ImprovScales

[timedout]

Hey,

Im currently at the stage, where all of my soloing sounds like scales/bluesy which is very simplistic.

I started off using the minor penationic scale pattern below, and then adding teh next pattern to it.

|-0-|---|---|-0-|
|-0-|---|---|-0-|
|-0-|---|-0-|---|
|-0-|---|-0-|---|
|-0-|---|-0-|---|
|-0-|---|---|-0-|

Problem is, everytime i try to improvise, everything sounds the same.
I was looking around, and saw a lot of guitarists talking of hitting a wall between simple improv(liek mine), and going onto making a guitar squeel like mad (i.e. end solo in nov. rain) :)

I just wondered if anyone had any tips?
Is there a better scales to use?
anything atall would be great :)


Thanks

Timedout.

[Dr_simon]

Start by adding some blue notes (flat 5s) to it and then experiment by adding some chromatics.

Im posting a lesson addressing the blues notes and the blues scale later on today so don't forget to check my Instructors page !

There is also a tutorial there called "Play Lead Guitar" which may be useful.

Here is a link:
http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=8157&s_id=73

If you have any questions, ask a way, don't be shy !

[Lava_Monster]

Reason you should like Blues is because pentatomic scales are only different by blue scales by a note or two.


----------------------5-8-
-------------------5-8----
---------------5-7--------
-----------5-7------------
-----5-6-7----------------
-5-8----------------------

Compare that to the pentatonic in A minor and you'll see why it sound like blue. My advice to making it squal is break away from pentatonic or pay close attention to Zakk wylde.


Try a Harmonic minor scale or a major scale! Or a medolic minor scale. Study why those solo sound badass, and look at the way the fingers move.