How To Play Lead Guitar If you want to learn how to play lead guitar, I have a few steps for you to follow.  There are some guitar players that don't mind playing the acoustic version of an instrument, but there are those that really want to play some loud, blasting lead guitar.  You want to get your guitar and really get into the music, into a blaring solo, rather than playing some little quiet song that you hear on the oldies station. Here are 5 steps to learn how to play lead guitar: 1. Be able to identify the key of any music.  If you can't read music, then you will need to depend on your ear for music.  Identifying the key the music is in will be a huge boost to your playing abilities.  A method you may want to try is to listen to the first and last chord of a song.  You will then be able to identify the Key Chord.  This will require some practice of you sitting and playing the different chords this way.  Listen to the chord of the song, and then try to find it on your guitar. 2. Learn the 5 note scales, which is also called the pentatonic scale.  This is the easiest scale for you to learn.  A pentatonic scale has five shapes, but you will begin by learning one shape.  You can find it on Google or in any guitar book, but when you find it, start playing it until you have it mastered.  As you practice it you will improve your muscle memory and your precision, which are both essential for anyone wanting to play lead guitar.   3. Associate the scale with a music key.  Find the best pentatonic position that works best to the key of your favorite song that you are working on.  This is where a guitar neck diagram will help. 4. Licks - learn as many as you can.  You will find that there are lead guitarists who spend hours on end learning new licks, trying to invent or find new ones.  For most lead guitarists, this is their favorite part of playing. 5. Time to Play!  You have now learned to how to play lead guitar by being able to identify the key of any piece of music. You can associate it with the music scale, learned some great new licks and how to put it all into your own style.

How To Play The Guitar - Tip #1 Get yourself a good chord chart: A guitar chord book is your best friend! A basic and essential foundation for learning how to play the guitar is mastering how to play chords. Trying to memorize chords without the assistance of a guitar chord book is nearly impossible.

How To Play The Guitar - Tip #2 Change guitar strings with a plan: Replace, and tune, your strings one at a time, beginning with the thickest and working down to the thinnest. This will help to maintain a constant tension on your instrument, eliminating the need for your guitar to re-stabilize.

How To Play The Guitar - Tip #3 Practice and persistence are key: The true secret to becoming a good, or even great, guitar player is to be persistent in your efforts... and practice, practice, practice.