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Forum Topic: Lines Festival - Extended Plagal Progressions by Drew Johnson

Extended plagal progressions are recurring in many standards. A plagal cadence is the motion from the IV chord to the I chord. Some tunes that have extended plagal cadences are... Blues for Alice, All of Me, All the Things You Are, Emily, etc. Once you pick this sound out, you will hear it all the time... it usually just sounds like a chromatic walk down, and in a lot of ways, that is really all it is.

Here are some lines that are a jumping off point for tackling this progression. This was compiled by Bert Ligon.

Hope ya dig it!

-Drew

Forum Topic: Using General Harmony in Solo Vibes

Hey all!

This question is specifically targeted at Tony, but I figured I would post it here so that everyone can benefit.

My question is this....

When playing solo vibraphone and you want to play general harmony, then does it a good idea (or even almost necessary) to start accompanying the specific harmony for yourself?