Re: Guitar chord systems redux
Lambert, Georges ( Lambert.Georges@fin.gc.ca )
Wed, 14 May 1997 16:56:37 -0400
In term of chord voicing, in a band context, according to Jimmy Bruno, less=
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is more. Shell voicing can be seen as the "power chords" of jazz. Dwelling =
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on my short experience I think a system or set of devices should be used if =
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you can use it and are comfortable with it. More importantly it must make =
sense in an artistic way for you in the context you are playing. That might=
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sound like an empty blanket statement but I realized that when I play =
brazilian music the voicings I use tend to be different than what I would =
use on a standard. Chord voicing, apart from harmonic consideration are =
also, in my opinion, sometime derived from physical imperative and what you =
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can use as possible fingering given the tempo of the song and the changes to=
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be played.