Just a thought comment f you like

[SoundofJoy]

I was answering a youtube comment about my music course and came up with this thought:

 " I have a memory of every chord I've ever played and learned from songs without sheet music. This makes it possible to "hear" the music in my head before I play it.
It's all about practicing 90% of the time to play 10% of what you've learned. Most musicians play 10% of what they'ved learned 90% of the time."

Is this comment relative to today's musician?

[lordluvr]

My safest answer is: it depends. 

It depends upon how seasoned the musician is.  It depends upon the setting he's playing in (Is it a few songs during praise and worship service? Or, is he playing a concert?) It depends upon whether you're speaking in terms of knowledge of theory or knowledge of every single note, chord, progression, riff and run in his repetoire.  If it's the former, then I suspect that the ratio of what he plays to what he knows will be higher, but if it's the latter, the ratio may even be lower. 

[T-Block]

I don't know. I see some cats throwing in every lick and run that they know every service. I think it depends on what a person actually knows.

My chord vocabulary is very small, but I know how to make it work for me w/out sounding the same all the time (voicings). Plus, playing in every key makes it seem like I know more than I really do. So really, I'm playing bout 75-80% of what I know everytime. The other 20-25% I save for special songs or special occasions.

Ur comment is relative to some musicians, but not all.

[SoundofJoy]

I guess when I see amd musician asking for chords and calling out the 1-4-5 progressions I somewhat cringe. I've never heard of that phrasing before I came on the internet and everytime I try to adapt it to my playing I feel like I'm leaving something out. I've learned tv show theme music( I love the chords from the Odd Couple), cartoon theme music(Peanuts songs), commercials(Mcdonalds or the Oscar Myer Weiner theme). I still use the chords from the Budweiser comerical if you listen close to my soloing chords. Just a thought I'm working through for my new course.

[Fenix]

I don;t really understand the question, but then i'm having one of my "slow" days. 

ANyways like T-block, i use most of what i know most of the time. I will throw in something new once in a while, but when you see me play in church, know that that is almost all i have.

[ma1ne]

Speaking as a "young musician" (2 1/2 years) I think alot of it is a comfort issue, if that makes sense. Alot of it may have to do with placement. Like you may not think certain things can fit in your Sunday service songs. Me personally, I may not have a real mature ear to hear other chords or changes or whatever so I'll stick to what I know. (Am I still on topic?) Lol

[phbrown]

I agree

For example on my bass I learned how to play all the modes of the major scale in various positions. ... I have yet to use any of the modes for anything. (I don't really do a lot o fillers ... yet )