What I understand about the "chord tones" concept is that you shouldn't just "wail away" in the Emin scale just because the song is in Emin.
But rather use Emin scale to run from chord to chord that the rhythm is playing underneath the solo part.
I talked about a song called Blue Jean Blues by ZZ Top... its a good illustration of the concept.
chord tones or scales?
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