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Minor Mambo 7th Chorus

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Fri, 12/16/2011 - 11:58
Taylor Ward
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David,

In your video for the 7th Chorus you mention that at the end of the IV it may not have been the way that Gary Smith would have intended to finish. What did you mean by that? How do you think he would have intended to finish the IV?

-Taylor

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Fri, 12/16/2011 - 12:37
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David Barrett
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It's another way of saying he tripped up a bit... this is all improvised. Play it that way if you like it... change it if you don't.

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Sun, 12/18/2011 - 01:28
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Taylor Ward
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Improvised?! Wow. That blows

Improvised?! Wow. That blows my mind. Gary is truly one of the greats.

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Sun, 12/18/2011 - 14:30
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Most songs are improvised... it's rare to work out/memorize more than the head to a song. Listen to "Juke" and the Alternate Recording of Juke.

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