the lead [fiddle, accordion] doesn;t really do 'changes'

that is bass and guitar

or anyone doing chords or bass

[keyboard could do that too]

wle

I have no idea whether I get the changes right when I play fiddle. Cajun and some zydeco is all I play. I didn't "exactly" grow up with it because it was not really played in the home, but I would hear it out in the environment. Houma was not a cajun music cultural hot spot. At least not that this rocker knew about.

on suzy q, it;s like bass and guitar didn;t listen to boozoo
did they?

it has 2 chords on the boozoo - G and E minor

your guys are doing G and C

it;s not a question of when to change
they get that right
they just have 50 % of the chords wrong!

wle

they are also doing something weird on the A part of wedding day waltz

geno wrote that song
it isn;t traditional

they go
GGDC GGDC GGDC instead of
GGDG GGDG GGDG

did they not want to follow his band;s version?

they may be following you though, you hit a big G note
they may be thinking it;s part of a C chord
but it isn;t

maybe have them listen to the record

unless that is on purpose


wle

I think the problem is that they aren't listening to the music, just playing in the moment. And I can't pay attention to exactly what chord they're playing and play my part at the same time, unless they're right in my ear and it can come through all the distraction.

yeah
they need to rehearse and learn stuff the way it goes :)
i mean at least they agree, bass and guitar
and it does more or less fit with the lead

they are probably listening to the accordion bass side, which is frequently wrong


but it sounds ok

i just am used to the real way it goes
it jars me to hear it that other way

even though i said it;s ambiguous sometimes
i can still 'see the difference'
especially if no one else ever plays it that way

wle

If I have a fiddle in my hand, I go a long ways further in figuring out the chords.

I've been trying to rely on the low stress of the farmers market gigs to have the other musicians learn the chords.

Also, I don't think there's a bass player in those recordings. Just accordion, rubboard and guitar. Guitar covering double duty.