I haven't read all the replies, mainly cause I don't have the time too, so if this is already said, sorry.
You need to understand that a note has a different "role" to play depending on its background!
IF you want a major sound, then take a C major scale and play it over a C major chord! Thinking... C (C, E, G).
IF you want minor tonality then play an A minor scale over an A minor chord and concentrate on thinking in A minor (A, C, E).
SO... C, E and G would represent the root, 3rd and 5th of the C major scale and go nicely over C major. You'll want to hang on these notes alot. A, C and E are the notes of the A minor chord, root, 3rd and 5th of the A minor scale and you'll want to hang on them alot. These are all notes of the C major or A minor scale, but because you are playing them on a different backdrop (chord, keyboard, bass, whatever...) then they will sound different.
You will play over an A minor chord differently than C in that the root is A and you need to frequently visit this note during a solo to make that solo fit well.
hope this helps some.
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