I planned on doing a new post and go over solo ideas for the song I am scheduled to solo on, but this video came along and changed my plans.

This video is of Paul Gilbert (Racer X, Mr. Big, Solo). Paul is a MONSTER guitar player and a FANTASTIC teacher. Most of his videos are for the more advanced player, but in this video, Paul goes over one of the MOST important aspects of lead guitar – solo rhythm – that anyone can apply to their playing.

It is one thing to fire off a bunch of notes and a whole different thing to fire off a bunch of notes with a compelling rhythm! That is why Yngwie gets such slack – he fires off a bunch of incredibly fast notes, but they are usually with the same rhythmic feel, so, unless you know the intricacies of his playing, it tends to sound monotonous to the average listener.

So sit back and soak up this knowledge from a MASTER player. Even the most simple 3 or 4 note solos can sound AWESOME if you play them with a COMPELLING RHYTHM!!

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