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53.56Level 42 — blues vocabulary versus chord-tone vocabulary
Compare two choruses.
Blues chorus
C blues scale, motif-based.
Chord-tone chorus
3rds/7ths targeting each chord.
Then combine.
This produces much richer improvisation than endlessly using one scale.