May 14, 2019 by Klaus Crow
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Learning to improvise is a covetable skill and it is the next step to becoming a more accomplished guitar player once you’ve mastered a decent amount of guitar solos.
Improvisation gives you the freedom to express and explore your creativity on the guitar.
When you’re the lead guitar player in a band it’s a necessity but also an incredible feeling to be able to compose a solo on the spot anytime it’s required.
Delivering a fresh, original, sweet rocking solo will be the icing on the cake.
In truth, improvisation is really the spontaneous and creative reorganization of things you already know. So you need to build and accumulate a soloing vocabulary from which you can create.
Here are 20 ways to build that vocabulary and improve your improvisation skills.
Apply these tips to your daily practice routine to get the best out of yourself!
Here are the keys:
1 – Learn new licks
Keep amassing fresh original licks from different styles and genres.
2 – Listen good and listen a lot
Listen, really listen to guitar solos of your favorite guitarists and also listen to various guitar players to expand your horizon. Study their phrasing.Continue Reading