Hey, I've been playing guitar for quite a while now, and I mainly do learn and play cover songs but I want to take my playing to a new level. I don't really know any musical theory (just a few pentatonic positions). Does anyone have any tips for improvising like this? I can play some stuff at an OK pace but it ends up just sounding like a scale instead of an improvised solo. Also does anyone have tips for writing riffs? I have the same problem with writing riffs (trying to write CKY style material), when I just pick up my guitar and try to run an improvised riff off they just sound like scales or they don't really sound like good riffs. Any tips?

Also in the video, is the person shifting between pentatonic postitions?

Well, I guess that I've improved through a number of ways 1. Learn new scales, Dorian, Lydian, Myxolodian (or something) etc 2. Learn more songs, I have no idea what others to recommend similar to CKY, don't they just play Nu-Metal? listen to some different stuff. I always liked In Flames songs to help with learning some solo's and riffs 3. Consciously sit down and try different things out instead of just letting your fingers rely on muscle memory. I.e. deliberately start placing your fingers in new combinations/frets/strings. HTH

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Thanks and nah CKY are modern/hard rock. Also, In Flames rock

Sorry man, probably getting them mixed up with another band that had a three letter name.

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I thought CKY were pop punk or something. But yeah, try and deliberately play notes in different patterns to ones you're used to and see what happens.

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