before the Throne - Last Chord & Improvisation
• Lecture 126 Before the Throne - Full Song Slow Motion for Study
• Lecture 127 Before the Throne - Backing Track

Section 18: Advanced Topics & Concepts

• Lecture 128 Advanced Concepts Introduction
• Lecture 129 Pentatonic 2-String Ladder Technique
• Lecture 130 Repeating Lick Patterns
• Lecture 131 My Advice on Using Modes of the Major / Diatonic Scale

Section 19: Thank you and Final Words

• Lecture 132 Thank you and Final Words

My target students are those who want to learn how to play lead guitar and who want to be able to improvise and write their own guitar solos

Last Updated: 1/2023
Format: MP4
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Language: English
Duration: 10h 18m

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