Why Most Players Struggle To Solo With Feeling

A little while ago I learned a new word: 

“Blatherskite.”

It essentially means nonsense talk. Gibberish.

Kind of like when a guitarist cranks up their amp, launches into a solo, and just spews out a bunch of blatherskite.

Or maybe in a band, suddenly the lead singer cuts the solo short. When they realize it’s just spiraling into blatherskite with no feeling. 

There’s really only one reason for this.

You see, often players have learned their scales, they’ve maybe even tried them in different keys all across the fretboard.

But when they solo there’s still something missing. They don’t know where to go from there. Using the tools they have keeps resulting in solos lacking melody and feeling. I was stuck here too for a while until blues master Kenny Burrell showed me how to break free.

If this describes your solos, and you would like to change them to captivating solos dripping with emotion and feeling.

Go to:

www.jonmaclennan.com/bluesscales

Jon MacLennan