Arlen Roth – The Art of Soloing (Hot Licks)

Master guitar teacher Arlen Roth explores the finer points of guitar soloing in this in-depth video lesson. Arlen explains how to develop interesting and musical guitar solos, and stresses the importance of choosing notes wisely.

Videos

• Introduction (exercises 1-3) (13:31) - In this video, Arlen Roth welcomes you to the course and goes through the first couple exercises.

• Tuning (00:52) - Arlen shows the tuning of his guitar.

• "Minor Blues" (01:07) - In this video, Arlen shows the

• B. B. King Style (exercises 4-10) (17:35) - Arlen discusses the playing style of B. B. King.

• "Tequila" with Danny Gatton (12:08) - Arlen plays the song

• Pick and Finger Technique (exercises 11-12) (13:42) - In this video, Arlen shares his pick and finger techniques.

• Pedal Steel Style and Harmonics (exercises 13-22) (11:56) - See Arlen show the pedal steel style and play harmonics.

• Jimi Hendrix Style (exercise 23) (05:24) - Arlen discusses the playing style of Jimi Hendrix.

• Rhythm and Lead (exercises 24-29) (22:52) - Arlen shows both a rhythm and lead playing style.

• "Angry River" (exercises 30-31) (08:29) - Arlen plays the song

• "Landscape" (09:28) - In this video, Arlen plays the song

• "Black Water" with Duane Eddy (exercises 32-33) (07:06) - Arlen and Duane Eddy play the song

• "Rollin' Home" with Albert Lee (exercises 34-38) (12:17) - In this video, Albert Lee and Arlen play the sog

• Jamming (07:59) - Arlen has a jam session.

• "House Fire" with Duke Robillard (02:57) - Duke Robillard and Arlen play the song

• "Treat Her Right" with Jack Bruce (02:37) - Arlen and Jack Bruce play the song

• Rhythmic Right Hand (exercise 39) and Superimposing Changes (03:16) - In this video, Arlen discusses the rhythmic right hand and how he superimposes changes.

• "When a Man Loves a Woman" (13:51) - In this final video, we see one final performance by Arlen.