Are you still a beginner soloist or an intermediate one?

There is a noticeable difference between those two terms when it comes to becoming a better improviser or soloist on the guitar.

Today we will distinguish the differences.

What's a beginner guitar soloist?

A complete beginner guitar improviser/ soloist knows only the barre minimum on the guitar.

Here are some of the things s/he knows:

• major scale

• minor scale

• minor pentatonic

• some basic open chords

• chromatic scale

• basic improvisation over a simple backing track (using major scale, minor scale or minor pentatonic)

An intermediate guitar soloist?

To transition into becoming an intermediate guitar player/ soloist, you need to know some good stuff.

Some of the things you need to know as an intermediate:

• everything above (as a beginner)

• major pentatonic

• minor pentatonic and major pentatonic all 5 positions on the neck

• major scale modes

• major scale modes all positions on the neck

• know the construction and use of triads on the neck

• know some arpeggios

• knows the blues scale

• knows to improvise over a blues backing track

• compose some simple chord progressions

• knows how to create intervals on guitar

These are some of the things a true intermediate soloist knows.

There's quite a difference between a beginner and an intermediate as you see now!

Which one are you - beginner or intermediate?

So which one are you?

Don't worry!

Even if you know nothing, this blog will help you to learn the stuff you need to pass the beginner threshold and move into intermediate territory.

This blog is primarily aimed at the intermediate level because it's not that hard to be a beginner guitarist. It takes a year or two of dedicated practice to move into the lower intermediate level. And then some years when you stay a true intermediate.

Most important thing is to advance as you like. Yes, it takes time, but when you practice diligently every day or two, you will most definitely progress greatly.

Good luck!