SCHOOL OF ROCK
May 19, 2020
2 minutes
by Joel Hoekstra
MELODY IS KING
How to solo over a ballad
is less tasteful than simply playing a bunch of fast licks to show off your chops on a ballad. I believe that a guitar solo in a ballad should provide a strong melodic hook of its own and balance well against the feeling of the song overall., as a good example of how to approach soloing over a rock “power ballad.”
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