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simple harmonic tunes are harder to play than challenging harmonic tunes.
when playing so what it is easy to loose track of where you are while improviseing over the initial 16 bars of d -7.
my sololution to this is to play different voicings for four to eight bar segments evertime, that help me to keep track of the form. i'll try to post a file of some sample voicings on staff papar if i ever get a chance. but and over simplified example for the moment might be to play a d- triad for the first 4 bars , a d- 7 chord for measures 5-8 , fourth voicing for measures 9-12, and non-voicing for measures 13-16.
for me its easy to not sound monotonous on so what and it is especially fun to play with crashing 4th voicings all over the place and go way outside with them. but the trick is keeping track of the form while doing so. you can be so cool on those 16 bars of d-7 using every pianist trick ever invented but if you can not slam down on eb knowing exactily when it is it going to happen after all those d-7 tricks you ain't nothing but a punk. and this i know, i have been proved a punk many a time and have had to go off with my tail between my legs. so now, as soon as that tune get called i start thinking about what voicings i am going to use to help keep track of the form. i have no set ones... i make up new ones each time i play it.
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