Flying Solo: Modal Guitar Soloing

Skill Building Guitar Course from William Roberts

In this series, William Roberts walks us through the wonderful world of modal soloing. While modal playing can be intimidating for players just starting, William's technical expertise translates these complex concepts into understandable chunks that we can immediately incorporate into our playing.

16 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

William will explore three different modes within this series, each lesson building upon the last. As we move through the series, we'll be able to learn key techniques and frameworks that expand a mediocre solo into a marveling adventure!

1

Introduction to 'Flying Solo: Modal Soloing'

William Roberts introduces us to 'Flying Solo: Modal Soloing'!

1:40 Runtime

0.0 Difficulty

2

Dorian Lick 1: Outlining the Changes

In this first lick, William walks you through how to utilize the Dorian mode to highlight the chord progression you're playing over.

7:44 Runtime

4.0 Difficulty

3

Dorian Lick 2: Climbing the Arpeggio Ladder

Learn how to ascend and descend the fretboard using arpeggios incorporated with the scale, a technique used by a lot of instrumental Rock guitarists.

9:41 Runtime

4.0 Difficulty

4

Dorian Lick 3: Six Sick Sixths

Utilizing repeating pull-offs, William shows you how to really pull the most out of the Dorian mode in this solo.

6:18 Runtime

0.0 Difficulty

5

Dorian Lick 4: Legato Speed

Add some flair to the original Dorian solo learned in lesson 2.

8:19 Runtime

3.0 Difficulty

6

Putting Together the Dorian Solo

Now let's combine everything we've learned up to this point to carve out a complex-sounding solo.

7:36 Runtime

4.0 Difficulty

7

Mixo-Dominant Lick 1: Like the Bass

Incorporating the Mixolydian mode, William explains how you mimic what a bass would be playing on the guitar.

5:42 Runtime

4.0 Difficulty

8

Mixo-Dominant Lick 2: Hidden Arpeggios

In this next lesson, we'll discover a hidden triad that we can use to spice up our solos!

5:33 Runtime

4.0 Difficulty

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9

Mixo-Dominant Lick 3: Tweaking the 3rd

Playing between the minor 3rd and major 3rd allows you to step outside of the box.

5:33 Runtime

2.5 Difficulty

10

Mixo-Dominant Lick 4: Double Stops

Double-stops are a useful and easy technique to add to our repertoire. Here, William covers how to get this skill under our fingers.

6:06 Runtime

2.5 Difficulty

11

Putting Together the Mixo-Dominant Solo

Next, we'll assemble all of the techniques learned within the Mixo-Dominant style. Get ready to let your solo fly!

9:57 Runtime

3.0 Difficulty

12

Phrygian Lick 1: Targeting the Minor 6 Interval

Let's check out this Phrygian lick in F that comes to life with a little vibrato!

6:27 Runtime

3.0 Difficulty

13

Phrygian Lick 2: Major 7 Arpeggio

Building upon the lick learned in the last lesson, William incorporates an arpeggiated shape to keep the solo fresh.

5:49 Runtime

3.0 Difficulty

14

Phrygian Lick 3: Ascending 16ths

Here, we'll be locking in our 16th notes as we walk up the scale with this next fun lick!

4:30 Runtime

2.5 Difficulty

15

Phrygian Lick 4: Triplet Arpeggio

This lesson takes this melodic solo and adds a technical element to create a new sound.

6:04 Runtime

3.0 Difficulty

16

Putting Together the Phrygian Solo

Congratulations! We've reached the final lesson in the course! To close it out, let's combine everything we've learned into one spicy Phrygian masterpiece!

9:44 Runtime

3.5 Difficulty

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Diamond Empire Band

  • Denver, Colorado
  • Playing since 2009
  • 179 lessons at JamPlay


Reviews & Feedback 71/100 with 7 ratings
JPK

Great teacher

erniebanks

This course is relevant for me right now. I was hoping to find a course like this. I think William has a good approach to teaching it.