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Originally Posted by JonPR
That should work fine live.
Sure. So don't do that! Forget the solo altogether, just sing the whole thing with no breaks.
Even the first kind (strumming with embellishments) you could sing with no solo break. No one expects instrumental breaks in singer-songwriter songs - unless maybe you're known as a guitar wizard, and can play melody and accompaniment together.
The song is the thing, remember: the vocal melody and lyric. That's what most people listen to.
Unless the solo really contributes something equally interesting and original, skip it. Non-musicians aren't bothered by instrumental breaks, and musicians might just criticise your technique.
You may think that makes a song too short, but there's nothing wrong with short and sweet. Better that than extending a song unnecessarily by throwing a guitar break in the middle.
Only if you think your guitar playing is a lot better than your singing (and I mean a lot) should you think about inserting guitar solos as a matter of course.
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Ok great! It sounds like I had a valid question that has merit to it. That really helps knowing that it is normal to skip solos and short and sweet is ok.
And yes I think my playing is better than my singing but I can get by fine with my voice I guess. I sing well enough. I am a guitar player first and that is what I really want to showcase. But I know that vocals and lyrics are what people are mostly coming to see.
In the end I will just not worry about solos on songs that would sound awkward in the middle of them. I think the songs that I have those chord strumming along with alternating string picking solos will be fine.
I really appreciate all these comments as they were very helpful.