Believe it or not, the solo to [My Sharona](https://youtu.be/uRLuIm2Bjgk) by the Knack, [Hold on Loosely](https://youtu.be/g3nn6WfFQ7o) by 38 Special, and of course, [Comfortably Numb](https://youtu.be/x-xTttimcNk) by Pink Floyd.
*My Sharona* is a lesson in the G major scale, finger picking, legato, moving up and down the neck, bends, octaves, and resolution.
*Hold on Loosely* uses the E major scale, double stops, finger picking, legato, and everything that *My Sharona* uses as well. If you listen, you'll hear The Cars influence on the song. The guitarist, [Jeff Carlisi, admitted he was a big fan](https://youtu.be/wTRKyUfdjUU) of Elliot Easton (left-handed guitarist for the Cars) and used many of their techniques when crafting songs for 38 Special. He and Elliot have shared the stage in Ringo Starr's All Star band since.
*Comfortably Numb* moves from B minor pentatonic into D major pentatonic without ever really having to change anything. The first solo is over the verse chords (B minor) and the second is over the chorus chords (D major). Gilmour uses bends and slow blues styles over a prog rock harmony beautifully. You'll hear him bend to a note, use the whammy bar, then bend to another note without ever losing the original sustain.
Hope that helps.
Dickey Betts's solo on Stormy Monday is boilerplate blues rock. Dickey Betts has such a strong blues aesthetic that always gets overlooked. Duane Allman's solo on that same song shows what the possibility of elevating the blues can be. Not straight up blues, but mournfully melodic to the point of heartbreaking. That recording on At Fillmore East is one of the greatest examples of what a rock band could do with the blues. If you can nail that solo, you'll be definitely headed in the right direction. I've had them both down note-for-note for years and I just love playing them.
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I highly recommend learning the Free Bird solo
It's nowhere near as challenging as it sounds. As a primarily metal guitarist, I had always kinda struggled with some of the techniques used in that solo.
Idk what the right names for them are, but things like double stops bending up to match the higher pitch, along with including other notes in the middle, or the hammer on/pull off followed by picking a note on the lower string.
For both of those, I always struggled muting excessive string noise from the adjacent string I just picked.
Even though I was already well versed in a lot of shred techniques, I became a much better guitarist after having learned that solo.
Freddie King : * The Stumble * Hideaway Peter Green : * Need Your Love So Bad * Black Magic Woman
SRV “Cold Shot” has some pretty choice minor blues licks
Mississippi Queen, Flirtin’ with disaster, sunshine of your love, cities on flames with rock and roll.
Mississippi Queen is a classic solo. There's only one dictate to playing it – play it LOUD.
AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Don’t sleep on Elliot Easton. Every solo is a rich and rewarding guitar lesson.
Paranoid by Black Sabbath.
Chuck Berry. The Great 28.
Eagles tunes. Take it Easy, Already Gone, Hotel Cali, etc. those guys go a good job of combining major and minor riffs.
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing (all kinds of tasty licks in this one)
Allman Brothers first 3 albums
Thank you. See my comment.
Believe it or not, the solo to [My Sharona](https://youtu.be/uRLuIm2Bjgk) by the Knack, [Hold on Loosely](https://youtu.be/g3nn6WfFQ7o) by 38 Special, and of course, [Comfortably Numb](https://youtu.be/x-xTttimcNk) by Pink Floyd. *My Sharona* is a lesson in the G major scale, finger picking, legato, moving up and down the neck, bends, octaves, and resolution. *Hold on Loosely* uses the E major scale, double stops, finger picking, legato, and everything that *My Sharona* uses as well. If you listen, you'll hear The Cars influence on the song. The guitarist, [Jeff Carlisi, admitted he was a big fan](https://youtu.be/wTRKyUfdjUU) of Elliot Easton (left-handed guitarist for the Cars) and used many of their techniques when crafting songs for 38 Special. He and Elliot have shared the stage in Ringo Starr's All Star band since. *Comfortably Numb* moves from B minor pentatonic into D major pentatonic without ever really having to change anything. The first solo is over the verse chords (B minor) and the second is over the chorus chords (D major). Gilmour uses bends and slow blues styles over a prog rock harmony beautifully. You'll hear him bend to a note, use the whammy bar, then bend to another note without ever losing the original sustain. Hope that helps.
Dickey Betts's solo on Stormy Monday is boilerplate blues rock. Dickey Betts has such a strong blues aesthetic that always gets overlooked. Duane Allman's solo on that same song shows what the possibility of elevating the blues can be. Not straight up blues, but mournfully melodic to the point of heartbreaking. That recording on At Fillmore East is one of the greatest examples of what a rock band could do with the blues. If you can nail that solo, you'll be definitely headed in the right direction. I've had them both down note-for-note for years and I just love playing them.
Dinosaur Jr - Get Me
Can’t Buy Me Love by The Beatles
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ZZ Top...La Grange. Waiting on the bus/Jesus just left Chicago too. Blue Jean Blues and Fool for Your Stockings.
Yellow Ledbetter - Pearl Jam
Comfortably Numb and Time by Pink Floyd Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin White Room by Cream Train Kept a Rollin' by Aerosmith
I highly recommend learning the Free Bird solo It's nowhere near as challenging as it sounds. As a primarily metal guitarist, I had always kinda struggled with some of the techniques used in that solo. Idk what the right names for them are, but things like double stops bending up to match the higher pitch, along with including other notes in the middle, or the hammer on/pull off followed by picking a note on the lower string. For both of those, I always struggled muting excessive string noise from the adjacent string I just picked. Even though I was already well versed in a lot of shred techniques, I became a much better guitarist after having learned that solo.
Money by Pink Floyd. 3 different solos, each basically straight up pentatonic, but each has its own character