Piano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
12.39 Apply to a simple song
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12.39Apply to a simple song

Suppose basic progression:

C | Am | F | G7 | C

Try:

C | E7 Am | C7 F | D7 G7 | C

Every destination gets its own dominant

Now every major destination gets extra preparation.

That's much more harmonically active.

Compare with the simple version.

Neither is automatically better.

They serve different styles.