Saw this post. Douglas- your tutorial took me like a rocketship to another dimension. I was so stuck in scales and modes in a rut so deep, I had dark blues and your chord tones tutorial has made a puzzle assemble itself in my head and my fingers. I can play on any song I want and not thrash around and hit a bunch of wrong notes like a bull in a china shop. I would play faster to escape the bad sounds but hit more on the escape. Now it all fits. To the guy who originally posted- I was there- now I am here- do the chord tone soloing tutorial and then pick any three songs by your faves- play the chords in any position to find the shapes and tones- then jam with just those notes to the tune. You will explode!
It is the chord positions themselves. Check Andy G's tutorial on inversions in the country section to really see what Im talking about. That should seal the deal for magic formulas!