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Topic: What about chops and licks? |
Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 29 Sep 2014 10:17 am |
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Perhaps this has been touched upon previously but I can't find it.
Is it possible that too many folks here on the SGF have their mind set on "Chops & Licks" instead of actually playing the melody of a song in several different locations and keys along the neck?
I've found that the more songs I could play gave me the fundamentals for finding 'licks' or 'transitional chords' all up and down the neck. They simply fall into place.
Having to memorize and/or practice dozens of licks and then attempt to find a place that they might fit while your playing with a group........seems to be overwhelming.
What say you? |
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Jason Putnam
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2014 10:21 am
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I am just now figuring that out. I have started trying to play along with songs that do not have any steel guitar in them so I can't "copy" something that has already been played. I think its going to be a big help. Makes you think!!! 
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 29 Sep 2014 10:40 am
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The best "Licks" I've found are snippets of melody. Or a snippet that then had some ornamentation applied.
And then I learn melodies, slice them into segments of phrases, making new licks out of old melodies.
But it HAS to start with a melody. Maybe not the original melody of the song everyone else is playing, but some kind of melody.
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