Soloing over a single chord vamp without getting too boring?

[MalcolmAmos]

I believe you meant b2. You mentioned b2 earlier in your post. Just to make things clear. Good post!

Don't forget the "other five" notes - the ones that are not in the scale you are selecting your pitch collection from. Chromaticism.

And, there are dozens of Pentatonic scales available, as well as the Modes of the Melodic and Harmonic Minor scales

Yes, thanks. And also yes to pentatonics. For those interested, the book Pentatonic KHANcepts by Steve Khan was helpful and pointed out many different ways pentatonic scales can be used. http://www.amazon.com/Pentatonic-Khancepts-Warner-Bros-Publications/dp/0757994474

Again thanks for the heads up on b2.

 

[Exemonium]

Loving all these tips and ideas. Thanks so much. I can already hear them working

 

[stagebanter]

Learn the melody, start with that, then maybe "break it up" and solo with chord tones and bits of the melody thrown in here and there.

 

[maturanesa]

vary the intensity imo...

i like this

 

[Betrayer_Bass]

I just play the Seinfeld theme tune, it's really all you need :-D