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The way the licks are presented makes them easy to remember and be modified to become your own.
30 Smokin' Jazz Guitar Licks You MUST Know
Learn must-know licks from jazz guitar guru Frank Vignola
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About this course
The jazz guitarist's lexicon expands exponentially with each new generation of jazz musicians. Classic swing, bebop, hard bop, cool jazz, acid jazz, Latin and gypsy jazz are just a few of the sub-genres that have contributed to the ever-expanding vocabulary called on by jazz players today. When improvising, its very common for players to quotes licks that they've learned from other players and instruments.
One of the keys to learning how to improvise freely is to first build a large vocabulary of licks and phrases, over a variety of jazz styles, which you’ll eventually make your own. Frank Vignola's collection of 30 Smokin’ Jazz Licks will stoke your vocabulary with 30 very versatile licks, all of which are easily translatable across a variety of jazz styles, changes, and keys.
"Guitarists have the luxury of not only learning licks from horn players but also quoting polyphonic licks from other guitar players and keyboard players. This collection of 30 licks includes many of the licks that I've developed over the years after “stealing” ideas from the greats. For example, I’ll show you licks inspired by Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Django, Wes Montgomery, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and many other giants of jazz."
In this collection, Frank covers a wide palette of styles and techniques incorporating greasy double stops, up tempo bebop phrasing, flat-nine flurry approaches, diminished lines, sax-inspired phrasing, octaves, whole tone scales, chordal approaches, sweep picking, chromatics, passing tones, legato, sliding, B3 organ emulation and much more.
Frank demonstrates all of the licks over rhythm tracks and then breaks them down note-by-note emphasizing the techniques you’ll need to get a grip on to play them correctly.
All of the licks are tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop and/or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, Frank generously includes all of the rhythm tracks for you to work with on your own.
Grab your guitar and let’s get smokin' with Frank Vignola!
One of the keys to learning how to improvise freely is to first build a large vocabulary of licks and phrases, over a variety of jazz styles, which you’ll eventually make your own. Frank Vignola's collection of 30 Smokin’ Jazz Licks will stoke your vocabulary with 30 very versatile licks, all of which are easily translatable across a variety of jazz styles, changes, and keys.
"Guitarists have the luxury of not only learning licks from horn players but also quoting polyphonic licks from other guitar players and keyboard players. This collection of 30 licks includes many of the licks that I've developed over the years after “stealing” ideas from the greats. For example, I’ll show you licks inspired by Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Django, Wes Montgomery, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and many other giants of jazz."
In this collection, Frank covers a wide palette of styles and techniques incorporating greasy double stops, up tempo bebop phrasing, flat-nine flurry approaches, diminished lines, sax-inspired phrasing, octaves, whole tone scales, chordal approaches, sweep picking, chromatics, passing tones, legato, sliding, B3 organ emulation and much more.
Frank demonstrates all of the licks over rhythm tracks and then breaks them down note-by-note emphasizing the techniques you’ll need to get a grip on to play them correctly.
All of the licks are tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop and/or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, Frank generously includes all of the rhythm tracks for you to work with on your own.
Grab your guitar and let’s get smokin' with Frank Vignola!
What you'll learn
- Play chord melody style using triad fragments
- Execute sweep picking technique
- Use chord tones in melodic lines
- Developing melodic movement between chords
- Understanding jazz rhythmic phrasing
Release date: 02/16/2017 • 1h 27m runtime
Sample lessons
Flat Nine Sharp Nine
Lick 2
Bebop Sax Lick
Lick 7
Smooth Sweeper
Lick 16
Greasy Doubles
Lick 18
What's included
32 lessons • 30 charts • 30 Jam Tracks
30 Smokin' Jazz Licks
Hi, I'm Frank Vignola, and welcome to 30 Smokin' Jazz Licks You MUST Know! One of the keys to learning how to improvise freely is to first build a large vocabulary of licks, over a variety of jazz styles, which you'll eventually make your own. This collection of 30 Smokin' Jazz Guitar Licks includes many of my own licks that I have developed over the years after "stealing" ideas from the greats.
For example, I'll show you a flat 9 - sharp 9 lick that was inspired by playing with beboppers like Herb Ellis and Joe Pass, a saxophone-inspired lick, an octave lick á la Wes Montgomery, smokin' smooth jazz licks, greasy double stop licks, blues inspired bebop licks, flat nine flurry licks, and of course Django inspired diminished and whole tone licks.
I'll perform each of the licks over a backing track and then I'll break them down note-by-note emphasizing the harmonic approaches and techniques in play. Everything is tabbed and notated, plus you'll get all of the jam tracks to work with on your own.
Grab your guitar and let's dig in!
For example, I'll show you a flat 9 - sharp 9 lick that was inspired by playing with beboppers like Herb Ellis and Joe Pass, a saxophone-inspired lick, an octave lick á la Wes Montgomery, smokin' smooth jazz licks, greasy double stop licks, blues inspired bebop licks, flat nine flurry licks, and of course Django inspired diminished and whole tone licks.
I'll perform each of the licks over a backing track and then I'll break them down note-by-note emphasizing the harmonic approaches and techniques in play. Everything is tabbed and notated, plus you'll get all of the jam tracks to work with on your own.
Grab your guitar and let's dig in!
Straight Ahead Bop
This 2-5-1 lick in the key of C features the 13th of the 5 chord and goes to the 9th of the 1 chord ending on a major 7th arpeggio.
Flat Nine Sharp Nine
In this lick, we'll utilize the sharp 9 and flat 9 over the 5 chord going to the 1 chord. A very typical harmonic approach in bebop.
Stairway to Bossa
This lick features the famous "Stairway to Heaven" guitar intro which uses the root of the 2 chord descending chromatically to the 3rd of the 5 chord. This sound is used in every style of music, especially when improvising jazz licks.
Triplet Minor
Now let's look at a lick played over a 2-5-1 in F minor, featuring a triplet in the phrasing. This use of the triplet is another staple of jazz phrasing.
Space Bop
This lick relies on using space or silence within the phrase in order to truly hear the notes that you just played. Good phrasing uses space.
Blues Infused
Here's a blues infused bebop lick over the 2-5-1 progression. These next 5 licks incorporate the blues into bebop licks; without blues, there is no jazz!
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Reviews
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5peter5000
Verified buyer
12/27/22
Who can better learn jazz licks than Frank?
mmurret
Verified buyer
12/19/22
Practical explanation of riffs and licks that are easily transferred to your individual playing styles
jkeith
06/04/22
My Favorite TF Teacher
Frank Vignola is one of TrueFire’s best and most prolific teachers. His “30 Smokin' Jazz Guitar Licks You MUST Know” course gives the student a set of quick lessons that repeats each lick multiple times (slow and fast), followed by a note by note break down of the lick, the techniques Frank uses, and chordal outlining. Highly recommended!
Jeff
01/29/22
Frank Vignola's 30 Smokin' Jazz Guitar Licks You MUST Know
This is a smokin' lesson. There are are lot of goods ideas that Frank breaks down and teaches. The licks are good by themselves or you can takes pieces and parts to make your own. I like the likes series because I can just watch a few short lessons about a like and then takes a break without losing continuity.
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