Originally Posted by: saxrixthank you both, you were extreamly helpful! :)
so i think i understand scales now (tell me if im wrong), if i had a song in A minor, and i wanted to create a solo for the song, i would only use the A minor scale to create it?

Well, that's not always true, but for now let's say Aminor is the only scale you can use. Once you've built up a firm base in that, we'll discuss what other scales you could use depending on the backing.