The SIMPLE Way to Solo Over Chord Changes

  • Improvising horizontally and vertically
  • Understanding and playing harmonically
  • Arpeggiating the chords
  • Getting familiar with the tunes and the chords within those tunes
  • Avoiding 'skating' over the chord changes
  • Playing lines that work in sequence and work together on a horizontal or melodic level
  • Repeating ideas but changing them to fit the chords
  • Studying melodies to understand both horizontal and vertical aspects
  • Improvising with chord tones

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