Good Free Website To Learn Lead Guitar?

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stevieb

Just another guy, really.
I don't doubt this has been asked before, but as usual, a search nets so much stuff it is hard to separate wheat from chaff- so please forgive the re-ask.

I just bought a 24-fret guitar. Even if I don't keep it, I figure owning such a thing will motivate me to see if I can play lead worth a damn. of course, the down side of the internet is that you end up with a veritable blizzard of hits when you google something like "lead guitar lessons." :p

I'd really rather spend my time learning, rather than evaluating websites. For an intermediate guitarist, who knows theory and the fretboard but is not above using tab, too, please suggest one or two good, free (and please, keep the comments about those being mutually exclusive) websites for learning lead. I'd like to know what some here have had good results from, before I open my email up to even more spam.

Thanks.
 
why not just learn a major and minor scale. pretty much everything else is the feel. some folks got it, some don't.

I don't
 
youtube.com

learn some of the classic solos, and some of the solos you really like. That will help see how the stuff you like was done, and add a few tricks become more creative.

Just learn some scales, and play...playing is THE best way to get better at leads. I don't know anyone who plays well who learned from a website, it's just playing that makes the difference.
 
Or just learn some Chuck Berry! Everyone's ripped him off, and may as well be the foundation of rock 'n' roll music.
 
aaronmcoleman said:
youtube.com

learn some of the classic solos, and some of the solos you really like. That will help see how the stuff you like was done, and add a few tricks become more creative.

Just learn some scales, and play...playing is THE best way to get better at leads. I don't know anyone who plays well who learned from a website, it's just playing that makes the difference.
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Of course, Playing is the best way to get better at leads. I fully agree with you.
 
It appears the moderators have removed some posts. That's very
good. I'll provide some advice on soloing after things cool down.
 
Prunepicker said:
It appears the moderators have removed some posts. That's very
good. I'll provide some advice on soloing after things cool down.
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Go right ahead there is no problem with you sharing tips or even a brief "I teach/write/sell lessons" right here. Just thought you could/should share with everyone. It is a public bbs after all. Going to PM has a a few other issues, first it can appear as soliciting, second the info cannot be expanded upon by others and thirdly it cannot be challenged if it is incorrect.

This board has always been quite valuable because of the contributions of everyone and the way that knowledgeable people both add and subtract from what is posted.
 
SHEPPARDB. said:
Good on you for reporting it to them as quickly as you did.Your diligence and quick thinking were monumental in saving this board as it teetered on the brink of extinction.
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It is true what they say about you. Had a few PM's myself recently.:laughings:

Oh and there are no mods here to report to. Hadn't you heard..
 
When I hear solos at a music store or have a student improvise for me
I hear the same wrong notes. I used to make fun of those players,
but not any more because it doesn't do that player any good and
makes me sound like a pompous know-it-all. They simply don't know
what they're doing. All have licks they've learned and manage to play
them but the problems comes when those licks no longer work.

Before I go any farther, what I'm going to be sharing over the next
few posts is for all to use and consider and is my philosophy of music.
It works. As for bragging rights, I have students playing professionally,
not working as a waiter and playing once in a while, in New York City,
Nashville and Memphis. One is coming off of a tour to Japan and
some are on the road throughout the US. The one thing each of them
had was a desire to learn and practice what they learned. They also
had a degree of humility and didn't think of themselves as being
better than anyone. I believe that gave them the motivation to
excel.

I don't teach beginner, intermediate or advanced. Mainly because
almost everybody subjectively believes they're an intermediate or
advanced player. Just like every drummer has 10 years of
professional experience at age 20. :eek: I approach everybody the
same way, we start where you are at the moment. Since I can't hear
each of you this is going to be virtually impossible to do it's going to
be up to each interested body to be honest with him/herself with the
information provided. I'm going to start at the ground floor.

I'm also aware that I'm going to be flamed big time for much of what
I say. That'll have to be ignored.

Enough talk. I'll put some stuff up in a while. Right now I have
to attend to some music business for the next few hours.

I'll be back...
 
Lesson 1. How to play scales.

Do you really know your scales? This is where the rubber meets the
road. It's a natural reaction to say, “yeah, I know my scales.” Do you
know them well enough to play them in front of somebody? Seriously,
do you. Scales need to be part of a musicians daily routine. Spending
10 or 15 minutes a day on scales is a good start.

Let's take C major. Do you know before you play it what your fingering
is going to be? Don't jump ahead and say you can't have just one
fingering. While that's true, do you have at least one and can you use
it?

With a metronome or a drum machine (mm 120) play a C major scale to
the 9th and back down. C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C-D-C-B-A-G-F-E-D-C. It
doesn't matter how you finger it. For a guitar player I suggest putting
your 2nd finger on C and play it, one finger per fret, 2-4-1-2-4-1-3-4-1.
Change strings when it's time to play finger 1. The purpose of going to
the 9th is to prepare for the next octave.

Play it legato – smooth and connecting. Each note should be even
and not louder than another. This is the beginning of controlling your
instrument. No fret noise. No cussing. Lol. Play it 5 times in a row
without a mistake. Move the metronome to 125 5X's, 130 etc...

Play it staccato – short. Each note should be even and not louder
than another.

Now mix the two. Two notes legato and two notes staccato.
Reverse it, two notes staccato and two notes legato.

This is a beginning ritual on how to play scales.
 
Lesson 2.

What other scales do you know? Here is a list of common scales that
are used in improvising. Play them frontwards and backwards. Legato
then staccato.

C Major - C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C-D-C. It's played over a C major chord.

C7 or C dominant - C-D-E-F-G-A-Bb-C. Played over a C dominant
chord.

Pentatonic - C-D-E-G-A-C Played over most major and dominant chords.

Blues Scale - C-Eb-F-F#-G-Bb-C Played over most major and dominant
chords. You'll hear the Pentatonic and Blues quite often.

C Dorian - C-D-Eb-F-G-A-Bb-C Played over most minor chords. Very
cool sound.

C Major Lydian – C-D-E-F#-G-A-B-C Played over a C Major b5 or #4
chord

C7 Lydian - C-D-E-F#-G-A-Bb-C Played over a C7b5 or C7#4 chord.

Whole Tone – C-D-E-F#-G#-Bb-C Played over a C7b5 or C7#4 chord.
 
Here's a pdf that I give my students. Many moons ago I attended his
workshop and learned more in a week than in 4 years of college. I
met Rufus Reid. He was my teacher.

This link is to Send Space. It's free so don't pay anything.

Jamey Aebersold Jazz Improvisation

It says JAZZ. Everything in the book can be transferred to any
style.
 
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