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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
You know what would help novices like me? Coming up with a list of popular songs along with what key they're in. That way we could try soloing over top of them.
Maybe even a little primer on how to choose the right scales to do that.
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I came across something that might help in this regard. I'd like to know what you guys think.
Guitar Jam Tracks | JamTracksForGuitar.com
This is a series of backing tracks in various music styles that you can play over. There are a bunch of similar resources on the Web, but most of the others are synthetic backing tracks of popular songs. They don't give you any information otherwise. Here, they offer popular sounds (some even styled after popular songs) along with tempo and key—this, to me, is the important part. The other thing is that the tracks are with real instrumentation from what I can tell, so the quality is much higher. (Even if it is synthetic, the quality is much, much higher.)
But you do pay for it. It's about $2 a song, and they can be purchased through more online music channels than I've heard of, including iTunes, Amazon, and Napster. I just confirmed that you can buy them for $0.99 each on iTunes, but only 4 of the "albums" are available (the two others are drums only).
There are some samples you can listen to for free. Have a look and listen, and tell me what you think.
Also, any recommendations on any of the products to get started?