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Read the whole thing, just because I'm talking about chords doesn't make it pointless.

A song is based off a scale, then the chords are based off that scale, (ex. C major key= chords C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, and Bdim. So pretty much chords going up scale playing with certain sharps/flats) When you solo look at the chords. Usually the chords are based off the tonic, subdominant, and dominant seventh. Sometimes that changes, and sometimes the chords' normal sharps/flats are added/taken away too. When you your solo, split it into sets of four measures. Look at the first chord for the set of four. If it says C, play C, E, or G and then play whatever you want, then right before the first four measures ends, play C, E, or G. Then then next chord might be F, so then play F, A, or C, then whatever you want, right before that set of four ends, play F, A, or C. And it continues on. The rhythm could be the same as the previous melody, you just want to make it interesting and add different pitches. Or, it could be the contrary. Same pitches, different rhythms. Or even when you feel really confident, play different pitches and melodies. If the solo can't be split into four measures, you'll have to figure out what the total measures is divisible by.

I hope this helps. Good luck soloing.

It has everything to do with solos, you just don't see the whole picture yet.

Chords are collections of notes. Scales are bigger collections of notes. Notes in the same scale as chord are probably going to sound good. Songs are bunches of chords strung together.

Since solos are just strings of notes from one or more scales, then if you knew the chords of a song, and knew the scales that correspond to them, then you could write a solo for that song.

That's why you practice scales... so you can learn patterns and notes for solos that would use that scale.

Good scales to learn would be the major and minor pentatonic, the blues scale, and then an understanding of the major / minor scale and what modes are.

Knowing enough music theory to figure out what key a song is in helps tremendously. If you can look at a song and figure out that it's in G Major, for instance, then you automatically know that G major pentatonic will work for fills, riffs, and solos.

Saul

KK well I'm hoping you go to high school or college. go to the band director or jazz bandirector. Ask him or her what the blues scale is. go to www.wholenote.com set up a background beat and just practice running up and down the scales. jazz it up. As time goes on you'll be so familiar with the notes you can just start playing the notes as soon as they jump in your head. Just let the music flow. Get some good friends theat play bass, guitar, and drums and just have jam sessions where you take turns playing solos and backing each other up.

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin sweet toddler 'O Mine - guns 'N Roses comfortably Numb - pink Floyd guy in the container - Alice in Chains November Rain - guns 'N Roses The Unforgiven - Metallica ...And Justice For All - Metallica Hangar 18 - Megadeth Holy Wars...The Punishment Due - Megadeth

The best way to write a guitar solo is to just "feel" it, not to write it like you're doing an equation. From the soul, man, from the soul.

Just think about what you want it to sound like and let it flow.

There's a pattern that goes with the scales.

Solo writing will be a lot easier once you learn them.

your putting the cart before the horse go to http://www.justinguitar.com/ and take all his soloing lessons