Easy Guitar Solo – Two That You Should Try
Before you actually attempt trying to play an easy guitar solo it is a good idea to learn more about what they are. Guitar solos will either be a melodic passage or section or a whole piece of music that will have been written solely for playing by an electric or acoustic guitar. Sometimes these pieces of music may contain some degree of improvisation within them like those in rock, metal, jazz or blues music.
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 have never played a guitar solo before and are just starting to learn to play the guitar you may find this one a little difficult in the beginning. This is because within it there is some string skipping involved.
When you are first learning how to play this particular guitar solo then set up a metronome beside you when practising it. Instead of attempting to play this particular piece of music at the original tempo of 120 beats per minute slow it down using the metronome. Now spend as much time as you can practising this piece of music at the much slower tempo and then increase the tempo on the metronome as begin to feel more confident with the way in which you are playing it.
If you still find that after slowing the tempo down from the 120 beats per minute you are still finding it difficult to master this guitar solo slow it down even further. Thinking that you will be able to play this at the same speed as Slash of Guns N’ Roses straight away is not going to happen. If you find you have difficulties playing it even at slow speed then when you attempt to play it at the right tempo will prove ever more difficult. Also you have to keep in mind that each note you play on this particular guitar solo is an eighth note so every note you play on makes up half a beat on a metronome.
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana – This is has become one of the most influential songs of all time and even though the guitar solo within it is brief it is perfect for those who are only just learning to play the guitar. The great thing about this easy guitar solo is that it mimics the actual verse in the song and so fits in well with the flow of the music.
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.
