By the nature of the song-shaped-beast, you will probably want to save your best or catchiest chord progression, hook or melody for your chorus, but there is nothing to stop you using the same ...
This bright but unusual sounding mode became popular among shredders after Joe Satriani and Steve Vai used it in the 80s.
One of the best ways into improvisation is the 12-bar blues. This is a well-known, simple chord progression which gives you an opportunity to try out some of your ideas. If you’re unsure of ...