While the rhythm guitarist focuses on song structure and accompaniment, lead guitar playing focuses on melody lines, solos, and improvisation. Take a look below to check out the different teachers that cover lead concepts & techniques. You can scope out the entire series or sample it out by clicking to view the free lesson.
When we start our journey on the electric guitar, we are often mystified by the ability of seasoned guitar players, who can improvise and piece together melodic lead lines on the spot. Let's join William Roberts as we learn the…
placeholderWhen approaching lead guitar, soloing and melody creation, key components are necessary to have under your fingers. These include scales and arpeggios, as well as theoretical and practical knowledge of the fretboard. Lance Ruby takes these core concepts and techniques…
This course explores how to use harmonics in solo guitar and band contexts on both acoustic and electric guitars. Watch your skills and musicality soar as you learn how to transform familiar lead lines, solos, chord progressions and compositions into…
Perhaps more than any other sound, harmonics reveal the beauty of the guitar. 'Discover Harmonics on the Guitar' explores how to sound a variety of harmonics including natural harmonics, artificial/harp harmonics and pinch harmonics using a range of fingering hand,…
Great players have the touch, tone, and vocabulary to make a guitar speak and sing. This course is a beginner’s introduction to lead guitar, and the approaches and tools you can use to become a confident melody player. Yes, you’ll…
Suited for guitarists of all skill levels, Gretchen aims to show how techniques can unlock creative freedom and inspire new ideas. We tackle alternate picking, volume swells, harmonics, sweep picking and tapping. Five techniques which can provide a practical method…
Tired of playing the same old things when it's time for you to take a solo? Prashant's methodical approach to breaking out of normal patterns and making traditional 'guitar-isms' sound fresh and new will give your playing new legs.
Dennis Hodges blends conceptual lead instruction for developing solos, improvising, and harmonizing along with lead techniques such as legato, sweeping, and alternate picking.
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