The difference between jazz licks and language jazzadvice. Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to. Eric is one of the hottest saxophonists in the world today. By practicing these licks youll get 2 important patterns into your fingers. This lesson will help you sound a lot more sophisticated. Jason davis music lesson overview a standard lesson will last 30 minutes and will consist of 4 basic areas.
Chromaticism how to add chromatic notes to scales and arpeggios. Language, just like a lick, is made up of melodic lines. How to use chromatic ideas in jazz licks the right way youtube. Jazz is an ever evolving language, the established patterns and licks are borrowed, adapted and mutated into new ones. Hank mobleys near perfect solo on irving berlins remember from his classic lp soul station is filled with profound lessons on phrasing, rhythm, tone, melody, pacing, and development. A complete jazz vocabulary for the improvising musician for treble clef instruments shneidman, jack on. Here is the sheet music in treble and bass clef in all 12 keys. For many people chromatic passing notes are a big part of the sound of a jazz solo. Improv improvisation is the art of composing music on the spot. Printable pdf ebook method containing 40 major jazz guitar licks with. For example, a short pattern that is played on two strings could be played on strings 12, 23, 34, 45, and 56. Mar 08, 2011 now that you have a solid idea what were defining as jazz licks are, lets dig into jazz language.
Chromatic approach 5 jazz guitar licks with chromatic notes. A complete jazz vocabulary for the improvising musician for treble clef instruments. Try them in other positions and keys, and feel free to adapt them and use them as a basis for. Patterns, riffs and licks for jazz and blues every week a new lick so keep tuned in. Therefore would it be a great idea to learn licks over 251 chord progressions. Nov 12, 2014 this entry was posted in blog, lesson and tagged advanced, arpeggio, arpeggios, blues, guitar, improvisation, improvising, jazz, jazz blues, jazzguitar, jens larsen, pdf, video lesson, youtube on november 12, 2014 by jens. The pdf with examples for this video is available through patreon.
In this video i am going to show you how it isnt that difficult to combine arppegios with a chromatic enclosure and make. Chromatic passing notes and chromatic enclosures has been a part of jazz vocabulary since bebop. Students will strengthen and learn to do this in the various styles of jazz and contemporary music. The road to dynamic, expressive improvisation is paved with practice and listening. The best way to approach these licks is to think of it as connecting the two half steps within the major scale. A s improvisers we are always looking to create new harmonic concepts or to find new ways of soloing over traditional changes that are innovative and creative. For that we need an overview of the essential scales and arpeggios. Another very characteristic part of jazz is the use of chromaticism. If you want to download a free ebook of 15 ii valt i licks then subscribe to my. This text deals with many technique issues jazz musicians encounter in the real world. Heres an analysis of the example lick you learned in.
Chromatic guitar lesson chromatic guitar licks youtube. Jan 30, 2019 learning jazz guitar licks is essential for anyone studying the genre. Sep, 2002 it may be fair to say that most players rely on scales and patterns aka licks, phrase or in more academic circles, formulae. By working jazz guitar licks, you increase your fretboard knowledge and build a strong connection to the jazz tradition at the same time. Chromatic notes and chromatic enclosures has been a part of jazz vocabulary since. Since we are mixing two genres we need to get the tools to play each of them.
Think of hip licks as a musical reference book, like a dictionary of great licks in all twelve keys, available. The most important thing you can do is learn them, and then practice them the right way. In jazz guitar, chromatic licks are really a huge part of what we. Jazz, blues, fusion guitar video lesson by stephane lucarelli. And now i added an extra chromatic approach which is using a scale tone. You can download a pdf and read the article on my blog via this link. The project is influenced by outstanding musicians including charlie parker, bill evans, joe pass, clifford brown and others. In this section youll learn 5 fingerfriendly jazz guitar licks in the key of eb major. The difference lies in where you learned these lines from, how you learned them, and what you can do with them. Right click the links below and choose save as or save target as or download linked files as pdf music stand printout.
Now you can start doing your chromatic guitar excercise as a warm up and use the licks to create your own chromatic guitar solo. Hello, i used to have an account here last year, but ill be darned if i can remember what it was. Try to play the phrase on as many sets of strings as possible. For many people chromatic approach notes are a big part of the sound of a jazz lick. Chromaticism how to solo with chromatic notes jazz guitar. Here are 5 great jazz licks to use when playing over minortype harmonies. Nov 10, 2016 to be able to mix jazz and blues we of course need to have the material to play both jazz and blues in this position. Printable pdf ebooks for guitarist 40 ii v i jazz guitar licks.
While you may know that its important to practice jazz guitar licks, finding the right lines to work on can be a daunting task. Super modern jazz lick that works over every chord youtube. This modern jazz lick is meant to sound out, so dont worry about the chords or key that youre playing over. New styles of jazz sometimes dictate new harmonic structures. Below is a pdf file you can print out for this guitar lesson and an am jazz fusion jam track to play with. The 251 or iivi chord progression is the most common in jazz repertoire.
So lets take a look at the guitar lick, and then break down what makes it tick. So in this lesson, im giving you 25 easy iivi licks. How to improvise with chromaticism over jazz standards. They are improv, technique, ear training and history. This does have a couple of guitar slides and pull offs to help create a smoother sound. I seem to remember back then somebody posted a link to a cool free pdf full of blues licks. This 2 5 1 lick features a few chromatic passing notes in bar one, between the 4th and 5th as well as the b7 and root of the dm7 chord. In this lick, there are two concepts that you can take out and explore further in the practice room. Since wes was such a powerhouse in the jazz guitar world, it is a good idea to spend some time studying his licks, phrases, and improvisational concepts, which is what this lesson is designed to do. The second way to target notes is to use chromatic approach tones.
Printable pdf ebook method containing 40 major jazz guitar licks. Chromatic approach 5 jazz guitar licks with chromatic. You have found the right book if you are looking to expand your jazz guitar vocabulary and emulate your favorite jazz guitar players. One thing that players in the past and present have done is to keep a note book of licks and phrases that they like and then take them through all keys. There is again, some chromatic movement in bar 2 with a nice triplet on the last beat of the chord which finishes nicley on the 5th of the g major 7th chord. The chromatic line all jazz musicians should know jazz. Double pulloff am fusion guitar lick lesson printout pdf. I know this isnt new information, but when playing through these patterns and licks it helps if y. Waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over blues progressions in f. Once youve learned the basic licks, try and integrate them into your playing by using them whilst soloing over some jazz tunes. Jazz patterns and licks learn some new ones, improve the. Jazz guitar pdf methods, ebooks, jazz guitar lessons, analysis with audio files. Take a one or two bar phrase and transpose it to all 12 keys.
In the licks i can then easier explain where we are pulling the different parts from. These 25 licks add some great sounding jazz guitar licks to your arsenal. The lick below is written in both standard music notation and guitar tablature. Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material. Want to learn how blues piano licks can be used over blues, rock, gospel, and jazz chord changes. Chromatic notes and chromatic enclosures has been a part of jazz vocabulary since bebop. This easy iiv7i lick can also be played over a static i chord. Bebop scales down and up the bebop scales add a chromatic passing tone to the basic. You would be hardpressed to find any jazz guitarist that wasnt influenced by wes playing at one point or another in their development. The pdf of the examples is available on patreon including one with the analysis. The chromatic scale contains the twelve musical notes available on our. Actually, for the past sixty years jazz musicians have been playing the same basic set of standard tunes, each generation making their stylistic mark on the history of the music. Hip licks is designed to help musicians develop fluency in the jazz language by providing mainstream jazz vocabulary swingboppostbop that nails the changes and lays great on their instrument. Learning jazz guitar licks is essential for anyone studying the genre.