Mark,
Ya know, I always thought the chord in your left hand had to "match" the note you're playing w/your right. For example, if I'm playing an E, then what I do is assign a chord of CEG (C Major) or some variation of it (EGC, GCE) to play with the right handed E. The E is in the chord. I go by sound though, really. I ask myself, does that sound right? But when I think about it, that's my "theory"! (until now... I'm seeing there's other ways to do things)

So the riff is just a repeated phrasing of notes....Wow, that whole concept is very foreign to me. I'm gonna have to do some experimenting I see. Maybe Jack will give us some homework! smile Thanks for your explanations!

Lynn,
That is good news! I'm glad you told me about that. But then there's the money issues with these types of things as well. I wonder how people manage that!



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