Originally Posted by: darrellg1I have just recently switched from playing rythm acoustic to picking lead for church worship. There not much that I've seen (unless I'm looking in the wrong area) in terms of which scales to play.[/quote][p]Hey, there! GT has two ways to approach this problem.
1. Guided course if you are completely new to ideas & skills required to play lead solos. For example, the Rock courses which have whole chapters dedicated to soloing, but integrated into the wider context of a whole guided curriculum.
https://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=rock1
2. Individual tutorials aimed directly at certain concepts & skills (but assume you already have a certain level of understanding & skill). This series of tutorials will answer all your questions about soloing, which scales to use & how to use them.
Intro to Improv
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=876
Improv in Major Key 1
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=483
Improv in Minor Key 1
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=491
Improv in Major Key 2
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2318
Improv in Minor Key 2
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2329
[quote=darrellg1]Do I play major scales, relative minors or pentatonic or mixalidean? How do I combine them?
This is determined by the melody & chord progression you are soloing over. If you look through my tutorials on improvisation you will get the quick & direct path. But if you are brand new to playing single note lead lines, then your best bet is to start the Rock Course & dive into the chapters on soloing.
Hope this helps! Please ask more if necessary & best of success!
