One way is to play the notes within the chords, arpeggiated, skipped, embelished with chromatic runs and whatever, and yes I'm over simplifying this explanation-there are far more qualified theorist on this board other than myself...
Here's a crude example:
C C Gm F
E-------------------------------12---13---15/--17-\-15-----12-----------------------------10---15--15-14-13-12-13--13--12---------
B-------------------13---15---------------------------------------13----------------------11----------------------------------------15--13
G--------------12------------------------------------------------------12--------------12-----------------------------------------------
D---------14---------------------------------------------------------------14----------------------------------------------------------------
A----15------------------------------------------------------------------------15------------------------------------------------------------
God I suck at tabbing...hopefully you'll get the idea