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String skipping between octaves to revitalize your solos

Jun 17th, 2007

There are a lot of simple things you can do to spice up your guitar soloing. One great technique many guitar players use is string skipping. There are many different ways to use string skipping to beef up your chops. But for this post I just wanted to focus on one simple method you can use.

One really cool string skipping technique is to jump back and forth between two different octaves when you play a scale. So lets start by looking at a normal C major scale:

c major scale tab

Now we can spice up that scale by skipping octaves from one note to the next. You can play this with your fingers or with alternate picking:

string skipping guitar exercise c major scale

You can apply that same concept to any of your lines. Play around with different melodies. This will inspire even more creativity in your playing. Have fun!

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on 18 Jun 2007 at 5:42 pm1Chad Dukes

This is one of the more advanced exercises that I show my students. Its a good one, especially when used tastefully in a solo!
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