This is a 2-year-old recording of an original song that I never fully finished. I got stuck around 1:52 where a guitar solo should go—just couldn’t land on anything that felt right, so it’s been sitting like this ever since. The bass was done with my guitar using a bass tone from the Helix.
If you’ve got any ideas, suggestions, or even just creative thoughts for what could work there, I’d really appreciate you sharing them in the comments. Whether you’re a seasoned shredder or just have a cool melodic concept, I’m all ears.
Big thanks to Justin for all his amazing content—this is such a great guitar community, and I’m grateful to be part of it.
I’m afraid I can be of no help in offering creative ideas for the solo, Bibi. I’m not really that into metal in all its various incarnations nor do I have the improvising chops. That aside, it does sound wicked and watching your fingers dance is mind-boggling.
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There may be people who are rocking along and bursting with ideas or suggestions to help.
Can I suggest you provide some detail on the song to help hose who might help you.
What (dropped) tuning are you using?
What is the overall harmonic structure (chords etc)?
Especially during the section you want help with.
What scale(s) are you using for the riffs and lead parts already?
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Thanks a lot for the reply and suggestions—I really appreciate it! The tuning is either Drop D or Drop C# (I honestly haven’t played this one in a long time, so I’d have to double-check). The rhythm part under the solo is based on the D minor pentatonic (or C# minor pentatonic if it’s tuned down), and I generally stick to minor pentatonic scales since I’m not trained in music theory—everything was done by ear.
I was aiming for a solo that’s a mix of melodic and a bit of shred, but I ran out of ideas and ended up shelving the track about two years ago. Would love to hear any ideas or suggestions if something comes to mind!
Ok Bibi, my name is Hec and I know just the man that may help you I am teaching today and the guy I help is well into metal and drop tuning I will see what he can do for you so ill get back in touch cheers HEC
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