Hey there - thanks for checking out the video!

When it comes to timing and phrasing, the best thing you can do is try to learn some solos from songs you like. Try to learn them note for note. The more solos you get under your fingers, the more you'll be developing an instinct for phrasing and timing leads.

When you learn these solos, it's important to play along with the recording (slowly at first) and try to match your playing as close as you can.

Also check out the lead guitar chapters in the Blues and Rock courses here on GT for more practice on this.

Let me know how it goes!

Mike

Originally Posted by: bryanwilson01

Hi Mike, I just finished watching your youtube video on 'Lead Guitar Building Blocks' Part 1 and have a different struggle than most or maybe not. The scales, patterns, hammer-ons, pull-offs, bends, trills and such techniques are all great to know but my struggle is with timing. I have never played lead, have been a long time student trying to teach myself with no real progress until I took my first lesson with at teacher. He was hit with Covid and I am back to teaching myself. I am 60 and really want to be able to play solid rhythm and throw in some lead or fill occassionally. Here is my challenge,,,, [br] I am not sure how to learn/practice timing with lead and fills. How do you learn where to start or where to end? I find myself playing the same thing repeatedly and it doesn't go well with the song... I learned to play 'Sweet Home Chicago' in the key of E and struggle with sounding creative.....

Hope this makes sense, and to boil down the question, how do you work on timing to learn lead fills and runs?