How do you make keyboard parts support a song without filling every gap?
When I add keys to a guitar-led song, I sometimes end up playing too much. Pads, piano chords, little melodies, organ lines — it can all work individually, but together it starts crowding the vocal and guitars.
How do keys players decide what role to take in an arrangement? Do you think in terms of texture, rhythm, register, or simply staying out of the way until a part is genuinely needed?