Originally Posted by: John DrysdaleIt's been awhile, but in previous bands, for cover tunes, each of us would learn our parts outside of practice. Someone would provide a recording of each song. Then we would come together, rehearse and work out the details. It seemed to work for all of us at the time.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..I was in a band. We learned the way you said above.

Each member was musically self sufficient so if we were learning songs (and we were a two guitar band) was about us guitar players working out who plays what part. The other guitar player didn't much play leads so that part was pretty easy.

Sad that he didn't like playing lead. He didn't think he was that great because he couldn't play fast. Truth was, I has a beautiful touch on the instrument and I would force him to play the slow leads because they were so perty...the band agreed with be too.