You have found the right book if you are looking to expand your jazz guitar vocabulary and emulate your favorite jazz guitar players. In fact, saxophone, trumpet and piano players have been the main creators of modern jazz soloing. Harmony in the improvised solos of stan getz 19501951 example 1. So in this lesson, im giving you 25 easy iivi licks. In this article ill show you a couple great bluesy licks and how to transpose them for use across a 12bar blues form. Nov 18, 2016 here are 6 jazz licks over dominant 7 chords for you to practice today.
The 251 chord progression is a famous chord progression used primarily in jazz music. For the jazz blues progression, walking bass would be my main recommendation for left hand work. George winston linus and lucy charlie brownpeanuts 2002 norah jones dont know why. Heres the notation from this country piano lick over the 3 chords i use. Learn how to play the jazz 251 chord progression piano. First, some licks are a little bit awkward for playing on the piano and i suppose theyre sourced from other instruments. The licks are written in standard notation and are provided in all keys. In this lesson i am going to go over 5 examples and some exercises to help you get started exploring this. Whether he is channeling otis span or creating his own genre, there is no finer keyboard player. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube.
In this lesson im going to introduce you to the concept of pentatonic harmony. The bible of blues riffs beginner to intermediate lesson youtube. Before you start, though, be sure to sign up for my free mini course accelerate your jazz skills. Check out these lessons which come with pdf downloads showing the example walking bass lines. Jazz licks offers you many melodic examples for each of hte chord types. The project is influenced by outstanding musicians including charlie parker, bill evans, joe pass, clifford brown and others. The purpose is to use this lick as an exercise in all 12 keys and its meant for saxophonists mainly tonal range. Pc d minor blues for tenor saxophone c minor for piano as played on his album giant steps. I work at a music store where i spend 90% of my time surfing the internet and i like sharing my findings with fellow trumpeters. Advanced jazz blues steps it up from the basic blues by introducing new 12 bar blues chord progressions such as minor blues and parker blues.
Purchase this individual lesson as a download and get the same content as what members see. Jazz is an ever evolving language, the established patterns and licks are borrowed, adapted and mutated into new ones. Learning piano with pete sears pete sears brings an incredible knowledge of roots music to the table. Want to learn how blues piano licks can be used over blues, rock, gospel, and jazz chord changes. Waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over blues progressions in f.
The 2 chord is based on the second note of the scale, so in the key of c the 2 chord is a d. Scales for piano scales piano scales for the piano scales of piano piano scales speed exercises piano school the piano school jazz pdf pdf jazz12 oct 2009. The first ten are easy, the middle ten are intermediate and the last ten are a bit harder. Onto your question about left hand patterns for solo piano. Hi all, for a while now ive been running a free online page with some jazz licks, some harmonic discussion, even some jazz ear training and all with backing tracks to play to.
Feel free to share this notation online but please credit with a link back to the site. Jonathon wilson collected these 30 blues licks, and by putting them on musescore you can transpose them into any key you want. B flat instruments edition red dog music books razorsharp blues series the caged system and 100 licks for blues guitar. The lick and its many variations were commonly used by john coltrane. But, if you play this solo at half speed, it is as melodic as a johnny hodges invention. The 30 musthave blues piano licks blues transcription and bass arrangements. Jonathon introduces each clip, letting you know of any tips or hangups that set the lick apart, and then provides a valuable demonstration of how to play and practice the riff alongside a full band. Jazz lick of the week and beginner jazz youtube tutorials.
By studying and working with the licks in this ebook, you will not only learn how to improvise over different chord types and progressions, but be able to construct your. This lesson is closely related to the pentatonic improvisation lesson so if you havent watched that tutorial id recommend you check that out first. The videos show the licks in c, but you can download sheet music which has the licks in nearly all keys. Jazz guitar pdf methods, ebooks, jazz guitar lessons, analysis with audio files. Pat martino, joe pass, george benson, wes montgomery, pat metheny and howard roberts. This is a collection of thirty different blues licks ranging from beginning through advanced. Cannonball adderleys solo on the way you look tonight is an amazing tourdeforce. Here are 6 jazz licks over dominant 7 chords for you to practice today. So here is yet another cool site that i found with tons of iivs and other patterns in pdf. I recommend you practice this pattern over all 12 major chords. Thisjazz piano tutorial is on iiv7i licks and jazz improvisation exercises. By working jazz guitar licks, you increase your fretboard knowledge and build a strong connection to the jazz tradition at the same time. Each is available in a downloadable pdf form for free.
Learning jazz guitar licks is essential for anyone studying the genre. Learn how to play the jazz 251 chord progression on piano. Printable pdf ebooks for guitarist 40 ii v i jazz guitar licks 40 minor jazz guitar licks 101 dominant arpeggios 40 major licks 40 minor licks 49 essential lines. A collaborative project led by nikita borisenko, the book contains more than 1,500 jazz licks for the more popular chord progressions 251 and 1625 in the jazz repertoire. In this video series the talented and sizzling jonathon wilson guides you through 30 musthave blues piano licks, riffs that, once mastered, could turn any musician into a talkedabout sensation. Sep, 2002 how many jazz improvisers construct a completely original solo. The licks come from a wide variety of influences including guitarists such as. Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material. Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to.
For the g7 chord i apply a very common and simple altered scale line and finish off with the major scale or ionian over the cmaj7 chord. While you may know that its important to practice jazz guitar licks, finding the right lines to work on can be a daunting task. Oct 11, 2015 as pianists, were always looking for fun, bluesy piano licks to add to our bag of tricks. New styles of jazz sometimes dictate new harmonic structures.
I initially posted it with single line players in mind, but of course jazz pianists do as much single line playing as horn players depending on your style. Nov 19, 2016 hi all, for a while now ive been running a free online page with some jazz licks, some harmonic discussion, even some jazz ear training and all with backing tracks to play to. These licks are taken from various lessons on the site. Not only does it give you a feel for the type of rhythm and phrasing that is typically used in jazz improvisation, but memorised licks are also a good fallback option if you run out of ideas while youre improvising. Amazing jazz improvisation exercise jazz piano concepts. A collection of oscar petersonstyle jazz piano licks to help understand key features of the peterson style.
This minor iiv line uses the g halfwhole diminished scale over both the ii and v chord before finally resolving to the 7 th of the minor 7 th chord in the last bar. So, its kind of misleading to label the book as bebop licks for piano. Learning licks is an important part of improvisation. Pete, unlike some artists, knows what he is doing and is a fine teacher. I start off the licks with a very simple sounding ii v lick which begins by playing with d dorian over dm7.
How many jazz improvisers construct a completely original solo. Played in concert f, it is written for alto sax in d major. This is a transcription of the opening break to tranes solo over his composition mr. Blues piano licks play blues piano with willie myette. In todays video im going to teach you a tasty lick that will be a great source material for soloing, creating melodies, and fills.
It may be fair to say that most players rely on scales and patterns aka licks, phrase or in more academic circles, formulae. Jan 30, 2019 learning jazz guitar licks is essential for anyone studying the genre. As most jazz players know, and many jazz students quickly learn, iivi jazz licks and the iivi progression are at the heart of jazz improvisational study. As pianists, were always looking for fun, bluesy piano licks to add to our bag of tricks.
Etude 6 hearing scales as harmonic extensions part 1. Bass clef version is 296 pages of improvisational gold for bassists. Learning licks is great, but you need to go deeper. Another early 2008 video tutorial originally done for expert village. These licks can be used in a variety of styles of playing blues, boogie woogie, jazz, rock, country, etc. Not only does it give you a feel for the type of rhythm and.
Print and download in pdf or midi 30 must have blues piano licks. This lesson will inspire you to build your own vocabulary that you can use to improvise when playing the 12 bar blues. These are fantastic, simple ideas composed by former ljs contributor camden hughes, and he packed these full of fantastic lessons. These all have slightly different approaches but aim to get inside of the unaltered dominant 7 chord as it pertains to jazz language. Jazz piano licks for improvisation jazz lesson youtube. So if youre new, or semi new to the genre please have a look. Well, lets use the key of c as our starting example.
These jazz piano lessons cover everything you need to know to appreciate and play jazz. Also included are new chords and ways to make the simple blues more interesting by adding some 25s to the mix. The study of iivi jazz licks is important for a few reasons. By the end of these tutorials you should have a solid understanding of jazz, and with enough practice be able to competently improvise and comp over any jazz song.
The iivi progression will be frequently encountered in the jazz language, especially in the jazz standards and what is referred to as the american songbook, and so. The 30 musthave blues piano licks blues groovewindow. Free jazz piano lessons everything you need to know. Bebop scales down and up the bebop scales add a chromatic passing tone to the basic.