Example:
Key of Em has three basic chords being the 1,3 and 5.
Key of Cmaj has three basic chords 1, 4 and 5.
Each Chord has normally 3 notes which make up the base chord.
When soloing, do you select only notes within the scale for each of the 3 base chords.
For instance, when you switch from a C to an F in Cmaj, do you only play the notes in Fmaj scale (at least as a rule) while the rhythm part is being played in Fmaj?
Or....do you stick to the notes within the one scale that is the root chord for the song?
Or....do you throw out all the rules and just play something that doesn't clash with the chords and sounds musical?
Or...if not any of the above, how do you decide which notes are candidates for your guitar solo. Please explain how the scales, root notes, base chords, etc. combine to tell you which notes ARE candidates for a solo on a certain song. I can learn songs through the tedious process of picking out the notes, but if I know what the candidate notes are, it makes it easier to pick out melody.
Thanks in Advance,
Rob