> I think the fact that Joni always worked on alternate tunings, with the > band used to "normal conventions" made it difficult for her in the early > days to communicate her ideas. The band members were probably used to > being told chord names and so on, but Joni's tunings made this > difficult, and the complex sound of her chords also made it harder for > the musicians to pick up the notes by ear. > > Howard
Thanks for the info. I have exactly the same problem playing with non-Joni fans. No problem with the sax + harp players. The others are lost. What solutions might you recommend? What we need is a Joni songbook for the rest of the band. But that's probably a long ways away. Laurent