INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Go through the music for your song and, bar by bar of music, write out the chord progressions that will be used throughout the song. From these chords, you're going to find the relative minor pentatonic of each one.  The relative minor pentatonic scale of each chord will only contain notes already in the chord. This means its notes will sound pleasing in your solo. You may want to leave some space between chords when you write them out. This way you can write the relative minor pentatonic beside the root chord. A pentatonic scale is a scale is limited to five notes, with each note of the scale usually being a strong harmonic complement to the chord off which it's based. The general rule when soloing with a pentatonic scale is to use the relative minor pentatonic scale, which will nearly always sound good with the original chord. The relative minor of any major scale is three half-tones below the root note.  On a guitar, three half-steps will be represented by three frets on the neck of your guitar, with each fret standing for a half step.  For example, if the root of a major chord is C, the relative minor would be A. For an F major chord, D would be its relative minor. Traditional western scales have eight notes, but your pentatonic scale(s) will only have five. To transform your relative minor scale into a relative minor pentatonic, you should remove the second and sixth tones from your relative minor scale. For example:  The relative minor of C major is A. To form a pentatonic scale in A minor, remove the second and sixth intervals from the root. This yields a pentatonic scale of: A, C, D, E, G. The relative minor of F major is D. D minor's pentatonic scale, therefore, would be: D, F, G, A, C. If you want to create a pentatonic from a major scale, you can do this by removing  the fourth and seventh tone from the scale. Using the notes you've identified for the relative pentatonic minor scales of your chords, play your solo. Since the relative minor pentatonic scales only use notes already part of the original chords, the solo notes you play will complement the chords.

SUMMARY: Determine the chords of your song. Find the relative minor of major chords, if necessary. Identify the notes of your pentatonic scale. Solo with notes in your relative minor pentatonic scale(s).

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Wait until the evening or night during the summer months, as this is when the fire ants will normally be foraging. Place a small amount of bait next to each mound that you can find.  You can buy fire ant bait from gardening stores. The fire ants will take the bait within 30 minutes. Fire ant bait is designed to act slowly, so that the queen will also be targeted. The instructions that come with the fire ant bait will specify the amount to use and the best placement. Sprinkle the mound treatment in a full circle around the fire ant mounds. Make sure to follow all of the safety instructions listed on the package.  Mound treatments contain acephate, which is a slow-acting poison that will eventually kill the fire ants. The fire ants will eat the poison and share it with the queen, which works to slowly wipe out the whole colony. Mound treatments won't work once they get wet, so try to pick a sunny day. Mound treatments will only work on the mound that it encircles. You will have to repeat the treatment around each individual mound. You can get fire ant mound treatments from gardening centers. Use a push spreader to apply granules of fire-ant killer over your whole lawn. Cover all areas that are possible.  This solution is best if you have to deal with multiple mounds that are spread across a larger area. A lawn treatment will usually rid your lawn of fire ants for a full season.You can buy these from gardening stores. It is necessary to use a push spreader to apply the lawn treatment, as applying it by hand is very difficult. If you don't have one, many rental yards and plant nurseries loan them out.  Some lawn treatments are safe for native ant species. Contact a local exterminator company that can work specifically with fire ants. Professionals have access to treatments that aren't available to the general public, and these may be more effective against stubborn fire ant infestations.

SUMMARY:
Broadcast fire ant bait while the ants are foraging. Use a mound treatment 7-10 days after using fire ant bait. Apply a season-long lawn treatment for longer-term pest control. Hire a professional exterminator if you have a long-term problem with fire ants.