wow... if you can sweep, tap etc. then soloing shouldn't be a problem so long as you know what notes you're playing...

you can probably wikipedia or google some scales etc and match them to the notes on the fretboard, then you'll know which notes are "in key" and which aren't... course you could just play whatever you want and if anyone gives you grief, just tell them that they're too n00b to understand your music...

Yeah, and since you've already got sweeping/tapping under your belt, you can just fool around with those...

Like if you're playing in the key of Em, just throw in a few E min sweeps here and there... or tap out the E min arpeggio (E G B)... heck, if you know both the major and minor sweep patterns, you're pretty much set already...

My RM0.24...

why bother? he can just call it prog... hehe... jk!

wei... deep mou...

err... what are "pulls"?

Another way is to just do a scale run at XXX nps throughout your entire solo... the mindless wankfest style...

But seriously... when in doubt, let 'er rip...

"If you've got it, FLAUNT it!" - MAB

Since you've got some pretty hot techniques in your arsenal, you can try doing it the Malmsteen style...

<scale run><scale run><slide up to 21st fret E string><scale run><bend><6-string 15-fret sweep><3-string ascending diminished sweep arpeggios><slide up to 21st fret E string><scale run><slide up to 21st fret E string>

...oh yeah, and to find out what key a song/riff is in...

First, you gotta know what a scale is...

So the 2 common scales in rock/metal = E minor and A minor
E minor scale: E F# G A B C D E
A minor scale: A B C D E F G A

Say you've got a song where the chord progression is E5 E5 C5 D5 (standard Iron Maiden progression mou...)...

Since it has E, C, D... it could be either E minor or A minor right? But since it starts on the E5 power chord, chances are it's in E minor... since people usually start the chord progression with the root note (E in this case).

So when you solo, you can use the E minor scale... i.e. play E, F#, G, A, B, C or D on your fretboard (this is where you'll need to know where the notes are on your fretboard)...

Of course, since you're into harmonic minor, just replace the D with an Eb and voila... E harmonic minor...

Coolest motto I've found recently comes from Elias, the new Sonata Arctica guitarist... "Fake it til' you make it!"

I se-f#$)#$-cond that!

Who needs scales when you have SPEED!

Hehe... no offense man, but some issues can get pretty sensitive on online music forums...

"Feel/Emotion" vs "Speed/Technical-playing"
"Blues" vs "Shred"
"Jazz" vs "Metal"
"Fender" vs "Gibson"
"DiMarzio" vs "Seymour Duncan"

"No need to learn scales!"
"Who needs a guitar teacher?"



And this one goes specifically to LedZepFreak...

lolz.... shy issit?