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Originally Posted by: Mark My Words[p]Hi I am new here - but can anyone point me to the right lessons to get a start in learning basic lead Guitar on this site.

It depends on your goals, current knowledge & skill level. In general, the best plan is to pick a style course & some songs with easy leads or single note lines & dive in! Blues, Country & Rock style courses all have chapters on lead playing.

https://www.guitartricks.com/experienced.php

To get an overall idea of what is required to learn lead guitar read this article.

https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/how-to-play-a-guitar-solo

I have a lot of tutorials aimed at learning & building lead guitar skills. Depending on your current skill level or desired style of music, these are a great suppliment to the material in the courses.

For example tutorial collections are a great way to build the basic skills of lead licks. Even though they are aimed at blues style, the physical skills & actual licks taught are fully applicable to any other genre.

https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/Bread-and-Butter-Butter-Blues-Licks

https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/learning-to-improvise

Hope this helps! Please ask more if necessary!