Posted by Cameron on February 14, 2000 at 11:15:14:
Let's say you're soloing over an E7 chord and you have run out of ideas using a blues scale in E.
Try playing a G major pentatonic scale over the chord. This scale includes the 1,2,3,5,&6 of the G major scale.
Try also playing a F# triad arpeggiated over the E7. (This one also works if the chord is an Emaj7)
In quick succession, play a C# triad, then a C triad, then a Bb triad just before the chord changes to an A7. This works better if the top note of the triad is the third of the chord