What do these chords have in common? there's 12 notes so maybe more than one thing is in common. There seems to be an overwelming need to play a new scale on every new chord that's coming your way right? There's more than one way to navigate. Take C Bb E F G lets say they are all major chords or major seventh chords, there are alot of common tones there to try. Make all those chords minor, Cmin, Bbmin, Fmin, Gmin..still got common tones there. One thing I like to do is find a note on C major, lets say I play an E..now whatever the next chord is move to the next closest right note of the next chord up or down, the closest best sounding note. You can do this on Giant Steps all day cause the chords change quickly. I'll show examples of this in notation later this week if it helps. Some of my favorite players have mastered this. Is economy of motion and makes sure that you are playing the right notes instead of going up and down scales. This way of playing also helps create longer ideas and melody. It's the simple things. The next step is just do it. Take a tune you are working on and apply it. You can try some pretty extreme changes too like E, Ab, D, B, Eb, G, Db, A, Gb. Cool stuff..once you have it down on basic chords the next step is on altered dominant chords, minor7b5, polychords, major7#5..gets interesting. Makes you hit the target more.
Happy note hunting, JC
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