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Learn To Play Lead Guitar In 30 Minutes

There comes a time in almost every aspiring guitarists young life where simply learning your favorite rock 'n' roll songs isn't enough. You want to learn to play lead so that you can sound just like all your favorite heroes. Playing lead will take a lot of dedication and practice on your part. This article will help you discover the three most important factors needed to learn to play lead guitar.

To learn to play lead you will first need to learn some scales. There are tons of scales you can learn but for starters I suggest learning the pentatonic scale. It is the easiest and most widely used scale in any form of music. You should practice scales everyday for at lest 10 - 20 minutes until you can play then with out even thinking about them. Whenever you master one scale move on to the next.

Another important step if you want to learn to play lead is to get a tablature book of your favorite solos or try to pick hem out by ear. Learning how to play other guitarists solos will greatly improve your own playing. Take notice

of what scales they are using and how they play them. You might also want to consider getting a book full of different lead licks. The more licks and scales you can master the more unique and fluid your own solos will be.

The last thing you should practice is improvising. Take 10 - 20 minutes of your practice time to jam along with your favorite songs. If you have a way of recording your self you might even make up your own rhythm and try to solo over it. When improvising try to think of the notes in your head and then play then on the guitar. Improvisation is one of the hardest things to master, but it is by far the most spontaneous and fun thing you can do with any guitar.

If you spend 30 - 45 minutes a day doing the three things listed above you will learn to play lead very quickly. Spend some time learning scales, other peoples solos, and finally try to put it all together in your own improvisational solos. It can be difficult to learn to play lead guitar, but whenever you get discouraged just remember that you are doing this because it is fun.