Slow melodic solos to start with

chrisoldroyd

Looking to get better at soloing and start playing some slower ones to start to improve my technique before getting into faster ones. Anyone recommend some good slow ones to look at to get me started and to hone my skills?

I have the following on my list so far:-

Every Rose Has Its Thorn- Poison
November Rain GNR

Cheers
Chris

ftumch

This isn't going to be very helpful, but I'd start by looking at your favourite artists.
A lot of the work is really getting to know the song before you even pick up the guitar, if you already know the solo in your head, your halfway there.

soma1975

While I am sick of that song Teen Spirit has a slow and easy solo to cop. 

GnR Don't Cry a lot easier than some of the bits in November Rain. 

Clapton's 'Cocaine' is easy and gentle to play.

Jono111

Free- All right now is fairly easy

viz

Hotel California

pmbomb

Californication.

I recently learnt Dancing in the Moonlight (Thin Lizzy) it's a tiny bit faster, just enough to push the envelope, which I think helps me raise my game. There is a fast section in the middle, which is 4 times around a loop, I only play it 3 to make it fit!.

Call Me, Blondie was another.

If you like to rock then Fight For Your Right to Party and Be Yourself (Audioslave) are OK too. Be Yourself is simple, rhythmic and moderate tempo.

Watching thread ...

pmbomb

@chrisoldroyd will you update on choice, progress?

HandwrittenHero

You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC

slacker

Wisdom for all Right now
Try I can see for miles
Teenage kicks and perfect cousin
Battle without honour or humanity aka  bar sword fight scene in kill bill
Intro to lonely boy black keys
Turning Japanese
For slide Wilburys handle with care
Also seven nation army
Gimmee shelter lovely feel solo from keef.

Also some advice get the start and finish right I went completely AWOL on mommy kissing Santa and recovered by the end and only my wife noticed because she had heard it hundreds of times.

pmbomb

a page of easier (if not all slow) solos here https://www.theguitarlesson.com/guitar-lesson-blog/easy-guitar-songs/easy-guitar-solos/

I'm currently doing Bad Penny - one of the best hooks in rock, tho the tab for the first solo is simplified on that page.

Winny_Pooh

Santana's black magic woman is a masterclass in tasty bending and phrasing

bobblehat

Moonage Daydream  - Bowie

pmbomb

Slow and melodic you say?

Parisienne Walkways.

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Balrog68

They don't come much simpler than the solo in Don't stop Believin, but a very melodic solo nevertheless. 

26.2

Fat Old Sun

wddonalds

One Night Love Affair - Bryan Adams. 

Really nice, melodic, easy solo. 

Keith Scott is a great player. 

duotone

https://youtu.be/_3xSojMDUOs

hollywoodrox

Joan jett and the blackhearts - I love rock n roll 
  The cult - lil devil 
   Highway to hell 
   Hotel California 
   Tequila sunrise -also Eagles 
   Smoke on the water 
 

ChrisRG

2 guitarist that immediately came to mind are David Gilmour and Steve Rothery. 

As for solos, you can take you pick from the Pink Floyd classics.  Comfortably Numb is an obvious place to start. 

For Marillion, 2 of my favourites are Sugar Mice and This Strange Engine.  The definition of slow and melodic for me. 

Nitefly

hollywoodrox said:

Joan jett and the blackhearts - I love rock n roll 
  The cult - lil devil 
   Highway to hell 
   Hotel California 
   Tequila sunrise -also Eagles 
   Smoke on the water 
 

Good shout for Tequila Sunrise, @hollywoodrox -  also it's good for practising double-stops.

hollywoodrox

Nitefly said:

hollywoodrox said:

Joan jett and the blackhearts - I love rock n roll 
  The cult - lil devil 
   Highway to hell 
   Hotel California 
   Tequila sunrise -also Eagles 
   Smoke on the water 
 

Good shout for Tequila Sunrise, @hollywoodrox -  also it's good for practising double-stops.

It really is  , and it has a very pleasing sound