This Beginner's Guide to Guitar Soloing™ is brought to you by the following sponsors: JoeGuitar.com Professional Music Products 99dollarGuitars.com Guitars, Effects, Basses, even Keyboards. Mostly under $99!   Rhythmic Elements & Dynamics Once you have mastered the pentatonic scale exercises and some variations, we can begin to explore how rhythmic, dynamic and other variations can be used to create interesting solos. Rhythmic variations are effective in breaking up exercises into interesting solo ideas. For example, instead of playing the 4 note sequencing exercise as straight eighth notes, try using dotted eighth notes followed by sixteenth notes. This long note/short note variation will have a "swing" feel. Only the first measure is written. Continue the scale through the entire note sequence, both ascending and descending. Again, practice at various tempos with your metronome until the pattern becomes automatic. Here are some other variations... In addition to variations in rhythm, building from quiet to loud (dynamics) is an effective improvisation technique. Practice scale exercises with gradual changes in volume by subtly increasing your picking strength while ascending. Reverse from loud to quiet when descending. Use other variations in volume as well. Alternating from loud to as quiet as possible every other note takes control and sensitivity few guitarists posess. Try it. Again, it takes persistence and dedication but will pay off big as your playing progresses. Click to Continue...