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This is a lesson I gave to a couple of students today on how to make a II V I chord progression in Cmajor a little more interesting; so, instead of Dm7 G7 to Cmajor, first, by playing on the top four strings only, explore lots of inversions of Dm7, G7 etc... and then substitute also Diminished chords in place of the Dominant chord G7, i.e, G#diminished in place of G7 and A# dim in place Cmajor just before the C chord normally changes to Dm7; this leeds into the approaching chord in a more convincing and sophisticated manner.....it helps to predict where the chord is heading to i.e. instead of Dm7 G7 C C try Dm7 G#dim C6/9 then A7-9 = A#dim to Dm7 etc etc. Do this all over the neck and have fun; do it in the most melodic way possible, let your chords flow into each other logically and melodically; as Joe Pass said to me in 1980, the accompaniment to a tune should be able to stand alone. Have fun, Tony Calabro'