<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 1/21/2003 6:37:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, dixielandjazz-request@ml.islandnet.com writes:<BR>
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Bill Gunther writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Even when the chord line is absent the chords are "implied." That is to say <BR>
that it is often possible to chord along with a song after hearing it once <BR>
or twice because the chord line is so obvious. As a matter of fact, most <BR>
seasoned guitar/piano/banjo players can probably chord along to many country <BR>
western tunes WHILE THEY'RE HEARING THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME!<BR>
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Dan Spink Comments:<BR>
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I totally agree with you, Bill. And I would add one more idea. All music seems to have context defined by typical chords, typical melody lines and even typical styles. I learned this during my Army stint playing in a Country & Western band, after playing in a Dixie band for two years earlier. The County & Western chords were less colorful, less likely to change when you expected, and basically more boring (to me). But after awhile I got a taste for it. I could predict what chords were being used or even going to be used very quickly after awhile. I couldn't make Country & Western sound Dixie, however. I think this is what we in the DJML world have come to love about so called traditional jazz songs. We like the context, the style, or just that type of music.<BR>
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Dan Spink<BR>
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