Whether you play acoustic or electric or another kind of guitar, you probably would like to learn how to play lead guitar. It's fun being the one who gets the main guitar part and the guitar solos. You can usually be more creative with lead guitar than rhythm guitar and it's more enjoyable in general.

If you've seen good guitarists, you probably wonder how they play lead guitar so well. They make it seem so easy. It's like they're displaying their emotion through the guitar and they're just speaking through it.

That is what you should eventually aim toward: unison with the guitar. It needs to be a part of you. You need to feel complete control and completely "at home" with it. This sounds very hard at first, but trust me: it will come with time!

Now for what you came here for... how to play lead guitar. A large part of guitar soloing is using what are called "pentatonic scales." They are like regular major and minor scales, but they leave out some notes of each scale.

This results in the scale having a very open sound. They sound better even if you're just playing around with them and not knowing exactly what notes you're playing. They're also easier to play since they have fewer notes. (This is maybe why it looks so easy when good guitarists do solos!)

There are three basic kinds of pentatonic scales: the minor pentatonic scale, the major pentatonic scale, and the blues pentatonic scales. You can get a playable pattern for all of these scales and move them up and down the fretboard to play in different keys. You can get these patterns (and tons more!) at http://www.FreeSoloBook.com.

Once you have these pentatonic scale patterns, all you need to know to solo with a song is the key that the song is in. Pentatonic scales are easy to solo in because most notes sound fine no matter where you play them. But don't take it for granted and just play randomly – study good guitarists' techniques and try to adapt them into your own style. You can get a really great sound with just these scales.

This will get you started! Remember to have fun with your guitar playing. Don't be jealous that you're not as good of a lead guitarist as someone else. Just focus and practice a lot and you will eventually learn how to play lead guitar.

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