From c_schonberger@yahoo.com Sat Aug 23 18:31:48 2008
Subject:Re: Playing with chord charts

Josh,
 
Agreed 100%, what you are describing is exactly what is teached at the Berklee College of Music. I hope you don't mind mentioning the fact that I hold the Berklee online Master Arranging Certificate. The problem is just. this only applies to seventh chords. What about if there are only triads? The chord voicing chould be smooth and there is no way getting around practicing. Sometimes a mjot or minor triad sounds way batter than a
 

--- On Sun, 8/24/08, Josh Lawrence wrote:

On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Matt Cleland wrote:
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If you are playing organ, don't know chord charts well, and there are
other chordal instruments in the group playing rhythm (guitar, piano,
etc.), then:

1. Work out 2 note chords using just the 3rd and 7th of the chord,
voiceleading between changes. i.e.:

Gmin7th - F and Bb
C7 - E and Bb

Make your voiceleading smooth. Only add notes to the chords when you
are ABSOLTELY SURE you've got this skill (tritone movement) down cold
on the tunes you are playing.

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