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Guitar Solo Mastery - Master Lead Guitar Playing

Name: Guitar Solo Mastery - Master Lead Guitar Playing
Rating: 4.3 (791 reviews)

Learn how to solo like a pro over any backing track in any key. Learn all fundamental scales and techniques.

Created byMark Shian

Last updated 4/2026

English

What you'll learn

The main goal of this course is to teach you how write, construct, and play improvised guitar solos all over the fretboard
You will learn essential guitar theory to prepare you for your career
You will learn how to navigate your fretboard and solo wherever you like based on your solid understanding of guitar theory.
You will learn how to memorize your fretboard notes as this allows you to jump around and play solos all over the guitar
You will learn how to combine your knowledge of scales with these solo techniques to create dynamic and meaningful melodic solos.
You will learn the essential scales needed to play and create epic guitar solos
Learn all the important techniques: legato, bends, vibrato, note stacking, slides, hammer on and pull offs, that will breath life and expression into your solos
You will learn advanced techniques such as sweep picking, cascading scales, and arpeggios
You will learn the art of writing and composing an epic guitar solo
You will be an all-round better guitar player due to your understanding of the connection of notes between chords and lead playing
You will improve your dexterity and technical ability in soloing as you work on the scales, exercises, and licks.
Learn Songwriting, gain understanding of how to put it all together to write inspiring guitar solos. Become a dynamic guitar soloist, not a guitar scale robot!
You will learn how to solo in different keys and gain the confidence by practicing over backing tracks in different keys.
By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and skills to solo freely around the fretboard and express what's in your heart
Gain understanding and insight of how a full guitar solo is constructed. This will be a valuable experience to help you create your own guitar solos.

Course content

19 sections • 132 lectures • 10h 17m total length

Welcome to Guitar Solo Mastery2:35
This course is designed to specifically to help you become a better guitar solo artist, performer, improviser, song writer. By the end of this course you will have a ton of knowledge and skills to be able to create great guitar solos like your favorite legends.

Importance of Guitar Setup and String Height2:27
High E String - 1.5mm
Low E String - 2.5mm
Measurements from middle of the string to the top of the highest fret
Pick Selection1:49
Picking Technique1:44
Learn to maximize picking speed on electric guitar by angling the pick 45 degrees to glide across strings. This reduces resistance and palm muting near the bridge enables fast scales.
Alternate Picking & Exercise - 4 notes per string1:38
Learn alternate picking with a down-up-down pattern across four notes per string on a chromatic scale. Practice slowly, then gradually increase speed to master fast soloing across the fretboard.
Economy Picking & Exercise - 3 notes per string2:26
Muting Your Guitar2:49
master muting with both hands on stage, using left-hand touch to mute strings and right-hand palm muting near the bridge to control ringing.
My Amp and Effects Setup for this course1:25
This is my basic lead solo setup when I'm recording and performing. If you want to dive deeper into guitar effects and learning about pedal boards and how to put one together like a pro, check out my course "Guitar Pedal boards and Amps - Essential Beginner's Guide"

Introduction0:30
Explore essential guitar solo theory and master the foundational concepts you must know before advancing. Begin your journey through the most important basics to build confident soloing.
Intervals and Major Scale Construction3:38
In this lesson you will learn all the intervals in music.
Root / Tonic
Minor 2nd / Flat 2nd
Major 2nd / Natural 2nd
Minor 3rd / Flat 3rd
Major 3rd / Natural 3rd
Perfect 4th
Diminished 5th / Flat 5th
Perfect 5th
Augmented 5th / Raised 5th
Minor 6th
Major 6th
Minor 7th
Major 7th
Octave
Tone and Semitone and Major Scale Construction1:38
Visualizing the Guitar Fretboard like a Piano2:39
Check out my course "The Heavenly Piano Masterclass" if you're interested in learning piano with me
Finding the Relative Minor of a Major Scale3:15
Explore the relative major and minor connection and how to find the relative minor by moving down three frets. Understand that major and minor pentatonic share the same scale.

Introduction to Fretboard Memorization1:45
Knowing the Open Strings - EADGBE0:48
Fretboard Memorization Technique - Memorizing only natural notes3:41
We are going to remove unnecessary things to memorize by removing the octave, sharps & flats, and high E string.
Low E String Memorization1:08
Master the low E string by heart and use the top two strings to jump around during solos. Memorize the opening eight notes and keep sharps and flats out.
Low A String Memorization1:15
Master the low a string by heart and memorize the second string through notes and a chart, using a dot-based anchor-point technique to build familiarity.
GAB, CDE, FGA Memorization0:48
Knowing the octave pattern of each note2:20
F Note Memorization2:09
G Note Memorization1:42
A Note Memorization1:45
B Note Memorization1:46
C Note Memorization1:02
D Note Memorization1:45
E Note Memorization3:12

Intro to Pentatonic & Position 110:31
Master pentatonic position number one in C major, memorize the minor pentatonic foundation, and build confident guitar soloing using alternate picking and a backing track.
Position 27:27
Master pentatonic position two and memorize all five pentatonic positions to solo across the fretboard. Build improvisation with alternate picking, backing tracks, and focused practice around the pentatonic skeleton.
Position 33:40
Position 43:54
Position 53:53
Master position five on the minor pentatonic, memorize all five positions, and navigate octave relationships across the fretboard while improvising freely over the backing track.
A Minor Backing Track For Exercises7:13
This Backing Track has been used with permission from Sebastien Zunino.
Not only is Sebastien a talented song creator, he's also a great person!
Please check out his YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4wErHDpSOgoFGTWrWaDwEg
And visit his website for more amazing backing tracks: https://www.sebastienzunino.com/en

Position 1 & 2 Link5:30
Position 2 & 3 Link- Route 13:55
Position 2 & 3 Link - Route 22:26
Explore route 2 from position 2 to position 3 in the diatonic system, a symmetrical pattern that sounds like the major scale, starting on C at the eighth fret.
Position 3 & 4 Link2:27
Position 4 & 5 Link2:28
Explore how the diatonic scale intersects pentatonic positions four and five, using notes from the paired tonic scale, and practice connecting position five to position one with a backing track.
Position 5 & 1 Link4:45
Modes of the Major Scale Visualized Using The Pentatonic0:06

Requirements

You will need an electric guitar and amp
A passion to want to be a great lead guitar player, improvise, and write great guitar solos.
It would be nice if you have some previous experience playing basic chords and lead parts but this is not necessary as I start from the beginning and help you build your foundation from ground zero.

Description

Welcome to The Complete Guitar Solo Mastery Course!

Do you want to be a great guitar solo player?

How would you like to develop the ability to solo all over the fretboard like your favorite guitar legends?

This course has been specifically designed for those at the beginner and intermediate stages of electric guitar playing who want to master the art of being able play and improvise dynamic guitar solos all over the fretboard.

Not only will you learn how to solo all over the fretboard, you will gain insight and understanding on how to be a unique, melodic, and inspiring guitar solo artist.

In this course, your knowledge and ability in guitar soloing will be built from the ground up.

With over 10 hours of video instruction, here's what will be covered in this course:

You will learn the notes on your fretboard and and essential guitar theory to ensure you have a strong foundation for guitar soloing all over the fretboard.

You will learn fundamental techniques such as how to pick correctly and different picking styles for maximum speed.

You will learn the most essential scales that the majority of all guitar solos ever played are built on.

You will learn all the essential guitar solo techniques such as bends, vibrato, sliding, hammer-ons and pull offs, note stacking, etc. to create expression when soloing.

You will learn how to combine your knowledge of scales with these solo techniques to create dynamic and meaningful melodic solos.

You will learn tons of licks in the "Lick Library" which will teach you how to combine different scales and techniques to create cool phrases. This also acts as "Vocabulary" when you are improvising and writing your solos.

You will improve your dexterity and technical ability in soloing as you work on the scales, exercises, and licks.

You will learn how to navigate your fretboard and solo wherever you like based on your solid understanding of guitar theory.

You will learn Songwriting. This is where you gain understanding of how to put it all together to write inspiring guitar solos. My goal is to make sure you become a dynamic guitar soloist and not a guitar scale robot!

I will walk you through one of my new songs and explain every step of the way to help you gain understanding and insight of how a full guitar solo is constructed. This will be a valuable experience to help teach you how to create your own guitar solos.

You will learn advanced scale techniques that will set you above the crowd when playing guitar solos.

You will learn advanced concepts such as how to solo over difficult chord and key changes.

You will learn how to solo in different keys and gain the confidence by practicing over backing tracks in different keys.

And much more!

Along the way I will also share unique insights on guitar playing and help to steer you in the right direction!

With a Full 30 Day Money Back Guarantee on Udemy, what do you have to lose?

Try it out today and begin moving closer to your dream of being able to solo like a legend!

Who this course is for:

My target students are those who want to learn how to play lead guitar and who want to be able to improvise and write their own guitar solos

Guitar Solo Mastery - Master Lead Guitar Playing

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Course content

Introduction to Guitar Solo Mastery1 lecture • 3min

Setting Up Your Electric Guitar, Amp, and Essential Knowledge7 lectures • 14min

Essential Guitar Solo Theory5 lectures • 12min

Guitar Fretboard Memorization14 lectures • 25min

The Pentatonic Scale6 lectures • 37min

The Blues Scale6 lectures • 26min

The Diatonic Scale5 lectures • 24min

Linking Diatonic Scales - To create 3 note per string patterns7 lectures • 22min

The Harmonic Minor Scale2 lectures • 6min

Guitar Solo Essential Techniques10 lectures • 38min

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