Q&A for How to Master Lead Guitar Basics

Practice all the way up and down the fretboard. The notes in a pentatonic scale are called court tones, and when you learn how to find those notes, you can connect the whole neck of the guitar and start playing like a master. It's hard to play a note that sounds bad if you're using pentatonic scales.

Try practicing solos from songs you like to get a feel for them. Everyone has their own voice, so even if you learn someone else's solo, the way you play it will help it come across as your own. It's a very effective and engaging way to learn to play the guitar!

Lead guitar uses the chromatic scale; Ab, A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, Gb, G. The pitches of the strings follow regular standard guitar tuning; first is E, second is B, third is G, fourth is D, fifth is A, and sixth is E.

You should get a guitar book that shows you all the scales. It would also help if you found someone who already knows how to play to teach you.

In some songs you can stick with the same scale all the way through, but you can't go wrong matching your scale to your chord. For example, if you have a Bm7 chord, use a Bm pentatonic.

Learn to stay in time, and learn to make it sound good.

Just keep on practising, it will come naturally if you practice. Chords are quite hard at first but they get easier over time.