Petri,
--- In jazz_guitar@..., "Petri" <petegtr_1971@...> wrote:
--- In jazz_guitar@..., "dphidt" <dphidt@> wrote:
Have you noticed a similar effect?
As far as from a purely technical point of view, I'm not sure - I feel that although they're connected, single line playing is a different kind of discipline. But from an improvising standpoint, I play so much off of chord shapes that the line gets blurred.
I know, and that's why I'm amazed that intensive chord studies improves my single note playing. Maybe is has something to do with increasing the left hand finger independence and precision by switching chords. I could see where that would translate into more fluid and precise single note technique. Sort of like cross training for athletics.
Depending on the style that I'm playing, I also play off of chord shapes.
-- Mike V.
