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Category: Licks and PhrasesBy Leon on Sep 10, 2008 in Featured, Lessons, Licks and Phrases, Video Clips | 0 Comments
Ok, I’m back — Helping you build your jazz vocabulary. Here’s a nice jazz guitar lick that can be played over a Dm7 chord. Also, try it over G7 or other chords in the key of C.
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By Leon on Apr 30, 2008 in Featured, Improvisation, Licks and Phrases, Transcriptions | 0 Comments
Some of you have asked that I produce a transcription of the solo that I played in this video here:
http://www.learnjazzguitar.com/2008/02/27/just-friends/
I’m happy to report that I have completed the PDF chart for you to download.
Here’s what you get:
Standard Notation - An accurate transcription of all the notes that I played in that solo.
Tablature - I show [...]
By Leon on Apr 18, 2008 in Featured, General Advice, Improvisation, Lessons, Licks and Phrases, Popular Jazz Guitarists - Audio, Video Clips | 3 Comments
The first video in this lesson demonstrates how to play a 2-5-1 phrase in the key of F. Gm7-C7-FMaj7. The concept that I used to create this phrase is the same as with the phrase that we learned last time. I’m basically using a Gm7 arpeggio and then transitioning to a diminished substitution to the [...]
By Leon on Mar 25, 2008 in Featured, Improvisation, Lessons, Licks and Phrases, Video Clips | 3 Comments
In the following video, I show how to play a nice 2-5-1 phrase in the key of C. Dm7-G7-Cmaj7. The ii-V-I progression is the most popular chord progression in all of jazz. It’s critical that you learn how to play over this progression. Take you time with this lick. Rhythmically, it might be a little [...]
