I used to play stuff like this:
What non-Bluegrass/Country Music you play
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Yeah man!
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Love it! What is the chord progression? Are you using the major scale with the lead?
The tune is in the key of A minor, so the first choice scale is A natural minor (aka Aeolian). However, I like to work around adding the blue note b5, and also play around with the B diminished arpeggio and throw in the G# note when the progression hits the V chord.
That is basically what I am thinking. Past that, I like to layer arpeggios of chord extensions over other chords sometimes (like Cmaj7 over Am) just for fun while trying to keep the melody in my ears.
I guess that was more than you asked… sorry.
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Thanks Jerry, though I must confess, the vast majority of that went right over my head.
Uh, my name is Mike. But in all fairness, I have been called much worse than Jerry…
Sorry Mike. I’ll remember that. 
No problem at all. There was a time when I was regularly called Paul by folks. I figured that I must look like someone named Paul and often wondered what guitars Paul owned. 
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Check out this wonderful Mozart banjo by Gold Pick member in Guatemala, @seventeen.tons (Julian Root)
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