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Re: Leon Chavis 3 Row

Good advice Larry.....

I'm sure the difference which is significant to my ear is that ability to pull a bluesy 7th .

On my guitar it feels right to play the following chord progression...Em- Am- Am7 passing chord - then B7...and as an improvisation sometimes I drop in a 7th. passing chord on the Em.
I wonder also if the action of the 3 row buttons allows for slurs...well, slurs as best you can on a button accordion...Leon does them and that further adds to the bluesy feel.

Re: Leon Chavis 3 Row

there are more possible slurs than on a one row
just because there are more notes in the same direction
though to get any new slurs you have to get off the main row and find them

that flat III - major III thing i was talking about, is a slur

a half step actually

the smaller they are, the more 'fretless' they sound, and slur-ish

wle

Re: Leon Chavis 3 Row

Whatever Leon is doing sounds great. Holla @ Me is one of the best releases of 2008. My buddy Pandy on the guitar makes that record groove!

R!CK

Re: Leon Chavis 3 Row

Yeah Rick..that song just hits the spot!....and doesn't that Zydeco Ballers dancer dude front left look like Chris Rock....LOL.

And check out Leon's ( sic.) Si Cest Bon video clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_LXHPV38ks

Hooey !



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