easy licks??

hi, i am trying to improve my soloing abilities, and thought the best way to do so is to learn som easy licks first then go onto harder ones. does any one know of any please? also i am mainly into rock music, what main scales do i have to learn and where can i learn them?

Have you tried this?

http://www.guitartricks.com/guitrick.shtml

thank you both, you were extreamly helpful! :)
so i think i understand scales now (tell me if im wrong), if i had a song in A minor, and i wanted to create a solo for the song, i would only use the A minor scale to create it?

Originally Posted by: saxrixthank you both, you were extreamly helpful! :)
so i think i understand scales now (tell me if im wrong), if i had a song in A minor, and i wanted to create a solo for the song, i would only use the A minor scale to create it?

Well, that's not always true, but for now let's say Aminor is the only scale you can use. Once you've built up a firm base in that, we'll discuss what other scales you could use depending on the backing.

Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollysonWell, that's not always true, but for now let's say Aminor is the only scale you can use. Once you've built up a firm base in that, we'll discuss what other scales you could use depending on the backing.

If my song starts with Am chord and other chords are GM and FM and CM.....what scales can I use , now???

Originally Posted by: shan5If my song starts with Am chord and other chords are GM and FM and CM.....what scales can I use , now???

What you need to be doing is looking at which parent scale your chords come from. There are many options open to you in terms of scle choice, depending on the sound you want. You can also choose to improvise using one scale that fits all chords in the progression, or to shift like Jazz players do with the chord changes.

Depending on how fast the changes are, you might find you're only playing a couple of notes from each scale before moving on. You can either work on diatonic theory, or just play around until you find something pleasing to your ear...

Originally Posted by: zreynoldspWhat you need to be doing is looking at which parent scale your chords come from. There are many options open to you in terms of scle choice, depending on the sound you want. You can also choose to improvise using one scale that fits all chords in the progression, or to shift like Jazz players do with the chord changes.

Depending on how fast the changes are, you might find you're only playing a couple of notes from each scale before moving on. You can either work on diatonic theory, or just play around until you find something pleasing to your ear...

Intresting, can u please explain that "improvise using one scale that fits all chords in progression" & also "you might find you're only playing a couple of notes from each scale before moving on"...i would really appreciate that.

i love this blues lick. key of E. PG style

e-15-12-----12---------------------------------------------
b--------14-----15-14-12------12--------------------------
g---------------------------15----15-14-12-----12h13-----
d--------------------------------------------14--------14~

Originally Posted by: FireAndIce24i love this blues lick. key of E. PG style

e-15-12-----12---------------------------------------------
b--------14-----15-14-12------12--------------------------
g---------------------------15----15-14-12-----12h13-----
d--------------------------------------------14--------14~

by any chance, are you Kirk Hammet in disguise? :p

Originally Posted by: shan5Intresting, can u please explain that "improvise using one scale that fits all chords in progression" & also "you might find you're only playing a couple of notes from each scale before moving on"...i would really appreciate that.

It's 2 different approaches to improvising.

The first (one scale fits all) is that if your chord progression is B,C,A,D you could improvise over the whole progression in a G pentatonic scale as the chords B,C,A & D are all rooted on scale notes for G. (Hope that made sense) This is where the diatonic theory comes in.

The second option (to shift scale with the chord progression, playing a couple of notes per chord change) is easier to understand but harder to do. If you took the same example - B,C,A,D, then you'd play in B while B was being played rhythm, then shift to C with the change, then A and so on. The reference to playing a couple of scale notes per chord change was aimed at the fact that the progression might not linger long on one chord before changing, so you might find yourself shifting position after a couple of notes.

Hope that helps... if not, ask away.... :D

It helped...i kinda got the second part ;)