Tips on creating Two part guitar solos

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Tips on creating Two part guitar solos

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Hey guys, I've been messing about with trying to create riffs with two guitar parts that create cool harmony's. Is there a trick to this? If you think of Brian mays guitar sounds.

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Listen to some Iron Maiden for inspiration! :D Now they're touring with 3 guitarists, it means they can do galloping riffs and harmony stuff at the same time..SWEEET!!

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And one of them can wave their hands around playing absolutely nothing and it still makes no audible difference... :D
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Get something that can loop a riff for you (a delay, a computer, another guitarist) and then jam a similarly phrased riff until you find what you want.

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Post by borge »

if you know what scale youre using play the same melody but 3 or 4 or 5 (whatever sounds best, 3rds 4ths and 5ths are most common) notes higher in the scale. mix and match notes to suit, you dont have to keep it diatonic (within the scale)
easy way: play it 7 frets higher

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Marshall wrote:Listen to some Iron Maiden for inspiration! :D Now they're touring with 3 guitarists, it means they can do galloping riffs and harmony stuff at the same time..SWEEET!!
Maiden taught me everything I know about twin harmony.
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slash-ed wrote:And one of them can wave their hands around playing absolutely nothing and it still makes no audible difference... :D
Yeah but you dont need Janick's amp switched on with Dave and Adrian playing :)
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Poor Janick, always catching shit from everyone :D :D
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Hmm...just to prove your point slash-ed. I can only assume Adrian is playing a monster solo when this pic was taken

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is that adrian? looks like dave

anyway dave is the guy with one hand in the air

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No that's Janick...
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sgt mukuzi wrote:is that adrian? looks like dave

anyway dave is the guy with one hand in the air

i'm drunk sorry
No I meant somewhere else playing a solo :D

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i get it
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sambrowne wrote:I've included things like chord voicing’s and musical terminology for those that can understand it, while trying to keep it accessible enough for fans to enjoy as well.
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