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Interesting essay. I don’t have much time for writing out chord progressions, unless they are being written for a band arrangement. In an improvising situation, written progressions just tend to cloud the issue. If you have 2 bars of F7, for example, I can think off the top of my head of 5-6 progressions for getting from F7 in the first position to F7 in the 6th position (one chord per beat). Which progression I choose would depend on the direction the soloist was taking.
In the 1980s I played a lot with Benny Waters, and quite often I’d say to him, “great piano player”, and he’d say, “Yes, but he can’t hear the changes”…..
Thank you for your insight! I’ve always been able to hear and play passing chords, but with no idea what I was doing. Learning about it has been quite a revelation. When I first saw a Real Book chart, I about freaked out, so it was nice to start playing and realize that I could ignore most of it. Still, I want to learn as much as I can about chord progressions. Actually, I want to figure out how best to teach it to other players like me, and to folks who are true beginners at it. Thanks again!
Interesting essay. I don’t have much time for writing out chord progressions, unless they are being written for a band arrangement. In an improvising situation, written progressions just tend to cloud the issue. If you have 2 bars of F7, for example, I can think off the top of my head of 5-6 progressions for getting from F7 in the first position to F7 in the 6th position (one chord per beat). Which progression I choose would depend on the direction the soloist was taking.
In the 1980s I played a lot with Benny Waters, and quite often I’d say to him, “great piano player”, and he’d say, “Yes, but he can’t hear the changes”…..
Thank you for your insight! I’ve always been able to hear and play passing chords, but with no idea what I was doing. Learning about it has been quite a revelation. When I first saw a Real Book chart, I about freaked out, so it was nice to start playing and realize that I could ignore most of it. Still, I want to learn as much as I can about chord progressions. Actually, I want to figure out how best to teach it to other players like me, and to folks who are true beginners at it. Thanks again!