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Guitar solos were my inspiration for picking up the guitar. I wanted nothing more than to be able to shred an awesome guitar solo like my rock n’ roll guitar heroes. Upon picking up the guitar, I quickly found out this was going to be quite the challenge. I had to temper my excitement a bit and seek out some solos that were more appropriate for a beginner like me.

There are many ways to go about soloing over chord changes, but it essentially comes down to outlining the chords in the progression to highlight the changes. In this lesson we’ll take a look at some simple options for playing over chord changes that work in a writing setting as well as for improvisation.