From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017071411182736738-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > that's the very definition of jamming.....   
      
   Yeah, it is for me too, because I call jamming any time musicians get   
   together and play.   
      
   > I was thinking more of examples where the exact chord inversion and   
   > voicing matters. Or where several instruments are working together to play   
   > a chord.   
      
   Since the bands I've played aren't so big that they can use monophonic   
   instruments, resulting in it taking 3 musicians to play a simple triad   
   chord, we do just fine - almost always because I'm the one who takes care of   
   that on the keys, so I'll either play the inversion like on the recording -   
   because I can hear when it's right, or if I'm arranging, I'll play the   
   inversion that sounds best for the song.   
   I don't even think about inversions, I just play them ;) and practice   
   arpeggiating them up and down the keyboard so I can play them quickly and   
   smoothly, and as needed to get the best sound in the song.   
      
   > If if doesn't matter what inversion, if you haven't worked that out   
   > EXACTLY in advance, then it's not really the sort of structured things I'm   
   > thinking about.   
      
   I play entirely by ear so every sound Totally matters, and inversions really   
   stand out - the  provide critical effects to the song's sound, and therefore   
   its Vibe.   
      
   > If you enjoy it, have at it.   
      
   It's a Lot more than simply enjoying it - it's a matter of Critical   
   Listening, something that was a regular part of my job working  with   
   loudspeakers.   
      
   > Yes, I remember that song. To my ear no it sounds like they barely knew   
   > the thing, were struggling to keep it going.  Of course, someone will say   
   > " no way, they are the greatest band in the world bla bla bla .... "   
   > .....  whatever ....   
      
   The Beatles often sounded like that when playing live...kind of interesting.   
      
   > Thanks. I had a great time yesterday. Other than damaging my work tele,   
   > that is.   
      
   How did that happen?   
      
   > I talk about this all the time in reference to how much gear I carry.   
   > It's just me, and I gig a lot, or at least some :-)  I do 2 or 3 gigs a   
   > week, and often more, carrying the stuff myself. It's inevitable there   
   > will be wear and tear and accidents.  The only way to keep it all pristine   
   > is not to take it out of the house.   
      
   Jim   
      
   Don't scare me like that, because it'll have me worrying about hauling my   
   Casio CDP-130 'work piano' around to gigs!   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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