Tuesday 1 January 2013

A common question I get asked is ...how do you play such strange jazz chords? To which I say there is nothing strange or innovative in what I play...these are a result of me generating simple voicings by supporting the melodic line that runs in my head.There is no such thing as a 'jazz chord','reggae chord' and so on. Some music requires you to add more to the melody by using the supporting harmony of the chords. Learn the inversions of all the chords and leave some notes out to make easier to digest bits to emerge.The thing is most of us wait for some savior to show up and hold their hands and play 'jazz chords'...wake up it ain't gonna happen :)

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