Topic: arranging songs for solo guitar

I can play chords and a few leads

normally when I play a new song I play the intro,   the chords for the verses and chorus and a perhaps put in a bridge or outro

the main difficulty I have is that solo parts usually sound a bit weedy without a rthym part

one solution is to record the rythm part or at least part of it 

but what do others do - do you arrange songs so you can play solo - can you make songs sound recognisable on a single guitar ?

Re: arranging songs for solo guitar

What you describe sounding weedy with out rythym is true so you can do one of three things.

1# Don't play the solo and do a chorus but change it up ie: finger pick it or something in that type of change.

2# Buy a twelve string and your solo will sound fuller with the octave string played at the same time (two string at once).

3# And of course get a rythym guitar player so you can play your solos.
Food for thought.

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