GUITAR STYLES: Punk Rock Lead Guitar Concepts

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Q: What I need is some help with composing simple sounding guitar leads like the kind Greenday plays in their song, "21 Guns." I'm 14 years old and this kind of guitar playing is my favorite thing right now. Can you make a lesson about the simple soloing that punk rock guitar players do. I have a band with my friends and now that school is finished we plan on jamming all summer long! You're my favorite internet guitar teacher. I hope you read this email. Thanks.
- Nick -- West Hills, CA.

A: Punk rock guitar is certainly a style where beginner rock players can quite rapidly gain a good deal of skill quickly enough to get jamming with a band. But, lead playing and especially composing lead parts can remain a mystery if the scales and positions for notes inside of the key you're in are still an unknown concept. So, in this lesson we'll take a look at a few easy ways simple punk-rock lead lines can be composed and placed into songs of this style.

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[retroguy02]

Can anyone tell me plz where is that opening riff and lead from? Or is it your own andrew? its stuck inside my head!

[creativeguitarstudio]

@retroguy02,

I made it up. Go make a song with it and link it to this video if you really like it.

Thanks for watching,

Andrew Wasson

Creative Guitar Studio

[xLinkinPark1994x]

Why is it important to use scales for different styles? I dont rly see the use of it xD

[creativeguitarstudio]

@xLinkinPark1994x,

You do not, "have to," do anything you don't want to do... music is an art form... there is no such thing with it as; "Never," or, "Always." However, that said, by learning the inherent structure of anything you do enjoy a great deal, you become wiser on many underlying levels. Essentially, the more you know the rules... the more you can break them. If you have no clue, well then... you are clueless, (as the old saying goes).

Thanks for watching,

Andrew Wasson

[tombrenttomb]

Finally something I can play!

[punkrocker555142]

@creativeguitarstudio break the system from with in

[TheQuidditchfreak]

good selfmade guitar :)

[MultiKishore007]

great job man !!

enjoyed it

[theemirules2]

tabs of the intro?

[jajaboomers]

Can I make a song out of this?

[GrlzOnSkbrds]

@creativeguitarstudio

Did anyone actually make a song with this?!? b/c I am working with a song and like this opening :-)

[eldavison1]

what scale are you using?????

[warhammerLord20]

would you be able to tab out the opening riff plz XD

[amjan]

@Mrsamlki Punk rock leads are basic. Deal with that.