Originally Posted by: Poppa J... I'm having trouble connecting longer runs in my soloing, I know alot of licks but I'm having trouble putting longer runs together, Ascending and Descending ...
There are several ways to start visualizing & playing all over the fretboard.
You can learn small chunks of the diatonic major & minor scales, then play them in repeating octaves or pentatonic boxes.
Major Scale Patterns & Positions
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=453
Minor Scale Patterns & Positions
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=887
Then you can learn to link them together in order to visualize & play them across the fretboard:
Visualizing Fretboard Scale Patterns Series 1
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=419
Visualizing Major Scale Fretboard Patterns Series 2
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=898
Visualizing Minor Scale Fretboard Patterns Series 3
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=898
Visualizing Chromatic Scale Fretboard Patterns Series 4
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=462
You can also play strictly in diatonic modes in one position, 3 notes per string from low to high across the fretboard, then learn to link the patterns together.
Modes Across The Fretboard
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=370
Practicing The Modes Of The Major Scale
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=770
You can also connect the pentatonic boxes in various ways:
Pentatonic Major Scale Exercise
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=722
Pentatonic Minor Scale Exercise
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=185
Connecting Pentatonic Patterns Series 1
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=737
Pentatonic Connecting Series 2
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=843
Pentatonic Connecting Series 3
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=914
Pentatonic Connecting Series 4
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1217
See if some of those tutorials help you master the fretboard! Have fun. :)
