Here are a couple of examples of using 'outside' notes over chords.
The first one is really only notable in terms of this discussion for the first line I played.
The second is somewhat longer, and is played over 'rhythm changes'. There are elements of non-chord and non-scale tones throughout.
I must apologise for the bass on the track if it sounds strange. I recorded this a few years ago, and when I pulled the file back up into Cubase the bass seemed to have this 'warble' to it.
From my perspective, the strength of any line is how it resolves to the chord it concludes on. Targetting chord tones at the end of a phrase allows for the tension to be resolved, and that works for me. Some genres allow for much greater tension, and therefore lack of resolution (fusion/metal) but musically that does not work for me.
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