Help Out My Lead

You get an E for effort :)

Some of it worked, some of it didn't. Overall, the lead sounded tentative and unsure- and unpracticed. Keep working at it, and working and working working working until it's almost automatic. Using a metronome or drum loop will help too.

Pay attention to accidentals and modes. You were emulating Clapton's lead, and he's using a minor mode. There were a few spots where you went into a major mode, probably from missing an accidental (natural where the note should have been a sharp or flat - or vice versa)

could you go a little more in depth on that second part, i really dont understand some of it

this is basically the only rhyme or reason behind it, and i am very un sure about how to do this stuff thats why i need help

i played in Dm pentatonic during the chorus and in C#m during the verse

is this how your so sopposed to play lead or do i just stay in Dm

also about the modes, am i sopposed to use pentatonic modes for it?

i basically just play the same scales in different areas of the fret board

i dont know what the modes are called, i just play the same notes but in different places

as you can see i am very lost

Thanks

Your not "supposed" to use anything. certain things are known to work of certain things, but if you follow those rules, you'll sound like a monkey going through the motions. Venture into un explored territory. Next time somone decides to quiz you and ask "What scales could be used over the II-IV-I progression?" say "Anything.

So yea, practice practice practice.

Also, if you are just starting lead playing, I'd stay stay the heck away from modes until you can get someone to teach you about them properly.

Muchavo, the Dm pentatonic works best for the leads during the verse. Think of the electric version of Layla. All the leads during theverse are Dm. For the Choruses, Am and Dm work very well.

Thanks taso, this weekend im going to try to practice it more, because that was more on the fly improv, i dont practice leads for individual songs i just jam, but i think i need to start

i might post up so improv to a niel young song if i hae time to practice it
ill do it eventually

thanks for all your help guys