[Dixielandjazz] Chord Averaging

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My calendar says it's Oct. 3rd., not April 1st.....


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Bill Gunter wrote:

> CHORD AVERAGING
>
> A Wonderful New Music Method
> by Bill Gunter (with some help from Gary Church)
>
> Good news for you struggling musicians out there who can never remember=
 what
> chord comes next in any particular progression. We have developed and a=
re
> proud to introduce =93Chord Averaging,=94 a new method guaranteed to ma=
ke anyone
> a competent player in any jazz group.
>
> Basically, the system works this way:
>
> Suppose you are playing a 12 bar blues (I=92m only using this as an exa=
mple)
> and the chord progression is 1, 4, 1, 5, 1.
>
> The musician would simply add up the value of the chords (in this examp=
le
> the total would be 12). You then divide by the number of chords in the
> progression (in this case the number would be 5). Dividing the total (1=
2) by
> the number of chords (5) and you get 2.4 (12 =F7 5 =3D 2.4.)!
>
> Round off to the nearest half and you get 2.5 which, for example, in th=
e key
> of C would be D# (or you could play Eb if you so chose). That is the av=
erage
> chord and, as such, would be the only chord necessary throughout the en=
tire
> performance of the piece. You could show the banjo player the fingering=
 for
> a D# chord and that's all he would need.
>
> I suggest from now on, all charts be printed to show not only the key a=
nd
> the chord progression, but the Average Chord as well. For example, the =
lead
> sheet for =93Bill Bailey=94 might list the song in the key of F. Howeve=
r, after
> the chords are averaged, using the method outlined above,  the lead she=
et
> sheet should also contain the notation =93Avg. Chord =3D A=94
>
> I know, I know - you are all wondering what you can do for me having gi=
ven
> you a wonderful new chord progression method but, trust me, I want noth=
ing
> in return . . . A job well done is thanks enough for me.
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Bill =93Musical Arithmeticker=94 Gunter
> jazzboard@hotmail.com