7 Essential Jazz Licks: The Vocabulary Every Jazz Musician Should Know

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If you want to take your jazz improvisation to the next level, mastering jazz vocabulary is a must. In this video, I’ll show you 7 essential licks that will transform your soloing. From major, minor, and dominant licks to bebop, altered, and diminished ideas, you’ll get everything you need to sound more fluent and creative in your playing.

Here’s what you’ll learn:
1) A simple lick for major chords inspired by John Coltrane
2) A diatonic lick for minor chords
3) A lick for dominant chords that can be found in Charlie Parker's Donna Lee
4) One of my favorite major chord licks that utilise stacks of thirds
5) A classic bebop lick packed with chromatic approach notes
6) An altered lick that will help you navigate the altered sound
7) A lick for diminished chords, arguably the most difficult chord in jazz standards


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00:00 - 00:22 INTRO
00:22 - 01:40 LICK FOR MAJOR CHORDS
01:40 - 02:07 LICK FOR MINOR CHORDS
02:07 - 02:59 LICK FOR DOMINANT CHORDS
02:59 - 04:00 LONGER LICK FOR MAJOR CHORDS
04:00 - 04:30 BEBOP LICK
04:30 - 05:22 LICK FOR ALTERED CHORDS
05:22 - 06:22 LICK FOR DIMINISHED CHORDS
06:22 - 06:45 OUTRO