Blues Series – Part 1 (LOTW #46)
Everyone plays the blues. It is a great structure to learn improvisation over. In this lick I’m adding more rhythmic qualities as you might see.
Everyone plays the blues. It is a great structure to learn improvisation over. In this lick I’m adding more rhythmic qualities as you might see.
Here is more of a cliche line you here a lot over the D-7. The outline of the chord tones and chromatic resolution to the
I really like this one. We start off with a nice rhythm here with a 6 note phrase to one beat. We are arpeggiating chord
A nice outline of chord tones over the D-7 then making our way up to the #9 and b9 of the G7. There are our
Don’t let the rhythms fool you in this one. The tempo is so slow the 32nd notes are simply ornamental trills. The main idea in
This is a tasty little lick with a small grace note that makes all the difference. Feel free to phrase this however you want. You
This is a nice lick for this slightly on common turnaround. You won’t find in too many places. One of them being “The Song Is
What I love about this lick is the chord tone pattern in measure 2 that moves down a half step. The first measure starts with
This lick is definitely more advanced technically than some of the others. Practice the consistent triplets very slowly at first until you get the hang