The following solo is in cut common time. The time signature is similar to that of common time (*), but has a vertical line through it W. It is also called $ time and represents two half note beats per bar.
In this situation, each half note receives one count. Whole notes receive two counts, while quarter notes receive half a count. Some of the notes are further up the fretboard than you have played previously. The positions of these notes can be found in the Tab.
Notice also the frequent use of chromatic notes in this solo.