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lesson 9 improv approaches

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Wed, 05/05/2021 - 21:49
tommy hunt
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hi david

this is tommy

i was playing to Gm dark which is like help me or green oinions

     when i am playing through the changes, does a single bend on the three draw work all the time? or not?

 

in the Gm from billy boy arnold which stays on the One, do i avoid the three without a bend

                                                                does the three single bend always work?

                                                                the double bend on the three? occasionally, or better not to?

thanks for your patience

tommy

              

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Thu, 05/06/2021 - 06:28
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David Barrett
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Hello Tommy. Yes, avoid 3.

Hello Tommy. Yes, avoid 3. The 3' sounds great for the I7 and IV7... play 3" for the V7. The 3" sounds good in passing for the I7 and IV7 (such as a lick like 3' 3" 2).

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