Easy Guitar Lead Lessons

By Ricky Sharples

To be a lead guitar player, you will need a knowledge of scales, arpeggios, riffs and licks. This short article is for the beginner guitar student who maybe knows some basic chords but wants to branch out to lead playing. Of course it is not always necessary for the lead guitar player to play solos. The lead and rhythm guitarists can work together to complement the singer’s vocals. For instance the lead guitarist could play the same chords as the rhythm guitar only in a different position on the fretboard.

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Why Learning Guitar Scales is Important

By Andre Sanchez

is important, even if you think it almost as boring as learning chords. The problem with many new guitarists who have just started learning is that they want to go too far too soon. That is the road to disaster, as many failed guitarists will tell you.

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