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Offline nica24141

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guitar riffs
« on: July 22, 2004, 04:56:58 PM »
does anyone know any common guitar riffs or chords used in black gospel music? i would appreciate the help. God Bless!

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« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2004, 08:41:41 PM »
.......THE CHORD AND RIFFS USED IN BLACK GOSPEL DIFFER A BIT FROM THE ONES I SEE USED IN WHITE GOSPEL. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THE TIMING AND WHITE PEOPLE KEEP THE CHORD CLEANLY PLAYED SO YOU CAN HEAR EVERY INTERVAL...WHERE BLACK MUSIC TAKES GREATER ADVANTAGE OF THE 4THS SEVENTHS NINTHS AND 13THS....IN A BLACK SONG THE PERSON SINGING IS EXPECTED TO MOVE AROUND AND RIFF...SO THE MUSIC AND THE SINGER KIND OF DANCE WITH ALL OF THE EXTENDED NOTES THAT I JUST MENTIONED!.....

WHITE MUSIC IS OFTEN KIND OF STRAIGHT AN UNEMBELLISHED SO PLAYING ALL OF THOSE FUNKY EXTENTIONS ON A CHORD WOULD MAKE THE MUSIC MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THE SONG!...THAT IS NO GOOD EITHER! THERE NEEDS TO BE BALANCE IN WHATEVER STYLE IS BEING PLAYED.  

IF YOU WANT TO PLAY BLACK STYLED GOSPEL...TRY LISTENING TO THE BLUES....OR GOSPEL QUARTET MUSIC!... BLIND BOY STUFF LIKE!
FOR CONTEMPORARY BLACK GOSPEL YOU CAN LISTEN TO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ON THE RADIO BECAUSE THATS ALL IT IS.
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