How to Play Pedal Tones with Sweeps for Electric Guitar Solos

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Part of the video series: How to Play Electric Guitar Solos

Summary: Learn about pedal tones with sweeps for an electric guitar solo in this free online music lesson video.

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John Armstrong John Armstrong has been teaching guitar at Keller Music for over 15 years now. He has played with countless musicians over the years, and in bands ranging fro... read more

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How to Play Pedal Tones with Sweeps for Electric Guitar Solos

Hi! My name is John Armstrong with expertvillage.com, I’m a professional guitar instructor and today I’ll be going over some of the basic rudiments of playing the lead guitar or soloing. Okay the next thing I like to do sometimes is to combine my pedal tones with a sweep arpeggio pattern, for example starting with that pedal tone with a B-note…and then combining with an F-sharp minor arpeggio…same one now the pedal tone with the A-note combined with the D-major arpeggio…the same pedal tone now starting with a G-note the pedal tone back to the G-note with the C-major arpeggio…and here’s the last one that uses a B-major…put it all together…

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