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Steely Dan sounds like a musician's musician.

I like the E7, because it's the fundamental chord of the B-E comp in the key of D.

But lately, I've been trying to play in A more.

It sets yourself up for the Key of G and major sounding D solos. That's almost the same as a passing F# note in the B-E comp, but not quite. They're still both major D though.

That's better than going the Jeff Beck route with oblique outside turns with Pentatonic Major/Minor 2 key signature songs.

At that point, Jimmy would go chromatic in the middle of a solo anyway...and I feel the same. there's a more dignified and classical approach. You are either in a G-C comp...with F thrown in for good measure...or you are doing the B minor blues thang.

Diary of a Madmen...has such a legato feel, don't you think?

I think about A a lot.

Problem is...practicing becomes a *itch, when the fans (for lack of a better word) try to turn your 4th amendment right to mess up...alone in the privacy of your home...turn your rights into a reality television show.

And you know what?

I say keep your job too. I quit.

Who said my contract with a company...was a subsiduary contract to the Constitution? That's a guarantee I'll leave...before clocking in the first day.