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He notes the influence of the Beatles' approach on other artists, citing how Chicago's "Saturday in the Park" bears similarities to the harmonic flow and chromatic lines found in "You Won't See Me." Rick marvels at how the band members learned and internalized these harmonic concepts, allowing them to improvise and compose effortlessly.
Practical Advice for Musicians
Rick encourages musicians to study arpeggios and chord charts across the neck of their instrument—whether guitar or piano—to understand the underlying structures of songs. He advocates for a bottom-up approach: learning the theory, internalizing arpeggios, and then applying that knowledge instinctively in performance or composition.