situation of “It’s really easy to talk about
it and understand it, but it’s hard to actually execute with integrity.” When you
practice this, be very honest with yourself
if you are remembering exactly what you
played in the first phrase and playing it
exactly the same in the second phrase. The
third phrase gives you the opportunity
to play whatever you want to summarize.
I’m keeping all the notes for this example
within the A minor pentatonic scale, so
our repeated melody won’t clash with any
of the chords.
The next step, shown in Fig. 3, is to
take a phrase that outlines the changes and
keeps the integrity of the line by altering
the line’s notes to match the chord changes
in the blues.
As I said earlier, this is an easy concept
to talk about, but it’s a tricky concept
to perfect. Players gain control by being
accountable, and this concept makes you
accountable for every note and every
rhythm played. As you practice, pay attention to the details. It’s easy to say you have
something down when in reality, you don’t.
Be honest in your practicing.
Fig. 2
Fig. 1
44 &
A7
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D7
‰
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∑
3
3
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5
5
58
5
85
58
8
858
8
˙
&
D7
oeoeoeoeoeoe˙
A7
‰
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∑
3
3
585
5
5
58
5
85
58
8
858
8
&
E7
‰ oeJ oeoeoeoeoe
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‰
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3
5
85
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10
9
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8
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Fig. 3
Fig. 2
44 &
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D7
‰ oej oe
A7
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85
5
7
6
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7
&
D7
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58
5
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6
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A7
‰ oejoeoeoeoe oeoe ˙
5
58
8
5
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5
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&
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D7
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3
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