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<blockquote data-quote="JSL" data-source="post: 561057" data-attributes="member: 9882">In the heat of improvisation, you may want to be aware of the chords and able to hear the changes, but you don&#039;t have time to be &#039;thinking&#039; about each chord and all the notes in it.&nbsp; That has to be internalized so you can use your ear to play melodically. The time to think about the chords &amp; chord tones, voice leading, etc. is in the practice room.&nbsp; Then shed all of that, arpeggios, etc., to get it fully under your fingers.&nbsp; Muscle memory will eventually take over, freeing you from actively thinking about it.&nbsp; For playing the blues in general (not just the minor blues), I&#039;d suggest woodshedding the dominant chords in all 12 keys.&nbsp; Even the most basic 12-bar (major) blues will have 3 separate dominant chords (implying 3 different keys, although only one tonic).&nbsp; So, you really need to know all 12 dominant chords inside &amp; out.&nbsp; The same for minor chords in a minor blues, which can also include at least one V7 (dominant) chord.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JSL, post: 561057, member: 9882"] In the heat of improvisation, you may want to be aware of the chords and able to hear the changes, but you don't have time to be 'thinking' about each chord and all the notes in it. That has to be internalized so you can use your ear to play melodically. The time to think about the chords & chord tones, voice leading, etc. is in the practice room. Then shed all of that, arpeggios, etc., to get it fully under your fingers. Muscle memory will eventually take over, freeing you from actively thinking about it. For playing the blues in general (not just the minor blues), I'd suggest woodshedding the dominant chords in all 12 keys. Even the most basic 12-bar (major) blues will have 3 separate dominant chords (implying 3 different keys, although only one tonic). So, you really need to know all 12 dominant chords inside & out. The same for minor chords in a minor blues, which can also include at least one V7 (dominant) chord. [/QUOTE]

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