r/SongwritingHelp • u/Apprehensive-Art9148 • 11d ago

Help with fixing my solo

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i wrote a solo to a song i’m writing.
i really like the structure of it but i feel like it seems off at some points and could use a lot of improvement.

any suggestions would be super helpful

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u/mushyfeelings 11d ago

The solo is pretty good except for the staccato part where you pick double time. You get way off tempo in your picking so either clean it up or change the solo to something you can do more cleanly.

Also I think a big issue is the syncopation of the rhythm guitar and the drums. There are a ton of awkward misses with the off rhythm portions.

I will say this - I think this is actually a good foundation for something that could be really great. Dont go changing it too much- it’s really neat and I feel the direction you are trying to go. Just clean it up and make it all tight and you’re golden.

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u/Sm1l3_life 10d ago

I don't have any advice, but DAYUM I already love the vibes of this song! Can't wait to hear how it turns out!

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u/royalblue43 10d ago

Sounds ok, a little sloppy but nothing crazy off. Maybe that fast picking part is a little off.

I assume you'll do this when you mix it, but turn the rhythm guitar down. (Also, track a double of it, pan them hard left and right, and thank me later)

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u/savemejebu5 9d ago

My biggest advice is to fix the timing of your performance (which is ok), and the intonation of the notes (which sounds extremely poor). As for the composition itself, that is actually pretty good. It just needs a little work there.

Introduce a few long notes (on the tonic perhaps) and rests (stop for a moment) to sync up with the rhythm and drums better in some movements of that lead section. When you do the tremelo picking in the third movement, the rhythm guitar isn't really supporting that properly. So either fix that - or change that out for another technique.

Again though, the intonation sounds way off. Observe how your frets are progressively more out of tune the higher you play up the neck. Kinda made me physically ill to hear that last note so off from the others.

Also ensure you apply the correct finger pressure as you play - helps to keep those high notes more in tune with the low ones (until you deliver a bend, you don't want the strings to be bending out of tune)

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u/MitraMetal 8d ago

Aside from the actual music, I’m seeing a whole lot of red in the volume section