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Thats the rub. I think trying to make a key change or think about it as a modulation or something misses that second point you made. We’re trying to do a little loop-the-loop to get back to Bb and...

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

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What changes are you using there are a number of possibilities? I like /Bbmaj7 gmin7 / cmin7 f7/ Bbmaj7 gmin7/ dmin7 Dbdim /cmin7 f7 /Bbmaj7 Bb7 / Ebmaj7 Ebmin7/ Bbmaj7 Cmin7 F7 /

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

So would that be Rhythm Changes in Bb? So those two bars are usually or often Fm7 - Bb7 - Ebmaj - Something. That something for the last half bar often being Ebm7, Ebm6/Ab7 or Edim. The first three...

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

I'll try and get over there Saturday Jack, though I am a bit concerned not having played one before, never mind owning one.

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If you watched the video, you would see that even that small piece required shaping to fit properly into the rim. Making it longer would require much more work to fit it to the curve, and would not,...

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Nahhhhh. Like with a blues, the rhythm changes variants are all versions of the same basic motion. Not really necessary. Bb for the first four, alternating with the F7 chord. Lands on Bb7 on bar...

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

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That's the problem there. Choice equals confusion. Thing is, there are not only variants for those two bars but variants for the whole thing. I can think of about seven different ones off the top of...

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

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