Musical Theatre Gigs for Rock Guitarists Part 1: Prerequisites

For the last 2+ years I’ve played 8 musicals. In this four-part series, I share what I learned about what it takes to get and play musical pit gigs as a guitarist.

Here are the major requirements you should meet, if you’re going to pursue musical gigs:

  • Be able to read traditional music score (not tabs, not chord charts)
  • Have enough theory to be able to analyze chords
  • Be comfortable playing in multiple genres, particularly rock, jazz and folk
  • Play melodies and leads (but not flashy solos)
  • Have an electric rig with clean and overdriven sounds
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