Lead Break And The Roly Poly Substitution

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From pickn5 on 1/30/2015 5:49:19 AM

When in a jam, if your turn for a break is going to come around more than once, I'm guessing it is ok to play the Roly Poly break one time and the lead break the next time. Is that correct?

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	caseyhenry says: 1/30/2015 6:00:44 AM Yes. I'd play the melody lead the first time and the roly poly variation the second time.
	Mario Rimoldi says: 1/30/2015 6:30:22 AM What is the Roly Poly break?
	pickn5 says: 1/30/2015 6:39:25 AM Mario, the Roly Poly is a forward backward roll. The name came from some of Murphy Henry's students. On the Kickstart Your Jamming DVD, it's taught to use to take a break when you don't know a melody break.
	pickn5 says: 1/30/2015 6:42:37 AM Casey, thanks.
	somarmd says: 1/30/2015 10:09:13 AM Can the melody break be improvised or should it be the actual part of the song? Thanks
	caseyhenry says: 1/30/2015 11:01:13 AM You can improvise any break, it's just that improvising the melody is quite difficult. Improvising with licks over chords is still hard, but not AS hard.
	caseyhenry says: 1/30/2015 11:01:21 AM You can improvise any break, it's just that improvising the melody is quite difficult. Improvising with licks over chords is still hard, but not AS hard.
	Mario Rimoldi says: 1/30/2015 11:21:12 AM Thanks Everyone I just read Murphy's blog about Roly Poly break and while I was there Casey I bought the Nashville Blues lesson can't wait to get it have a great weekend.
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