VIDEO: Essentials guitar lesson - Soloing with chord tones (TG239)

Give your lead playing a boost with a potent combination of pentatonic scales and chord-based solo ideas

Pick up Total Guitar issue 239 (on sale 18 March to 14 April 2013) for the accompanying tab and explanation

Pentatonic solo

Chord tone solo

Tutor: Chris Bird
Videographer: Martin Holmes

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