To me, the "sanctity" of the song itself dictates whether I'll play a solo or not... although I am fairly adept at soling over any sort of changes, I am NOT willing to sacrifice the groove and feel of a tune just so I can demonstrate how good I am at soloing...
Many of the tunes that I will solo over are in E or A, so I can "pedal" the low root note while I'm playing lines or double-stops, etc., and that way I can keep the feel of the tune moving, instead of having everything drop out while I stop to play a solo...
Keeping the tune moving forward is always my main criterion...
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"Home is where I hang my hat,
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Home is where the ones
and the things I hold dear
are near...
And I always find my way back home."
"Home" (working title) J.S, Sherman
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