Category Archives: II-V-I

What The Bebop Scale Can Do For Your Playing

Modern Jazz and bebop is linked together – there is no doubt about this.
All the great players of today have all studied bebop relentlessly. 
The step to take you closer to jazz playing is definitely by learning the bebop scales.
In this stepwise build up I take you through how to learn and use the bebop scales in jazz.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
All Bebop scale single bar combinations written out in a blues form
14 bebop scale licks
In all 12 keys
+ Full Lesson Transcription Examples in Alto Key

In this tutorial
00:00 BEBOP SCALE MASTERS
00:16 The basic bebop scale
01:17 Practice the bebop scale
02:10 Bebop scale context
03:19 Play in a musical setting
04:14 How to add to music to the bebop scale
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Coltrane Parker Must Have Bebop Licks
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3 Coltrane Bebop Licks Explained
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Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

Using Triads Can Change Your Playing

The use of triads is an amazing way to access both inside and outside playing.
The easy shape of the triad, with only three notes, is a super great way to ease in on getting altered sounds into your playing.
I demonstrate how you can add simple triad ideas to different chord functions and get a clear less to more altered sound.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPT CONTENT:
Open sound Triad Inversion exercises
Chromatic approach notes to trias exercises 
12 II-V-I and minor chord licks 
All in all 12 keys
+ Full Lesson Transcription Examples in Alto Key

In this tutorial
00:00 Using Triads Can Change Your Playing
00:19 Triads ala Michael Brecker
02:18 Triads Chromatic Approach
03:36 Chris Potter Chromatic Triads
04:32 Brecker and Potter mixed triad licks
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Play Outside Using This simple Minor Chord Method https://www.patreon.com/posts/61147968
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Turn These 3 levels of II-V-I Licks Into Solos

II-V-I licks are one of the most common progressions in jazz music.
We need to be able to understand and get around in this progression.
I play and explain three levels of II-V-I licks from beginner to intermediate and let you know how you can add this to your music.

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THREE LICKS IN 12 KEYS + THREE LICKS ADDED TO ALL II-V-I’s IN AUTUMN LEAVES, TAKE THE A-TRAIN AND BLUE BOSSA
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In this tutorial
00:00 THREE LEVELS OF II-V-I LICKS
00:13 level 1 Simple II-V-I 
02:05 Add to Autumn Leaves
04:09 level 2 Intermediate II-V-I
05:36 Add to Take The A-Train
07:19 level 3 Advanced II-V-I
08:33 Add to Blue Bossa
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Jens Larsen Jazz Guitar
Autumn Leaves backing track
https://youtu.be/cFbABleXatg

Jens Larsen Jazz Guitar
Take The A-Train backing track
https://youtu.be/sf5s2fI_khw

Blue Bossa Backing Track
https://youtu.be/ikLTmLGrkl4

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Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

5 Important 4-note Jazz Licks That Will Change Your Playing

4 note jazz licks are probably one of the most important tools for your jazz solos.
The 4-note jazz licks fit perfectly into the most common 4/4 bar.
In this video I explain 5 four note licks and make these usable in multiple situations.
Greats like John Coltrane made full concepts of playing shapes like this.

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10 LICKS USING 4 NOTE PATTERNS – IN THE 7 MOST COMMON KEYS
+ All Lesson Examples Transposed To The Alto Key

In this tutorial
00:00 The importance of 4 note jazz licks
00:55 Dm9 with a chromatic touch
02:12 G7 altered lick
02:47 Abm triad on G7
03:43 Use Bb7 as altered sound
05:00 Cmaj7 and Giant Steps
05:53 G7 = Db7???
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COLTRANE PATTERNS – AMAZING, FLEXIBLE AND MELODIC FOUR NOTE SHAPES
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Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

6 Double Time Licks to Expand Your Jazz Playing

Working on double time playing is nothing different than playing “normal” 8th notes, you just need to do it. 
In this video I give easy and clear practice examples taken out of a double time lick – how you can practice and play double time.
Start now, don’t wait for the right moment – it is Double Time!

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10 different scale, approach and encircling patterns written out in the full range of the horn
10 licks adding the patterns for you to use directly in your playing
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In this tutorial
00:00 Double time – a huge part of jazz
00:29 8th notes to 16th notes
01:04 Comparing notes
02:10 Diatonic embellishment
03:19 Approach notes
04:42 3 Chromatic encircling
05:13 Coltrane Patterns
05:55 Chromatic approach 
06:59 Diatonic encircling
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COLTRANE PATTERNS – AMAZING, FLEXIBLE AND MELODIC FOUR NOTE SHAPES
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8 chord patterns – you need to know these https://youtu.be/oWV2LtH7GEw
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What You Will Learn From Transcribing

Learning by listening and transcribing is probably the best way to learn jazz. But how do you do it?
Going into the great solo of Hank Mobley on Dig Dis, using advice from David Liebman, getting help from modern technology and getting the job done. This is how to Listen, transcribe and learn jazz.

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00:00 The Amazing Hank Mobley
00:01 David Liebman on transcribing
02:07 Helpful Apps, Internet and YouTube, chord and notes
04:20 Practice and apply
05:54 Analyze and transpose
06:47 Transpose and play everywhere
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Hank Mobley Dig Dis
https://youtu.be/IyRWhz0UtBI

Tim Lin’s transcription of Dig Dis
https://youtu.be/7Zi7uF5Ml-E

Blues Backing track
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Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

Learn And Play Giant Steps In 5 Easy Steps

Some say that Giant Steps is the most difficult tune in the world.
It is not – it is just unfamiliar!
Let’s get cracking at the Giant Steps changes and decipher them.
Play a solo on this amazing tune by following these easy steps.

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00:00 Learn And Play Giant Steps In 5 Easy Steps
00:20 Giant Steps Truth
00:39 Step one – learn the solo
01:21 Get the chords right
03:03 The Best Start – how to practice Giant Steps
06:28 Giant Steps SCALES
07:48 Getting it together
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Coltrane Changes – The most important Coltrane Structures https://youtu.be/MAb6hiWQ2qo
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Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

Play Outside Using This simple Minor Chord Method

Why playing outside is not complicated.
Boiling the idea of playing outside down to adding one minor chord.
And why Coltrane, Brecker and Potter sound amazing when they play outside.
They do it the simple way.

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EXTRA: 10 altered licks added in the lesson transcription

In this tutorial
00:00 COLTRANE, BRECKER AND POTTER ALL DO IT
01:09 The simple minor chord
01:51 First alteration – backdoor dominant
03:42 Second alteration – tritone substituted dominant
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Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

10 Major7 Jazz Chord Licks That Work

10 Major7 Jazz Chord Licks That Work
Major chords should be easy to play, but don’t make them dull and uninteresting.
Coming up with good ideas on your major chords is sometimes a challenge.
You should be able to approach this from many different angles.
Here is how you can add more jazz line options to your major 7 chords.

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In this tutorial
00:00 10 jazz solo ideas on major chords
00:45 Don’t play the root
02:08 Licks from the root
03:01 Dexter Gordon major7 lick
04:25 Become versatile – Chord lick exercise
06:23 Hitting the 5th, adding Charlie Parker
07:53 The magical 6th degree
08:35 The 7th as a target note
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Solo Manual Take The A-Train
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Dexter Gordon – There Will Never Be Another You
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My setup:
 saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
Mouthpiece is an old Otto Link Babbit – refaced from opening 6 to opening 8/8,5
Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

Coltrane Parker Must Have Bebop Licks – Basic Jazz Vocabulary


COLTRANE + PARKER  – BEBOP LICKS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Learning by copying your heroes is so important. 
John Coltrane and Charlie Parker are two of my great heroes. 
One of Coltrane’s heroes was Charlie Parker. 
I take two super bebop licks, pull them apart and explains how practice , add to your technical training and use directly in your music

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In this tutorial
00:00 Coltrane Parker Must Have Bebop Licks
00:08 ALL THE BEBOP YOU NEED!
00:36 Charlie Parker Lick
02:38 Use it in your own music
03:10 Chromatic approach note technical exercise
04:05 John Coltrane bebop lick
05:51 Practice the bebop dominant scale
06:41 Super Major7 chord exercise
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8 Chord Patterns You Need To Know
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Practice Manual 3 of the greatest bebop licks 100 ways to use
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My setup:
 saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
Mouthpiece is an old Otto Link Babbit – refaced from opening 6 to opening 8/8,5
Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona