EASY SOLOING

FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR

Guitar TAB Book with CD

For many musicians, soloing is the most enjoyable part of playing music. There's no other feeling quite like spontaneously improvising music that is all your own. But for many people, soloing can be intimidating. Which notes do I play? How do I come up with new ideas? What if I make a mistake? Easy Soloing for Acoustic Guitar will help you overcome these doubts. You'll learn easy methods to approach soloing with confidence, which can be applied to thousands of songs in many different styles of music. Instead of learning a lot of technical music theory, you'll learn practical guidelines you can use in real life. This book is designed for beginners who are already comfortable with the basics, such as tuning the guitar, strumming chords, and picking single notes. The book features standard music notation and TAB, and a CD demonstrating all the examples in the book is included

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Acknowledgements

INTRODUCTION
What to Expect from This Book
How to Use This Book
Commonly Asked Questions When Learning to Improvise

READING TABLATURE (TAB)

THE MUSICAL ALPHABET
How the Musical Alphabet Works on the Guitar

SCALES
What Is a Scale?
Scale Degrees
Scale Diagrams
Chord Diagrams

HARMONIZING THE MAJOR AND
MINOR SCALES

E MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE IN
OPEN POSITION
How to Create a Solo
Soloing with the Open E Minor Pentatonic Scale
Boston B & B

OPEN E BLUES SCALE
Triplets and Swing Eighths
Soloing with the Open E Blues Scale
Don't Blame Me

A MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE
Soloing with the Open A Minor Pentatonic Scale
Scarborough Fair

MOVABLE A MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE
Using Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs

Soloing with the Movable A Minor Pentatonic Scale
Make Me Stay
More Practice with the Movable Pentatonic Scale

MOVABLE A MAJOR PENTATONIC SCALE
Two Positions of the A Major Pentatonic Scale
Using Vibrato and Glissando
Soloing with the A Major Pentatonic Scale
Ringing God's Bell

SLIDING G MAJOR PENTATONIC SCALE
Soloing with the Sliding G Major Pentatonic Scale
Alyssa

C MAJOR SCALE
Soloing with the C Major Scale
Chill in the Air

MOVABLE A MINOR SCALE
Soloing with the A Minor Scale
Endless Faith

ADDING RIFFS TO YOUR SOLO PLAYING
Conclusion

APPENDIX
Where and When to Play Each Scale
Chords
Major Scales: Sharp Keys
Major Scales: Flat Keys
Minor Scales: Sharp Keys
Minor Scales: Flat Keys
The Guitar Fretboard
Review of All Scale Positions
Great Acoustic Tunes for Soloing
The Staff, G Clef, and Pitch
Time
Glossary