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Lead guitar and playing blues lead guitar and progression
The first thing I did was lay down a drum track using my Alesis Electronic Drum Machine. I've owned my drum machine for over 20 years now and use it all the time. Once the drum track was recorded to my Tascam 8 track digital recorder, I put down a blues rhythm track. The tablature below shows how I played the rhythm section. I've shown the guitar chords as A7, D7 and E7, but I actually used pieces of those chords.
Audio for blues type lead example
Here's the tablature for the lead guitar part. Check out the Am pentatonic scale in the root note fret, at the D position and the E position. If you have windows media player, set it to repeat over and over.
In this lead you will come across bending, hammer ons and pull offs.
The root note fret for the Am pentatonic scale starts at the 5th fret. This is the position used for the A7 chord. Once you come to the D7 chord, you move to the 10th fret position. The E7 position is played at the 12 fret position.
Listen to the A minor blues rhythm and lead
Notice how I jump to the 10th fret for the D chord and the 12th fret for the E chord. This is why it is important to learn the pentatonic scale in all the positions.
It is highly recommend to purchase an inexpensive drum machine and recorder. You can find a 8 track recorder for around a hundred fifty bucks. Lay down the drums, play a progression and improvise a lead. This is one of the quickest ways to become a better guitar player.
Check out the Am pentatonic scale in the root note fret, at the D position and the E position.
In this lead you will come across bending, hammer ons and pull offs.
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