accompanying vocalist techniques

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2012/10/15 06:05:59 (permalink)

accompanying vocalist techniques

Hi,
I a'm about to play with vocalist in duet situation and since I haven't been doing this
I am wonder if you guys have any tips how to approach a song when I don't play main melody
but just accompaniment. So far I've been playing mostly solo or in a band where I did more comping then accompanying
which requires I guess fuller musical palette. 

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    Jeff Evans
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    Re:accompanying vocalist techniques 2012/10/15 07:22:24 (permalink)
    Yeah use your left hand to play a bass line and your right hand to play chords. The bass line will add rhythmic interest and add depth to the chords.

    Keep the chords voicing around middle C as much as you can. Choose inversions to do so.

    Don't play the melody!





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