Becoming A Lead Guitarist

The guy at the front of the band - the one doing the fancy solos and searing riffs is called the lead guitarist.
The lead guitar player's part in the band is still the guy who plays the riffs, solos and melodies but his role underwent some changes when rock and roll transformed popular music.

The diversity of guitars, the sounds available through different effects pedals, together with the guitarist's taste in music all blend to make the final product of the band's music. Talent and hard work will be evident in the music you find yourself listening to. A talent not often mentioned in any list of requirements for a great lead guitar player is the ability to LISTEN!

In any band, be it rock, pop or blues the role of the lead guitarist is the same. Even in jazz the guitar player is essentially a soloist or lead guitarist.

The lead guitar player in a blues band utilises reaction style riffs. The soloist makes use of one musical phrase and when repeating it changes the final note or chordrepeating it and changing the odd note or note value, adding bits from his repertoire of phrases as they come to mind.

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