indeed.....and expression of the inner man and feeling is why I continue to play blues. I think understanding the theory only provides the artist with a larger palette with which to create. understanding harmony has led to an enrichment of my music.... not spelled an end to creativity or somehow implicitly resulted in my music becoming rigidly determined by form.

I've never found that understanding the relationship between the guidetones has hurt my voice leading or comping in general either.....I like to think of it as having a larger universe of possible chord extensions and note choices.... and knowing what notes will detract from a composition prior to playing them hasn't hurt one little bit either.

and please excuse my inept spelling of your name Leeneia, it is a name previously unknown to me. I probably mispronounce it as well, unfortunately....mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.


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