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<span class="text"> [[Voice Leading]]</span>
<span class="text"> [[Modulation]]</span>
<span class="text"> [[Non-Diatonic Chords]]</span>
<span class="text"> [[Modes]]</span>
<span class="text"> [[Exotic Scales]]</span>
<span class="text current"> [[Solo'ing]]</span>
<span class="text"> [[Extended Chords]]</span>
<span class="text"> [[Odd-time Signatures|Odd-Time]]</span>
<span class="text"> [[Syncopation and Polyrhythm|Syncopation]]</span>
<span class="text"> [[Atonality and Serialism|Atonality]]</span>
<span class="text"> [[Equal Temperament and Alternate Tunings|Tuning Systems]]</span>
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A ''solo'' is a section of a song that focuses on a single instrument. It is the ''lead'' instrument in the arrangement; hence solo'ing is often called playing ''lead'' (as opposed to ''rhythm''). An instrument may "solo" over other parts of the song, such as the chorus; or multiple instruments can "solo" at the same time - "solo'ing" is more about a style of play that is emphasized during solo sections. For guitar, this is usually playing single note melodies, scale iterations, or arpeggios, in higher registers than commonly found in rhythm playing. While rhythm-playing is more associated with repetitive riffs or chord progressions, solo'ing usually features non-repeating phrases.