Impact Soloing
Skill Building Guitar Course from Prashant Aswani
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.
29 Lessons
Complete course with step-by-step lessons and practice examples.
Multi-Camera
Course filmed with 6 cameras for the perfect angles.
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Full Course Breakdown
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. Explore what it means to connect with your instrument and play from the heart. Look at new ways to approach arpeggios and modes! Most importantly, learn how to improvise without repeating yourself over and over again!
Impact Soloing Series Intro
Do you want to play more musical sounding solos? Do you want to play solos with more emotion behind them? Maybe you're the kind of player that feels stuck playing the same patterns over and over again. If so, Prashant Aswani's Impact Soloing was created for you. Connect your music to your mind and soul in this extensive series on making your solos count!
5:29 Runtime
0.5 Difficulty
Learn Those Arpeggios
Before you can play effortless, amazing solos, you need to lay the groundwork. Prashant explains and demonstrates some basic minor 7th arpeggio forms that will be blown wide open in the lessons to come!
13:32 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
With and Around The Major 7ths
In similar fashion to the minor 7th arpeggios, Prashant goes over the diatonic major shapes. Practice the major and minor shapes in different sequences for a challenging warm up.
8:40 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
The Odd Ones
Complete the major scale harmony in this string of lessons based on 5th string arpeggios. Learn some clever fingering and note substitution tricks, and play them with the others for more finger dancing fun!
8:35 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Displacement
Now that you have all the arpeggio shapes under your fingers and hot on your mind, it's time to have some fun with them. Prashant shows some cool ways to make these patterns sound very 'un-pattern' like.
13:12 Runtime
1.5 Difficulty
Linear Additions
Do you want to make your patterns NOT sound like patterns? Prashant looks at some of his favorite ways to add scale elements to the arpeggio patterns shared in this series. The result is a free-flowing and diverse sound that sounds anything but calculated!
11:12 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
First Finger Pivoting
Running out of fingers is a common problem when trying to navigate to different familiar patterns on the fly. This lesson focuses on developing the ability to pivot using your first finger in certain parts of an arpeggio so that your other fingers remain available to pick up the slack.
7:22 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Linear Pivoting
Now it's time to combine the concepts from the last two lessons. Take the linear additions to the arpeggios and practice moving from pattern to pattern on the fly using your first finger as a pivot point.
8:38 Runtime
3.5 Difficulty
Fun With Upper Structure Triads
What the heck are upper structure triads? To get the answer, start by counting by odd numbers. Then, watch this lesson. Using upper structure triads helps you add colorful chord tones to any progression. It doesn't matter how basic the native chord structure sounds. Using this technique, you can flare up anything, even a static "one" chord!
17:36 Runtime
3.5 Difficulty
How to Get into Hybrid Picking
If you have tried hybrid picking before and considered to feel a bit awkward, Prashant's approach may be just what you need. He first starts by focusing on the rhythm aspect of the technique while keeping the left hand simple. Give it a try, stick with it, and perhaps you can add a new dimension to your playing!
12:23 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
Think Through Two Modal Progressions
Here's one of the greatest ear training exercises: pick a chord progression, listen to it, play it, and try to hear which mode might sound the best over it. Once you have done this mental work, pick up the guitar, use some of the patterns you've worked on in this series and see what comes out!
8:57 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
Voice Leading & Singing
Chords need melody, and a melody is always stronger with the right chords underneath. Learn Prashant's approach to connecting chords together with melody. Try playing a melody within a moving chord progression, but before you do that, just hum or sing over the chord progression you're working on and see what comes out!
10:40 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Melodic Motifs
Learn to put melody first and connect patterns, runs, and other ideas with your melody in mind. Prashant is a master at this! Learn from the best!
8:18 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Double Barring & Lead
Double barring isn't just for rhythm players. Learn how take this technique and inject new clarity and speed into your melodic lines and fast runs!
13:11 Runtime
3.5 Difficulty
Double Barring Two String Sequences
Work horizontally on the neck with the double barring technique discussed in the last lesson. Work on each set of two strings for different timbre and harmonic ideas.
11:21 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
New Licks, Combining Techniques
Blend the double barring technique with many of the other techniques taught in this series and learn 3 extended licks or passages that will help you work everything in musically.
12:59 Runtime
3.5 Difficulty
Voice Leading & Rhythm Playing
As a guitar player, playing rhythm is your primary responsibility. This lesson demonstrates how to make rhythm playing interesting and even a little 'lead-like' by using voice leading. Learn how to weave a melody into your rhythm guitar part!
13:01 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
Simple Alternate Tunings & Groove
By altering your low E string and keeping it simple, you'll open up some great riffing and rhythm opportunities. Prashant shows you how to work with Drop D and Drop C# for some massive lines and catchy ideas!
16:07 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Groovin' with the Kick Drum
Listening and grooving with the kick drum may be a big priority for bass players, but it is still extremely important for rhythm guitar players! Learn how to play with and around a kick pattern and focus on the pocket you are creating with your drummer. Keep it simple!
7:13 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
Musical Bending & Vibrato
Have you ever heard a new song or guitar solo and been able to identify the guitar player simply by how they sound? The odds are that you were able to guess correctly because you recognized how they use bends and vibrato. Learn how to develop your own unique style with these important techniques.
17:26 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Whammy Bar Techniques
The idea of a whammy bar is pretty straight forward, but implementing it musically isn't always so easy. Prashant shows you how to create everything from obvious whammy bar fun to subtle East Indian-tinged sounds.
15:17 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
Everyone Loves a Good Gear Talk!
Prashant discusses his guitar and gear choices for his signature tone. He also reveals his love for messing with guitar aesthetics.
11:29 Runtime
1.5 Difficulty
Vibrato & Bends in Context
Now that you've honed in on pitch and accuracy with bending and vibrato, take the concepts and drills presented in the last lesson and apply them in time. You'll be surprised by the cool, quirky sounds you can make when you dial up the metronome!
7:35 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
Dark Day
Prashant improvises over an original track called "Dark Day" and teaches some key passages from the solo. Learn the whole improvised solo from the transcription in the supplemental content section!
7:37 Runtime
4.0 Difficulty
Face First
Welcome to the 2nd massive and juicy improvised solo from Prashant Aswani! Tracks like this are where it all comes together. Apply what you have been working on in this series HERE!
7:25 Runtime
4.0 Difficulty
Horizon
Melody is key! In this track, practice putting melody first and make arpeggios, hybrid picking lines, and flash a strong second. Learn a few key licks and check out the tab for the full transcription!
9:56 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
Rush Hour
Learn a VERY melodic solo and hone in on the intricate rhythm beneath it. Focus on creating hooks and melody in your soloing and making that the main thing that people hear.
8:04 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Suspended
Mix blues elements with progressive rock and you get this cool improvised solo by Prashant Aswani. Learn the solo and figure out the rhythm, then take parts of both and apply them to your own writing!
8:44 Runtime
3.5 Difficulty
Your Call
Learn this full song off of Prashant's album "Visions". Learn the melody, the rhythm and the complete improvised solo. This is a MONSTER lesson! Dig in and enjoy!
44:06 Runtime
4.0 Difficulty
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