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Originally Posted by __tsidewinder__
hold on fretsource. You mean you do JUST chord tones, and do not pay attention to the major scale?
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No, I also pay attention to the major scale, or to the minor scale if it's in a minor key, so that I'll know how the non-chord tones will sound in that key.
What I meant is that when it changes key, the chord tones, which are the most important tones, will obviously still sound fine in the new key. The non-chord tones, most of which are just passing notes between two chord tones can't do a lot of harm even if, at first, you choose the one that doesn't directly belong to the new key. It just means you'll hear a chromatic passing note instead of the diatonic passing note you were expecting, which also lets you know a key change is in progress.