Wav Files
Open up these files with your digital recording program (cakewalk, cool edit pro, etc.) and loop it to practice playing solos over!
Famous Songs
It's in the key of E major, but try using the E minor pentatonic.
Use A minor pentatonic to solo over it.
In the key of C. Use C major pentatonic.
Use G major pentatonic.
Use A major pentatonic
Use A minor pentatonic.
E minor pentatonic.
GA Originals
You'll notice that I'm terrible at coming up with names for these original works. These titles are just generic, descriptive, working titles. I'm the type of guy who names his pet dog "Dog" and pet cat "Cat".
Use D major pentatonic to solo with.
E minor pentatonic.
G major.
Gb Jam
Gb/F# minor pentatonic.
E major pentatonic.
G major pentatonic
Heck, use B Aeolian.
E minor pentatonic.
Full MP3 Tracks
If you don't already have a MP3 player on your computer, you can download one for free at winamp.com. To download these tracks just press the download button and save the file on your computer. Remember where you saved it because you will have to locate the track on your computer's hard disk in order to play the track back.
These tracks compliment some of the material in the site and you'll see references to them throughout. They will provide you a means to practice some of the techniques, knowledge and skills you'll discover as you work through the site. Feel free to download them now and follow the basic instructions for each to practice your soloing, or download them later when material in the site calls for one to help supplement it's content.
Southern Flavored Ballad in the key of E. Use the E pentatonic major scale to improvise over it or the E major scale. 2.44 MB
Slow blues in the key of G. Use the G pentatonic minor scale to improvise a solo over it. 2.10 MB
Up-tempo rocker in the key of E. Use the E pentatonic minor scale to improvise with it. 1.62 MB
Fast rock in the key of C. Use the C major scale to improvise with it. 2.56 MB
Industrial rock song in the key of F#/Gb. Use the F#/Gb pentatonic minor scale to improvise with it. 2.0 MB
Use both the D pentatonic major scale and the D pentatonic minor scale to experiment with this one in the key of D. 1.48 MB
Use the D pentatonic minor scale to improvise with this funk track. 1.84 MB
This song is in the key of G and you can use both the G pentatonic major scale and the G pentatonic minor scale to improvise over it. 0.99 MB
A rock song in the key a A minor. Use the A minor pentatonic to improvise lead guitar with it. 2.19 MB
This is standard slow blues in the key of C. Use the C pentatonic minor scale to improvise a solo over it. 4.31 MB
This James Bond type track is in the key of A. Use the A pentatonic minor scale to improvise with the track. 2.47 MB
