Yes I also use guitar pro and you can get it for free if you pirate it, if you know how to use torrents get it from this link and follow the directions
http://btjunkie.org/torrent/Guitar-Pro-5-2-Newest-version-Fully-cracked/4486d040c3c0294f37b8ad2f7ded2481353316b3bd65
For solo's they are a lot more intimidating than they look or sound my biggest problem was perfectly syncing my pick speed and finger speed, I hope after 14 years you can double pick because if you can't then you better learn!
The next best tool after guitar pro... YOU TUBE! I've used it so many times to watch someone play a cover of a song I was learning to see what techniques we're being used
And last PRACTICE! and a good ol 24 hour break always helps to
Best of luck
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EDIT: That was my 6000 posts. I was going to make a thread. Fuck.