Bebop Licks PdfThis PDF method contains 11 guitar lessons with chords, tabs, standard notation, analysis & audio files about the main blues.
Bebop licks for guitar, presented in notation and TAB. These licks are based on the dominant form of the bebop scale. The dominant bebop scale is basically a mixolydian scale with an extra passing note inserted between the root and the b7. For example, a G dominant bebop scale contains the notes: G, A, B, C, D, E, F, F#, G. The extra note in this case is the F#. The bebop scale is not a part of strict musical harmony, rather it has evolved out of the kind of lines bebop musicians play.
Bebop Licks – Lick 1Lick 2Lick 3Lick 4Lick 5Lick 6Bebop Licks over ii V I – Lick 7Lick 8Lengthened Bebop Lick – Lick 9
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Notes On Playing Bebop Licks
Play the licks at a slow tempo at first, perhaps with a slight ‘swing’ rhythm. Once you get used to them, start to increase the tempo and you’ll feel how the extra note makes the lines smoother and more interesting. There are many ways of embellishing the standard bebop scale, one common way being to ‘enclose’ notes by playing the notes around them before playing the target note. Listening to jazz musicians will help you identify other ways in which bebop scales were used.
Like all jazz improvisation, bebop is a language in itself, and the only way it can really be learned is by exposing yourself to it, picking up some phrases and beginning to use them yourself. Listen to some records and see if you can recognise when a bebop scale is being used, then try to play the line back by ear. As stated previously, the great bebop musicians were not consciously using bebop scales – they were simply creating lines using major and mixolydian scales and inserting the extra notes to help them flow. Once you have got your fingers round the bebop scale in a couple of positions, start to invent your own lines over static chords and ii V I changes.
Watch the Micro-Cosmic Bebop Line online guitar lesson by Sheryl Bailey from 50 Essential Bebop Licks You MUST KnowI call this the Micro-Cosmic Bebop Line because from this small gem, you can understand the main principles of chord substitutions and the proper use of the dominant 7 bebop scale. Let's break down all the parts of this important lick: Gmin7 connecting to a C7 bebop scale, connecting to an Eminb7 arpeggio, again connecting to a C7 bebop scale, then moving to a Bbmaj arpeggio.
You can use this lick for many situations: Gmin7 C7, Emin7b5 A7alt, and a Bbmaj - all of these and any combination of these chords are possibilities. Take this one through all 12 keys and get 'under the hood' here and fragment this to really start to build strong bebop lines.
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