Elixir Strings | 1 month ago
Building tension is a really important part of creating music in general and solos are no exception. You can do that in many ways – using dynamics or “outside” notes for example – and employing repeating patterns of notes is another useful technique. Take any of your favourite solos and you’re likely to find repetition playing an important role in building excitement.
In this video lesson, Elixir Strings artist Cameron Cooper shows you a great lick that starts low and finishes high (another great way of adding tension in itself) and is constructed from groups of repeating notes on three strings. There’s a little string-skipping section a la Nuno at the beginning, but the concept here can be applied to any genre, making it super-useful for every guitar player.
Explaining why he’s a fan of Elixir Strings on his electric guitars, Cameron says, “Elixir Strings feel great, last for months without rusting and rarely break. I would rather use them than anything else.”
Cameron uses Elixir Strings Electric Optiweb 9-42
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