| Whether you associate rock guitar solos with the | | | | classic song form that alternates verses with the |
| afros, fringe and political turmoil of Jimi Hendrix's age or | | | | chorus, the solo often falls between the second chorus |
| the spandex, makeup and general debauchery of the | | | | and third verse. The other common approach is to |
| 1980s, these musical masterpieces are undeniably part | | | | place the solo at the end of the song. These solos are |
| of the American rock and roll heritage. A Day To | | | | usually extended and create a memorable finale to the |
| Remember Guitar EquipmentOf course, guitar solos | | | | melody. Songs like Guns N' Roses's "November Rain" |
| can be and are used in any kind of music, and genres | | | | and The Eagles's "Hotel California" are examples of |
| like jazz, swing and blues regularly make use of them. | | | | the effectiveness of such wrap-up solos. Of course, |
| But there's nothing quite like the piercing notes from an | | | | "Hotel California" is also begun with a guitar solo, albeit |
| electric guitar as it makes its presence known on the | | | | a shorter one, so one might say that that particular |
| stage of a rock and roll concert. | | | | song is bracketed by guitar solos. |
| Perhaps the reason that guitar solos are so often | | | | Other famous guitar solos from the rock genre include |
| associated with rock music is the singularly dramatic | | | | those in Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven," Pink |
| effect of the performance. The electric guitar is | | | | Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" and Jimi Hendrix's "All |
| amplified, sometimes to the point of threatening the | | | | Along the Watchtower." And let us not forget the |
| audience's ear drums, and often played with a | | | | song that Michael J. Fox memorably revamped in |
| technique known as distortion. This technique makes | | | | "Back to the Future," Chuck Berry's immortal "Johnny |
| the instrument's sounds fuller and adds harmonic | | | | B. Goode." |
| overtones, making for an even more spectacular | | | | It is worth mentioning that in many rock bands, two |
| overall impression. And of course, the other essential | | | | guitarists actually are actually responsible for the guitar |
| component to a good rock and roll guitar solo is an | | | | solo(s). The lead guitarist is the one you notice, the one |
| enthusiastic performance. It's all very well for a guitarist | | | | making the incredible music, but the rhythm guitarist is |
| to be insanely talented and able to induce incredible | | | | just as important, as he accompanies the lead with |
| music from his instrument, but if he can also manage | | | | chords and riffs. Also occasionally heard are solos by |
| to thrash around on stage as though having an | | | | bass guitarists, although these are less popular in rock |
| epileptic fit, so much the better. | | | | music than in genres such as heavy metal, jazz, and |
| Play EXISTING riffs and patterns with speed and | | | | punk. When they are used in rock music, bass solos |
| accuracy click here | | | | are structured and performed in a similar fashion to |
| As a general rule, the rock guitar solo is a relatively | | | | that of a typical guitar solo, sometimes with the musical |
| short and purely instrumental portion of a song. In the | | | | accompaniment from the verse or chorus section. |