Lead Guitar Scales | Free Improvisation | Shred Guitar

So in your guitar chord riffs lesson we challenged you to learn the i-IV-v minor chord progression. It's time you recorded a few minutes of yourself playing this chord progression. Review the minor chord positions on the first and second string, and play Am-D-Em for several minutes, varying tempo and playing other variations as well. Just be sure to get a solid several minutes to play leads against. For more in depth coverage of this topic, pick up the companion DVD to this lesson.
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Below is a lead guitar scale in the A minor position. Practice playing all the notes fluidly. Be able to play the scale backwards and forwards. Play variations. Mix and match. Play some of the variations you used in the pentatonic scale lessons (read more below to see why you can do this).

At this point you should know the drill. Fire up your recording of the minor i-IV-v chord progression you recorded earlier. Play the lead guitar scales over it. Play the minor pentatonic scale over it. Screw around by switching back and forth between the pentatonic scale and 8-tone scale.

At this point you're playing your first free improvisation lead guitar solos, and should be thirsty for more knowledge. You already know more than most guitarists ever learn about why stuff works and sounds good. Go the rest of the way to shredding up and down the fretboard and in any key or mode that sounds good to you.

There is a whole lot more than chord fingerings and scales to getting a great guitar sound. Learn how to setup and maintain your guitar for peak performance.

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