Solo/their backing

[cayotic727]

Do you guys write a solo first and then an underlying rythm to back it up?

Everything I try to come up with to be a full progression always sounds chessy in an insturmental rock?meatl context.

[ren]

I generally put the rhythm together first, but then most of my solos grow out of improvising over the rhythm as a vamp anyway... The full story is I'll come up with the chords, then add some fills here and there to make it interesting, and then improvise a solo with the fills / riffs I've used over the rest of it as a pointer... Lyrics I leave to someone else - I'm a cheesemonger there I'm afraid...

You could try some inversions on the chords you're using to escape the cheese maybe?

[cayotic727]

The other route that seems to work with me is have neither a definite lead or rythm, but two parts that work and progress together and compliment eachother. It sounds good but its hard for me not to sound like im trying to be hendrix or john petrucci.

[silentmusic]

I usualy get the chords down I want.. then pick a few notes from the chords and come up with some type of lil tune that will sound nice over the chords then build the solo from those notes.. :D

[dylan thermos]

Hi,
I'm new here but I have been writing songs for some time now.
My songs are usually set to some kind of plan.
As in all things a plan is useful.
No.1 Come up with idea for song.
This might be from a book a movie or just listening to someone speaking on a bus/train/ a joke, a famous saying, a play on words... etc.etc.
If you have a chord sequence in your head or mind or you are sitting with your instrument just trying different things one particular riff or phrase will stand out?
No.2 I like to put my recorder in record mode and try out all the ideas I get.
Once I have an idea I set up a click track and then play along with it.
Once this is done You are able to do a guide track.
From this you are able to add drums, bass and all the other elements of creating a song.
To illustrate my point if you visit my site at soundclick .com you will see a song called "My wife ran off with my best friend.Oh! How I miss Him!"
Now this might not be a rock song but it is crafted in the plan format.
I had the idea from the old joke.
My song tells a story has a begining, middle and end.
It's not the best song in the world but we all got to start somewhere?
This format will work for all styles.....so go on give it a go?

www.soundclick.com/dylanthermosandthevacuum

[rockonn91]

I generally put the rhythm together first, but then most of my solos grow out of improvising over the rhythm as a vamp anyway... The full story is I'll come up with the chords, then add some fills here and there to make it interesting, and then improvise a solo with the fills / riffs I've used over the

yeah, just about all my solos are improvised over a steady rhythem. just go slow and have fun. feel the notes out rather than search over the whole guitar for them