Play More Powerful Solos

Using Simple Repetition!

Do you want to play guitar solos that:

• sound more musical?
• tell a story (instead of just rambling)?
• sound more like your guitar idols when they play?

Repeating phrases, licks, rhythms and ideas can transform a guitar solos from a series of rambling, random notes…into an awesome sounding ‘mini composition’ which shows of your musical creativity!

In this Improvisation Bootcamp lesson you’ll learn some simple and straightforward ways to harness the power of repetition in your solos…right away.

So dive in and prepare to be amazed by the difference you’ll hear in your guitar solos…have fun!

Here’s a breakdown of this video:

• • 0:00 In this lesson we’re going to investigate how you can start to use repetition in your solos. Simply repeating a phrase in your solo might sound basic, or stupid – but the results can sound amazing.
  • 0:58 Why you should use repetition in your soloing and what it can do for your solos.
  • 2:00 Repetition exercise.

I’ll demo this over a 12 bar blues in the key of G. Basically I’m playing a phrase, leaving a little gap, and playing it again. This gets you used to using repetition in your playing.

• 3:25 Here’s the exercise demonstrated over a rock backing track.
• 4:55 How to start getting a bit more creative with repetition. Here’s how you can stop it sounding ‘like an exercise’.
• 6:15 Here’s what to do next.

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