Lesson Series: “0 To 60, An Introduction to Alternate Picking” - Lesson 83
LESSON #83 - Solo deconstruction/reconstruction
Lesson Series by Todd Simpson
In this lesson, we are going to work on breaking down a crazy solo and building it back up and playing it!
FINGER YOGA! - Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
CRAZY REACH!
I get a lot of questions on how I managed to increase my finger stretch/range to the point it is now. The answer is really simple So let's jump in.
Take a look at this tab. Take your THUMB OFF THE NECK for this one. It allows for greater reach Just see how far up the neck you can go with this. STOP IF YOU FEEL PAIN!!!
SOLO DECONSTRUCTION
Today's lesson is based on BEN HIGGINS new COLLAB ( called the DYNAMITE COLLAB!) After today you should be ready to rip it up so go join! Here is the link.
From Ben's notes, we get this CRITICAL bit.
"The backing is in 2 distinct parts.. the first half, up until 0:18 is in the key of Am. So you can use Aminor pentatonic, A natural minor, A blues, A dorian."
So we need to be able to switch keys in the middle of a solo. When you are learning a solo by ear, mid stream key changes can be a challenge, depending. So be ready for the switch!
Here is a Video Preview of the first section of our Solo.
Here is our first lick. It's all about Tapping/Hammering and using our "Double Tap" technique.
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