Hi All,
Firstly Happy New Year 
I’ve been working on a solo around A and I created a phrase/lick in D, but after playing it a few times, I realised it sounded very familiar…
I’ve attached the lick, and can anyone maybe help me work out why it sounds so familiar.
Hi Rachel, I tried playing it but don’t recognize it sorry!
I realize you didn’t ask this but if I may suggest something…
Best I know, C# is usually not played over the D - it’s the major 3rd of A, so is used to highlight the A.
You could modify to D slide C / C slide D at the end, so you wind up with F#, G, A, D and C which are the 3, 4, 5, 1 and b7 of the D.
Happy New Year to you too!
Happy New Year, Rachel.
I don’t recognise it either! It sounds okay though.
I think the C# is okay. You’re using it as a chromatic passing tone. The phrase starts with the Major third of D and ends on the D root.
What does the little yellow box signify?
Maybe it sounds familiar cos you keep playing it. 
its the starting point when you press play in Guitarpro
Ah, thanks Deborah.
I don’t have Guitarpro.
Hi,
@Beatup6String
The C# is part of the D Major Scale.
D E F# G A B C# (7th).
I’m using C# as mentioned as a passing note and I find in the context of the riff it works and sounds better the sliding to the C.
Yes, the yellow dot is from Guitar Pro, I use it to transcribe solos or songs and also learn songs.
Makes sense! 
I cant see the link to your solo
There isn’t one. The question is about the phrase/lick of which Rachel posted the tab, not about the complete solo of which this phrase/lick is a part.
