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SOLO HOOK
Revisiting hooks from a song’s melody to create a memorable solo
LONE STAR EVOLUTION by David Grissom
K.T. YARBROUGH
For video of this lesson, go to guitarworld.com/november2024
A GREAT APPROACH to crafting a memorable and musically effective solo is to revisit a melodic hook, theme and/or technique that appeared earlier in the tune. This way, there’s a straight-line connection between the solo and the song itself. Over the previous two columns, I detailed how I play my primary guitar parts in “Way Down Deep.” This month, I’d like to present my approach to soloing over the tune, which involves drawing on its main parts.