Learning to Lead...

It's been a while since I put something up on this site, I've been hard at work trying to learn more guitar since posting originally.

We don't have a lead player at Church so guess what I'm it, "Oh Lord help us". I've had a go at lead so many times over the past 30 years and each time I've, well just given up. It just takes so long to learn the theory behind lead.

I love watching a great lead guitarist do his/her thing, but I'm no way in that league. But I will give it my best shot, at this point. Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks. I've even gone out and splurged on a 'Progressive Learn Lead' book, I must admit most of it is stuff I have learned before and I find myself relearning it again.

Lead to me seems to be an entirely different beast than playing rhythm, which I've played relatively successfully. At one point about 5 years ago I went and found myself a lead guitar teacher, he was  a young guy which was fine, but I found that he spend most of the lesson playing which was great for him, I mean I'd love to get paid to play all day too. In the end I wasn't actually learning anything in the lesson, so I gave it up once again.

At the Moment I'm trying to learn 'This Love' planetshakers. I've got the basic beginning riffs down ok in Dropped D (DADGBE), but that lead break towards the end, may take me a year or two. I've not managed to find a descent tab for that part at all.

I found the tab below on Guitar Tabbed by: Corby Eagle (Probably not his real name of course)
which is not too bad, thanks Corey great job.

Tabbed by: Corban/Th@t_Aussi3_K1d

Email: corbyeagle@hotmail.com
Tuning: Drop D

Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-3-5---3-3-5~---3-3-5~---5-5-3~----------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0--------3--------5-----------------------------------------------|

This part isn't the right timing, they are just the chords.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0000000000-33333-55555----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0000000000-33333-55555-x2-------------------------------------------------|
D|-0000000000-33333-55555----------------------------------------------------|

Verse
lead intro keeps playing
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0---3--5-5----0-0000000x-3-333x-555555x-----------------------------------|
A|-0--0---3--5-5-x2-0-0000000x-3-333x-555555x-----------------------------------|
D|-0--0---3--5-5----0-0000000x-3-333x-555555x-----------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus(there is no one like you)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-0000-2/3333/5555/88/11x---0000-2/3333/5555/88\77x-------------------------
A|-0000-2/3333/5555/88/11x---0000-2/3333/5555/88\77x-x2----------------------
D|-0000-2/3333/5555/88/11x---0000-2/3333/5555/88\77x-------------------------


Chorus
make sure there is no delay and the notes are really sharp
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------5-5-5-55-4-4-4-44---------------------------------------
D|-0-0-0-00-3-3-3-33-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-x4--8--10-11-11-----------------------
A|-0-0-0-00-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-2-2-2-22-----8--10-11-11-----------------------
D|-0-0-0-00-3-3-3-33-----------------------8--10-11-11-----------------------

Repeat in Order:Intro,Verse 2,Pre-Chorus,Chorus
Verse 3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---3-3-5~---3-3-5~---3-3-5~---5-55-3~---3-3-5~---3h5p3h5~--3-3-5~---5-5-3~-
D|-0--------0--------3--------5---------0-------0---------3--------5---------

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-0-000000x-3-333/55555x-0-000000-33333/555555------------------------------
A|-0-000000x-3-333/55555x-0-000000-33333/555555------------------------------
D|-0-000000x-3-333/55555x-0-000000-33333/555555------------------------------

Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-10-10----10-10----11-10-----------------------10--------------------------
G|-10-10----10-10---------12-10-------------10-12----------------------------
D------12~------12~-----------12-11-9-11-12---------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
x2

e|-13p10-----13p10-----13p10----------------13p10-----13p10------------------
B|------13p10-----13p10-----13p10----------------13p10-----13p10--13~-12~----
G|-------------------------------13p10-12p10---------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-13p10-12p10---------------------------10~-12-13-15-12-13-15-12-13-15--17~-
B|------------13p10-----------------13p10------------------------------------
G|-----------------13p10-12p10-13p10-----------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus 1
not as loud as normal chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------5-5-5-55-4-4-4-44---------------------------------------
D|-0-0-0-00-3-3-3-33-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-x2--8--10-11-11-----------------------
A|-0-0-0-00-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-2-2-2-22-----8--10-11-11-----------------------
D|-0-0-0-00-3-3-3-33-----------------------8--10-11-11-----------------------

Chorus 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------5-5-5-55-4-4-4-44---------------------------------------
D|-0-0-0-00-3-3-3-33-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-x2------------------------------------
A|-0-0-0-00-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-2-2-2-22---------------------------------------
D|-0-0-0-00-3-3-3-33---------------------------------------------------------

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------5-5-5-55-4-4-4-44-------------------------------------------
D|-0-0--3-3-3-33-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-55-x2--8--10-11-11---------------------------
A|-0-0--3-3-3-33-3-3-3-33-2-2-2-22-----8--10-11-11---------------------------
D|-0-0--3-3-3-33-----------------------8--10-11-11---------------------------

Outro
Same as intro, end on D

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/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note
b Bend
pb Pre-bend
br Bend release
pbr Pre-bend release
brb Bend release bend
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Thanks to Corey and God blessings to all.