noun
Very common
changes
Changes (noun) means a short way of saying 'chord changes'. Example: “The guitarist forgot the changes halfway through the solo.”
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A short way of saying 'chord changes'.
"Jazz musicians do that as they play the changes, improvising their way through a sequence of chords that gives stability, shape, and direction to the tune they play."
— Gregory Clark, Civic Jazz (2015)
"The guitarist forgot the changes halfway through the solo."
"We ran through the changes before the gig started."
"Can you write out the changes for that song so I can learn them?"
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What is the meaning of changes?
"changes" (noun) means a short way of saying 'chord changes'.
How do you use changes in a sentence?
Example: "The guitarist forgot the changes halfway through the solo."
