A little background, i've played guitar since 2008 and have mostly focused on rhythm and creating chord progressions. I can play lead riffs when i need to but i'd rather not. As such, its easier for me to get into rhythm guitar topics than topics that lean towards lead, like licks, scales, and riffs.
What i've been doing recently in FL Studio is this: I'll make a chord progression say Am9-Bm9 and then on the lead synth i'll past an Am11 chord and then arrange or only play those notes on my Lpk25.
Previously i've been thinking that i need know the scales but this way makes it easier for me to wrap my head around since i focus more on chords.
The notes in the C Minor scale are: C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, and B♭
The notes in Cm11 are: C, E♭, G, B♭, D, F
Cm11 basically has all the notes except A♭.
I'm guessing you could use this with more interesting chords to get more interesting progressions like using a Cm9b5 chord!
Sorry if something like this has already been posted, but maybe it'll help some guys who struggle with leads.
Submitted April 01, 2018 at 09:51PM by Naima_ https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/88vipa/my_approach_to_making_lead_riffs_maybe_it_will/?utm_source=ifttt