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Solo guitar

Looking to learn lead guitar and some awesome solos? The songs below have been selected to help you do just that. These guitar lessons on playing solos and lead guitar will have you practicing all aspects of lead guitar, from hammer-ons and bends to scale theory.

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Basic lessons Chords Fingerstyle Solo guitar Strumming Acoustic guitar Electric guitar

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17:16
12 Bar Blues Guitar Lesson – Key of E
12 Bar Blues
Tom Fontana
LEVEL: Level IILevel IILevel IILevel II
GENRE:
SKILLS:
12 bar bluesBlues shuffle rhythmChordsLead guitar techniques
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17:08
Beautiful Disaster Guitar Lesson – 311
Beautiful Disaster
311
LEVEL: Level IILevel IILevel IILevel II
GENRE:
SKILLS:
ChordsMinor scalePower chordsRock strumming
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14:29
Wish You Were Here Guitar Lesson – Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
LEVEL: Level IILevel IILevel IILevel II
GENRE:
SKILLS:
ArpeggiosChord alterationsHammer-onsMajor pentatonic scaleMultiple string slidesOpen chordsPull-offsSlidesString bendingStrumming patternsVibrato
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17:32
Classico Guitar Lesson – Tenacious D
Classico
Tenacious D
LEVEL: Level IIILevel IIILevel IIILevel III
GENRE:
SKILLS:
ArpeggiosBarre chordsHammer-onsOpen chordsPalm mutingPull-offsStrumming patternsTrillsVibrato
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10:44
Godfather Theme Guitar Lesson – Slash
Godfather Theme
Slash
LEVEL: Level IILevel IILevel IILevel II
GENRE:
SKILLS:
Alternate pickingHammer-onsPull-offsSlidesString bendingVibrato
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5:24
Walk This Way Guitar Lesson – Aerosmith
Walk This Way
Aerosmith
LEVEL: Level IILevel IILevel IILevel II
GENRE:
SKILLS:
Barre chordsPalm mutingPower chordsVibrato
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8:51
Sunshine of Your Love Guitar Lesson – Eric Clapton
Sunshine of Your Love
Eric Clapton
LEVEL: Level ILevel ILevel ILevel I
GENRE:
SKILLS:
Alternate pickingMinor pentatonic blues scalePower chordsString bendingVibrato
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13:29
Layla Guitar Lesson – Eric Clapton
Layla
Eric Clapton
LEVEL: Level IIILevel IIILevel IIILevel III
GENRE:
SKILLS:
Alternate pickingBarre chordsHammer-onsMultiple string slidesPower chordsPull-offsSlidesString bending
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8:18
Smells Like Teen Spirit Guitar Lesson – Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
LEVEL: Level IILevel IILevel IILevel II
GENRE:
SKILLS:
Accented strummingMuted strummingPower chordsString bendingSyncopated strummingVibrato
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13:11
Back in Black Guitar Lesson – AC/DC
Back in Black
AC/DC
LEVEL: Level IILevel IILevel IILevel II
GENRE:
SKILLS:
Muted strummingOpen chordsPower chordsPull-offsString bending
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14:17
Sweet Child o’ Mine Guitar Lesson – Guns N Roses
Sweet Child o’ Mine
Guns N' Roses
LEVEL: Level IIILevel IIILevel IIILevel III
GENRE:
SKILLS:
Hammer-onsMinor scalePower chordsPull-offsSlidesString bendingString muting
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13:29
Californication Guitar Lesson – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
LEVEL: Level IIILevel IIILevel IIILevel III
GENRE:
SKILLS:
ArpeggiosBarre chordsHammer-onsOpen chordsPull-offsSlidesString bendingStrumming patterns
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