ibblebibble7 Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago Hi guys, I've recently decided to start learning how to properly improvise on the guitar. I'm a massive fan of the licks, techniques and melodic sounds from Thin Lizzy (mainly Gary and Scott) and Led Zeppelin. does anyone have and starting point suggestions, I'm not a complete beginner as I have got 95% of crazy train down and a few Thin Lizzy songs like Waiting for an alibi and Dancing in the moonlight etc, I know of a few pentatonic scale shapes and the bare basics of minor third harmonies (I think?). Any help would be greatly appreciated! Quote
ezbass Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago A common mistake is for folk to stick to the minor pentatonic when improvising, whether the key or chord is major or minor. Try and make sure you’re complimenting the chord by emphasising the 3rd note. A lot of players tend to play through the scales from one end to the other. Stand out from the crowd by making some interesting, intervalic jumps (Carl Verheyen is the king of this, check him out). Don’t be in a hurry to show your chops too early, build to a crescendo and release (the solo from Stairway is a great example of this). 1 Quote
