Play Lead Guitar

Jul 18th, 2009

Some Simple Questions About Playing Lead Guitar Live? (have Never Done It Before)?

Another play lead guitar question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away: Question: I got asked recently to play lead guitar in a concert in a weeks time, although I’ve never played lead guitar before. I have a few questions which may seem simple to experienced lead guitarists but are way out for [...]

Jun 10th, 2009

Guitar Hero …i Have Played Rock Lead & Rythm Guitar for So Many Years ?

A play lead guitar question that should definitely interest you all this week Question: i own top gear usa Kramer’s gibson v strats explorer etc jammed with many rock bands & gigs playing stuff from van halen hendrix ufo via etc etc etc but i tried a guitar hero for a song for the 1st time [...]

Jun 9th, 2009

Any Good Lead Guitar Free Lessons Online?

A tough lead guitar lessons question this week. Let’s dive straight in Question: im looking for a good leads guitar lesson for no yoyos. im pretty advanced otherwise, just need to get good at soloing Answer: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/top/?lessons Go to that site. It has hundreds of different lessons that cover every single aspect of guitar playing. It has lessons [...]

May 14th, 2009

Need to Learn How to Play Lead Guitar. I'm a Decent Rhtyhm Guitarist and Have Been for Some Years But!?

This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look: Question: my lead sucks. Where do I start? Links would be good. Answer: Start with riffs built round chord shapes. Classic examples are Chuck Berry’s intro to Johnny B Goode. The intro to Greased Lightning, stuff like that. If you want to play like single string melody lines, you [...]

Apr 18th, 2009

Process Leading to Be Able to Play a Guitar Solo?

What a great play lead guitar question: Question: hi, i have seen some guitarist playing a solo after listening to a song. how do they do that? also can u give me a list of what steps i should take before learning a guitar solo? thanks also, how do u know which strings to play on the [...]

Apr 3rd, 2009

Is Bass Guitar Easier to Learn Than Lead Guitar ?

What’s this week’s question? Let’s dive straight in… Question: Is Bass Guitar Easier to Learn Than Lead Guitar ? Answer: Not necessarily, The bass usually alternates between the melody and root note of each chord. It still requires either learning to read music or a natural sense of what note to play. Some bass [...]

Feb 25th, 2009

Who Played Lead Guitar on Endless Sleep by Marty Wilde?

Another play lead guitar question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away: Question: Who Played Lead Guitar on Endless Sleep by Marty Wilde? Answer: Jody Reynolds I think

Feb 6th, 2009

Is There a Way of Finding out What Scale, Lead Guitar is Played in Which Key for a Particular Song?

What a great play lead guitar question: Question: I would like to be able to play the lead guitar to the songs that i know how to play on my guitar already. How would i find out what scale the artist plays the tab on and in which key? Are there any websites specifically [...]

Feb 1st, 2009

How Long Does It Take to Learn Lead Guitar with Lessons?

What’s this week’s question? Let’s dive straight in… Question: My friend is learning lead guitar for our band. She’s played bass for a few months now and is going to get lessons at our school with our music teacher. She’s got a pretty good grasp of music skill and is pretty dedicated. She got up to the [...]

Feb 1st, 2009

Who Played Lead Guitar on Greg Lakes It Hurts?and is There a Tab for This Song?

We’ve had a reader question come in on the subject of play lead guitar. Let’s take a look: Question: Who Played Lead Guitar on Greg Lakes It Hurts?and is There a Tab for This Song? Answer: Don’t know the song, but as Greg Lake is himself a lead-guitarist of some note, I suspect the clue is in [...]