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tookatooka
3017 posts
Jul 30, 2012
5:48 AM
As I play along to backing tracks quite often I'm finding that trying to accompany a track for the full duration is difficult to achieve. Let's face it, improvising for a full four minutes really is a long time in reality. Especially for us amateurs.

I've found that by shortening the track to between 1'45" and 2'30" is just about manageable.

I normally edit the track to take a chunk out the middle so I have the regular start and ending.

Do any of you guys do something similar?
jawbone
487 posts
Jul 30, 2012
5:57 AM
Hey Tooka - that works...or....
You could change harps and play a couple of progressions in 1st then back to 2nd then jump to 3rd position. That breaks it up...or....sing a few verses.
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eharp
1913 posts
Jul 30, 2012
1:59 PM
i kill time with singing.
then i will work on comping.


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