Before you even attempt to play an easy guitar solo it is important that you learn more about them. Guitar solos are melodic passages or complete pieces of music which have been written purely for playing on either an electric or acoustic guitar. Many of these guitar solos such as those played in rock, metal, and jazz or blues music allow for some improvisation on the part of the guitarist as well.
Along with guitar solos being written so that they are played only on a guitar some pieces have been written where they will be accompanied by other instruments as you often see in many rock groups songs. Generally you will find it is the lead guitarist of the rock group who will be designated to play these guitar solos as they appear in their songs.
Initially when you are just learning how to play the guitar learning a few easy guitar solos will be beneficial to you. There are plenty around but two which easily come to mind and that could help you on the road to becoming a great guitarist are shown below.
1. Sweet Child O’Mine By Guns N’ Roses – If you are just learning how to play the guitar and never attempted a guitar solo before then you may find this one hard to master initially as it contains some string skipping.
However, when it comes to learning to play this particular guitar solo it would harm you to have a metronome close by. Set the metronome at tempo that is much slower than the 120 beats per minute that this piece of music would originally be played at. Then you need practice this solo this using the slower tempo and as you gain more confidence in playing it so you can then speed up the tempo on your metronome.
If you find that even when playing this solo at a much slower speed than the 120 beats per minute you are still having problems then you should slow it down further. You may feel that you should be able to play it at the correct speed straight away but this will not happen. If you are having problems playing it at a much slower tempo in the beginning then trying to play it at the correct speed becomes even more difficult. You need to remember that each note you play in this solo is an eighth note so each note you play only gets half a beat on the metronome.
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana – Of all the pieces of music to be written in the last 20 years this one has proven to be one of the most influential. Even though this particular solo is only short it is one that is ideally suited to complete beginners. This particular easy guitar solo is not difficult to learn because it actually mimics the verse in the song.
With this easy guitar solo you can attempt to play it without using your little finger, but if you are only just learning how to play the guitar it helps you when practising to use your little finger. If you use your little finger you will find that you are able to play the 8th fret note when you need to move from the G to D string and then the D to A string. However you also have to remember that you use your index finger when playing this guitar solo so that you can then bend the 8th fret note.
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