How to Improve Your Lead Guitar and Imporovising

Just a little idea for when you are practicing your lead guitar that really works for me, and is a whole lot of fun!

Most people do not have a band at their disposal that will assemble everytime they want to practice their improvising. So something that alot of people do is find a backtrack (a song without the guitar and/or vocals in it) and improvise over it. Not only is this really fun, but it is one of the best ways to improve your phrasing. You will become more fluent with the scales you use, and it helps you to play faster as the drum in the track acts as a metronome.

Find backtracks of songs you enjoy, and you will find that you can sound pretty professional once you get the hang of it. But you have to make sure that you know what key the song is in. Even better, check out the tab of the bass, synth, or guitar to find out what chords they are playing. Then go to all-guitar-chords.com and click on chords to scales. Enter the chords or notes that are played in the backtrack, and it will give you a list of scales that would fit in with it.

You can either try to imitate the style of the bands guitarist which is good because it helps you to get out of your routine of monotonous licks in your lead. Also, check out the tab on the solo and try to incorporate them in your solo. Building up a wide vocabulary of licks is essential to successful lead guitar. Or, you can try to create a new sound and style for the song and make it your own. This can be harder, but it helps you to find and create your own voice in lead guitar. Plus, it is important that you do not become a copy of another guitarist, be yourself! Originality is a huge part of what makes a great guitarist.

Here are some free sites for downloading backtracks...

freshbt.com
guitarchaos.com
guitarbackingtrack.com
guitarbt.com

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