---
title: "2 Chords Quotes By Wes Montgomery"
description: "2 Chords quotes by Wes Montgomery. Plus more from Wes Montgomery and more Chords sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/wes-montgomery-34602_aim_i-don-t-know-that-many-chords-i-d-be-loa_1878235.png"
---

> [I don't know that many chords. I'd be loaded if I knew that many. But that's not my aim. My aim is to move from one vein to the other without any trouble. The biggest thing to me is keeping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/i-don-t-know-that-many-chords-i-d-be-loaded-if-i-knew-that-many-but/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/wes-montgomery-34602_aim_i-don-t-know-that-many-chords-i-d-be-loa_1878235.png)

> [Playing octaves was just a coincidence. And it's still such a challenge, like chord versions, block chords like cats play on piano. There are a lot of things that can be done with it, but each is a field of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/playing-octaves-was-just-a-coincidence-and-it-s-still-such-a/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/wes-montgomery-34602_block_playing-octaves-was-just-a-coincidence-a_2205185.png)

## Other authors on Chords

## More by Wes Montgomery

> [A lot of places we go, when they see the organ coming in, they're expecting rock and roll, but after they hear us play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/a-lot-of-places-we-go-when-they-see-the-organ-coming-in-they-re/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [I never practice my guitar. From time to time I just open the case & throw in a piece of raw meat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/i-never-practice-my-guitar-from-time-to-time-i-just-open-the-case/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [When I got pretty good I went on the road with a group. We starved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/when-i-got-pretty-good-i-went-on-the-road-with-a-group-we-starved/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [It's impossible for me to feel like there's only one way to do a thing. There's nothing wrong with having one way of doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/it-s-impossible-for-me-to-feel-like-there-s-only-one-way-to-do-a/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [I don't know that many chords. I'd be loaded if I knew that many. But that's not my aim. My aim is to move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/i-don-t-know-that-many-chords-i-d-be-loaded-if-i-knew-that-many-but/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [To me, all guitar players can play, because I know they're getting to where they're at. It's a very hard instrument to accept, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/to-me-all-guitar-players-can-play-because-i-know-they-re-getting-to/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [Playing octaves was just a coincidence. And it's still such a challenge, like chord versions, block chords like cats play on piano. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/playing-octaves-was-just-a-coincidence-and-it-s-still-such-a/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [I don't know whether it was his (Charlie Christian's) melodic lines, his sound or his approach, but I hadn't heard anything like that before.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/i-don-t-know-whether-it-was-his-charlie-christian-s-melodic-lines-his/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [Regardless of what you play, the biggest thing is keeping the feel going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/regardless-of-what-you-play-the-biggest-thing-is-keeping-the-feel/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [Well, I got pretty good and went on the road with a group. We starved. At that time I didn't realize that you'd work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/well-i-got-pretty-good-and-went-on-the-road-with-a-group-we-starved/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [I've really gone into business since I got the 6 string, which was like starting all over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/i-ve-really-gone-into-business-since-i-got-the-6-string-which-was/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [I got a standard box. I don't never want nothing special. Then if I drop my box, I can borrow somebody else's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/i-got-a-standard-box-i-don-t-never-want-nothing-special-then-if-i/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [If a jazz player is really playing, the classical player will have to respect him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/if-a-jazz-player-is-really-playing-the-classical-player-will-have-to/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

> [You know, John Coltrane has been sort of a god to me. Seems like, in a way, he didn't get the inspiration out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/you-know-john-coltrane-has-been-sort-of-a-god-to-me-seems-like-in-a/)

[Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-montgomery/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chords/wes-montgomery/#itemlist",
            "name": "2 Chords Quotes By Wes Montgomery",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I don't know that many chords. I'd be loaded if I knew that many. But that's not my aim. My aim is to move from one vein to the other without any trouble. The biggest thing to me is keeping a feeling, regardless what you play. So many cats lose their feeling at various times, not through the whole tune, but at various times, and it causes them to have to build up and drop down, and you can feel it.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Wes Montgomery"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/i-don-t-know-that-many-chords-i-d-be-loaded-if-i-knew-that-many-but/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/wes-montgomery-34602_aim_i-don-t-know-that-many-chords-i-d-be-loa_1878235.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/wes-montgomery-34602_aim_i-don-t-know-that-many-chords-i-d-be-loa_1878235.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/wes-montgomery-34602_aim_i-don-t-know-that-many-chords-i-d-be-loa_1878235.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I don't know that many chords. I'd be loaded if I knew that many. But that's not my aim. My aim is to move…” — Wes Montgomery",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Playing octaves was just a coincidence. And it's still such a challenge, like chord versions, block chords like cats play on piano. There are a lot of things that can be done with it, but each is a field of its own. I used to have headaches every time I played octaves, because it was extra strain, but the minute I'd quit I'd be all right. But now I don't have headaches when I play octaves.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Wes Montgomery"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-montgomery/playing-octaves-was-just-a-coincidence-and-it-s-still-such-a/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/wes-montgomery-34602_block_playing-octaves-was-just-a-coincidence-a_2205185.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/wes-montgomery-34602_block_playing-octaves-was-just-a-coincidence-a_2205185.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/wes-montgomery-34602_block_playing-octaves-was-just-a-coincidence-a_2205185.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Playing octaves was just a coincidence. And it's still such a challenge, like chord versions, block chords…” — Wes Montgomery",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chords/wes-montgomery/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chords/wes-montgomery/",
            "name": "Chords Quotes by Wes Montgomery",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chords/wes-montgomery/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/wes-montgomery-34602_aim_i-don-t-know-that-many-chords-i-d-be-loa_1878235.png"
            },
            "description": "2 Chords quotes by Wes Montgomery. Plus more from Wes Montgomery and more Chords sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chords/wes-montgomery/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chords/wes-montgomery/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Chords",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chords/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Wes Montgomery",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chords/wes-montgomery/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```