What's your approach for soloing over a single chord for several bars?

[Aceman]

Re: What's your approach for soloing over a single chord for several bars?

In my simplest mind - solo in sections.

Section 1 = slight melody
Section 2 = Shred
Section 3 = return to and embellishment on melody
section for = Ladder to climax

Or Single note/Double stop call/response style

Or Go modal...E minor penta, to E minor, to a Dorian movement, back to pentatonic, maybe a little Mixolydian to brighten it up, back to Penta for the finish.

Vary the register and the style...low/high/low etc

 

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: What's your approach for soloing over a single chord for several bars?

I improvise melodies, and also go outside the chords.

Here’s one of my band’s songs that’s mostly in E during the solo. It’s also a very fast punk type thing. At first I couldn’t figured out what to play over it.

So I had to get creative and take the solo through different phases. I improvised most of it, and composed a couple of spots. Then I re-learned it and double tracked it. Live I just play it like the recording. It’s a challenge to get out of the solo and into the bridge. It keeps me on my toes.

https://soundcloud.com/jezo-and-the-element/stop-breathing




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[GuitarStv]

Re: What's your approach for soloing over a single chord for several bars?

Nice solo, it fits the song well.

 

[jtees4]

Re: What's your approach for soloing over a single chord for several bars?

I start with a heavy metal solo, then I go to classic rock, then jazz, then I go to blues, then pop....if there is another bar I start to rap. OK, the truth is I just play the way I always play....I've been doing it so long I can't change.