CasanovaGuy
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Everyone has their own unique way of spicing up a melody or chord progression, and this shows through both on-the-spot improvisations and meticulous covers. Take myself, for example. When I improv, I do a lot of slides, and I also like to jazz things up. One little thing I like to do is bend the second interval of the key I'm improvising in (if a song's in the key of A major, I'll bend a B up to a C or C# then back to B and maybe end on A). My covers seem to emphasize rhythm and playing low and high notes together to get a fuller, piano-like sound.
Imagine this: If someone were to ask you to play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in the key of C major, how would you play it? Would you slide to a note in order to emphasize it, or perhaps incorporate harmonies? Would you play the chords along with them melody, and if yes, would you just strum the chord and pick notes after or would you try to space out the chord like pianists do with their left hand? Are you loyal to the score (in other words, would you play the song note-for-note or would you randomly throw in a lick from the A blues scale)? Are you a fan of slow and passionate tempos or fast and technically-demanding ones? In short, what are the little things you do to add your flair to a song?
Imagine this: If someone were to ask you to play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in the key of C major, how would you play it? Would you slide to a note in order to emphasize it, or perhaps incorporate harmonies? Would you play the chords along with them melody, and if yes, would you just strum the chord and pick notes after or would you try to space out the chord like pianists do with their left hand? Are you loyal to the score (in other words, would you play the song note-for-note or would you randomly throw in a lick from the A blues scale)? Are you a fan of slow and passionate tempos or fast and technically-demanding ones? In short, what are the little things you do to add your flair to a song?