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https://www.guitarnoise.com/lessons/turning-scales-into-solos-part-1/

Hope this helps.

Peace]]> Guitar Players Discussion David Hodge https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/guitar-soloing-help/#post-387335 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/guitar-soloing-help/#post-387332 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 23:08:40 +0000
The primary chords in a key are I, IV and V - with vi (which is a minor chord) being frequently used as it's only one note different from the tonic. C, Am F and G line up as I-vi-IV-V so the key in your example is C - if you don't get this, get a beginners book on music theory or check out the lessons on this site.

No, you don't have to stick to the notes of that scale; carefully worked dissonances (notes from outside the scale) will work - just don't expect them all to work every time.

Work at your improvisations; get a handle on what does and doesn't work. If your a subscriber to UK magazine "Total Guitar" you get some backing tracks every issue with suggestions about what scale to use.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Alan Green https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/guitar-soloing-help/#post-387332 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/guitar-soloing-help/#post-47059 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 10:09:07 +0000
I'm learning the pentatonic scale, so far I got the first two shapes of it down. Will the pentatonic scale be suitable for most solos? Or do I need to learn many more scales?

How do you know a key of a chord progression? Let's say a song plays the chords Am F C G, how do I determine the key of this song?

And from my understanding, once I determine the key of the song, I start my scale on the root note of that and I can only play the certain notes in that scale on my solo? Thanks]]> Guitar Players Discussion Pyrotkyc https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/guitar-soloing-help/#post-47059