Bud, I've never been able to figure out how musicians can look at a melody lead sheet and call the changes based on that information. I get that you can strum in a root and then pretty much fall into the 4, the 5, or the minor. People including some very successful ones, do that all the time. What seems to be the desired skill is the ability to change on the right note.
I have had people tell me, well, it is the dominant feel of the bar that determines the chord. OK, fine, but in the sheets I play, there are patterns, say 2 bars C; 2 bars F; two of C and two of G. That's just one example. In front of me know is one in CMaj that begins e-a-g / e-f#-g.....That's comped with a Cmaj chord.
To me, it has to be a rhythm thing. But I know there is another level I'm not quite getting. This is composer stuff.

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