Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro, chances are you play along to your favorite guitar players from time time. It is a great way to further our guitar skills and often opens us up to fresh new ideas that we may have otherwise have never thought of. In this section, I hope to show you the limitless creativity that some great guitar players have displayed and hopefully it will inspire you to greatness!

In the previous George Lynch lessons we looked at some solos that featured a variety of techniques. This time we will look at one of my favorite Lynch solos - Sleepless Nights. In Sleepless Nights, Lynch sticks to a more basic style, relying mostly on the Blues Scale, but through vibrato and harmonics he adds a whole new dimension to this seemingly simple solo.

It gets tiring tabbing these solos out, especially since the Powertab files are easily found. You can find the complete tab online - click here. I used the tab from this link but I modified it a bit to suit my playing.

I personally find the most difficult parts of this solo to be the execution of the artifical harmonics. I highly recommend listening to the studio recording of the song to hear the way George Lynch intersperses the solo with harmonics. You can hear the song on Rhapsody.

I hope you enjoy learning yet another great George Lynch solo!

Later,

Brian