Repetition legitimizes

This is something that the YouTube and jazz bassist Adam Neely says quite often. Here’s a video with him talking about it.

Repeated phrases often sound intentional. Whether they were intentional or not, repeating them makes them sound that way.

So if you hit a wrong note while playing a solo, hit it again, then slide up into a more “right” note or a more “in” note. It’ll make that one specific part sound like you’re playing “out” on purpose.

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