Emotional Ballad Guitar Solo in E | incl. Guitar TABS (Suhr Modern)

Emotional ballad guitar solo (with guitar tabs) for an original jam track ('Sunset Jam').

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About this solo:
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Guitar ballads are great for learning slow licks and practicing guitar solo techniques like feel and timing. Like they say, every guitarist needs a ballad;-) After a short acoustic intro, the A-section (verse) follows a gorgeous chord progression in the key of E major. I play in the split coil position of the Suhr Modern. The bluesy guitar licks follow the track's groove and leave room for the other instruments.

The B-section opens with a distant slide guitar, warm piano sounds, and acoustic guitar harmonics. The lead guitar switches to the bridge humbucker and builds the melody into a higher register.

After an alternate picking riff, the C-section (chorus) presents itself with long, high notes. Here, I'm thinking about the D major pentatonic. The D-chord in the chorus (bVII) implies a modulation to A major, thus bringing some Lydian flavor into the game. Mixing this part turned out to be a challenge because of the high pitch of the lead guitar. With extra delay (Soundtoys Echoboy) reverb (Exponential Audio Nimbus) and a hint of extra compression (Waves CLA Guitars), the guitar notes sustain longer to carry the melody over the chords.

I hope you enjoy this emotional ballad solo and tab sheet music,

Cheers,

Maarten

GEAR:
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Suhr Guitars / Suhr Modern Pro HH with Floyd Rose (all solos)
Martin HD-16R Acoustic (intro)
All guitars played by Maarten
Bass: Spectrasonics Trilian
Drums: Steven Slate 5.5
Recorded with Logic Pro X

CREDITS:
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Track: written & recorded by Maarten
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