| Playing a musical instrument can sometimes | | | | You always need to remember that scales can |
| become one of the most daunting tasks. Similarly | | | | never be memorised. You simply cannot mug up |
| though, once you master it the hard way, the | | | | the scales and then execute them. Attempt to |
| satisfaction is seemingly endless. The idea of | | | | conceptualize how the scales are configured on |
| making an instrument sing to your tunes is really | | | | the instrument, get familiar with their patterns. |
| rejuvenating and inspiring at the same time. The | | | | This will help you grasp them faster. Progress |
| same holds true for the guitar. When you master | | | | step by step. Once you are done with the blues, |
| your skills and apply them to create your original | | | | go on to major and minor ones, and then their |
| guitar solos, you feel like a true guitarist. | | | | harmonic combinations. |
| Once you aim at playing an original piece on your | | | | Similarly, you need to go ahead and master each |
| instrument, you need to master it really well. Your | | | | aspect like chops licks etc, before you move on |
| style should be innovative and expressive. The | | | | to improvisation. Some online training softwares |
| aim should be to synchronize your abilities with | | | | are available, which allow you to play along, in |
| the guitar in such a way, so that it exudes the | | | | order to better your solo speed. These are |
| essence of your personality. | | | | excellent exercises, to generate the requisite |
| All this definitely requires a lot of practice. To | | | | confidence in you. |
| create your own, first you need to get thorough | | | | Improvisations are self created, so essentially |
| with the basics. Be it bends, licks or chops, you | | | | they know no boundaries. You can use your |
| must be able to practise them with greater agility, | | | | creativity, provided you are aware of the |
| every time. In order to hone your skills, try | | | | harmony restrictions. These can be handled with |
| shorter solo licks which can be easily memorised | | | | the ideal approach, either vertical or horizontal. |
| and attempt them over and over again. Once you | | | | Recurrent practise will make you an expert at the |
| are an expert on these, you may aim at more | | | | art of creating original guitar solos. |
| difficult things. | | | | |