The approach notes book is the study of bebop and jazz melodic patterns from the 40s through present. See the scale notes and most important chords for each key of your keyboard. Bebop licks for guitar, presented in notation and tab. Chords and scale notes of different scales below you can find a big collection of over 300 scales please scroll down. Below is a practical fingering for a two octave major bebop scale and a lick that uses the major bebop scale lick which you can apply to tunes that you are working on. While you may know that its important to practice jazz guitar licks, finding the right lines to work on can be a daunting task. How to play bebop scales on guitar jamieholroydguitar. Click the play button below each example to hear how it sounds. Bebop is much more than just one particular style, it is pretty much the grammar of modern jazz, and bebop licks are not so much cliches as essential elements of speech within the jazz language. If you have worked out of my mastering the dominant bebop scale book, you know that the bebop scale and the bebop links that can be added to it can be a powerful tool that can be used to create great sounding lines using the language of the jazz. Mastering the minor ii7b5 v7b9 bebop scale is a new approach to learning to play great jazz lines over a minor iiv progression. Because this scale is the most popular of the 3 bebop scales in this section, you often see this scale called simply the bebop scale. You will probably notice the close relationship between the bebop scale and the major scale.
In stock, digital book is available for immediate access. This video is going to give you 3 examples of bebop licks which really use. The early bebop players developed a system that made it easier to improvise strong solo lines. They are created by interjecting one or more nondiatonic passing tones into the chord scales. G7 bebop lines jeff ellwood jeff ellwood jeff ellwood. Another common bebop scale is the dominant seventh or mixolydian bebop scale this scale is generated by adding a passing tone between the flattedseventh scale degree and the root. Major and dominant bebop scales bebop scales are chord scales with added chromatic passing tones. The major bebop scale can be used over any major 7 th chord so 6, 69, major 9, major 7 and the many variations. The following is an extract from my book fundamental changes in jazz guitar. Using major scales to improvise over major iivi chord. Bebop part i perpetual motion exercises jason lyon on. Combining arpeggios with the bebop scale fundamental. The next bebop scale is used over dominant 7 chords and is built by adding a major 7 th passing note to the mixolydian scale. One of the ways we use pentatonic scales is by exploring scale patterns.
This bebop lick goes up in ascending 3rds through the bebop scale. Mastering the minor ii7b5 v7b9 bebop scale digital pdf book. Bebop scales clarinet lexcerpts sheet music for piano. With a strong understanding of bebop concepts, kessel was able to record some of the most memorable solos in jazz history. According to corey christiansen, david baker, one of the worlds finest jazz educators, named these scales the bebop scales because they were used so often by jazz artists from the bebop era. This bebop lick in the style of tal farlow uses a number of chromatic notes to outline the iivi underlying chord changes. Jazz guitar scales basic modal scales ionianmajor scale play over. In this case d7alt that is eb melodic minor and the ebm is a perfect scale choice.
Here are some bebop exercises to practise that repeat themselves over and over and make musical sense, so they work. Bebop scales the bebop scales are frequently used in jazz improvisation and are derived from the modes of the major scale, the melodic minor scale and the harmonic minor scale. The strong chord tones are root, 3 rd, 5 th and 7 th on the dominant chord and root, 3 rd, 5 th and 6 th not 7 th on tonic major and minor chords. Weve done a lot of work with arpeggios and the bebop scale. These licks are based on the dominant form of the bebop scale. Theres nothing arbitrary in this system, the rules are there for sound logical and musical reasons. Jazz guitar scales are very important devices when learning jazz guitar. Print and download in pdf or midi scorec60e97cc61914621c5642439ae643f clarinette gammes bebop 1 octave. Bebop scales lessons with theory licks and guitar shapes. Bebop scales down and up the bebop scales add a chromatic passing tone to the basic scales so that strong chord tones occur on the strong beats. Its from a charlie parker solo over all the things you are. Bebop scales are very used in jazz music and a must know for any jazz student. Approach notes the study of bebop and jazz melodic. Join bebop scales to other bebop scales, as in the following examples.
David baker named these scales the bebop scales because they were used so often by jazz artists form the bebop era. All the theory in the world wont make you play better, so lets just look at these four important guitar fingerings for the bebop scales. In this piano tutorial, i show you how to play a bebop style 251 lick. I will go over how you can add some bebop flavour and chromatic phrases to your playing in this position. They are derived from other modes and contains an additional note what makes. Here is a pdf of the 36 important scales major, dorian, and. Join the bebop scales to other scale types, as in the following examples. When these passing notes are added to the diatonic chord scale certain notes then stand out in the scale. The only difference is one extra note, this can be compared with the blue note added to a pentatonic to get a blues scale. This makes hitting those target notes much easier and. In this video i am going to go over three concepts that are used a lot in bebop solos.
You can print out some or all of it, slap it in a 3ring binder, mark it up at will, and print clean replacement pages as needed. It is kind of like one of those basic exercises youve learned out the of the arbans book. By working jazz guitar licks, you increase your fretboard knowledge and build a strong connection to the jazz tradition at the same time. David baker vol 1 the bebop scales and other scales in. By simply adding one chromatic note, you can convert the most commonly used scales into bebop scales. Gmaj7 major bebop scale ascending ascending from 1 to 1. This is a common sound and you can use it to write your own lines and licks. Techniques and practice ideas for mastering the v7 and major bebop scales in your solos.
The dominant bebop scale is basically a mixolydian scale with an extra passing note inserted between the root and the b7. Jazz guitar licks pdf methods with audio files online. Bebop guitar the best beginners guide jazz guitar online. Printable scales written for the saxophone, including major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, natural minor and chromatic below are both printable pdf and html links to all the major, minor and chromatic scales. The bebop scale is the easiest way to add a jazzy sound to your guitar playing. Its now time to combine the two devices for a musical, articulate sound. The guitar command guitar scales chart book is a comprehensive reference book for all lead guitarists. Since a major scale consists of 5 whole steps and 2 half steps, there must be two more basic bebop scales we can construct. Improvising tutorials getting started using major scales.
Tums may be used on any chord tone, as in the following examples. I will turn them into some simple exercises and finally demonstrate how you can put them together to make some solid bebop jazz licks. You may find these playalongs useful for practicing bebop scales, licks or patterns. Learn how the greatest improvisers use the bebop scale in jazz improvisation. In bar 1, you see the ggbfe grouping which comes from the g bebop scale, anticipating the g7 by two beats before it arrives in the second bar. C ocarina g ocarina click on the score to view exercises for any scale. This video is going to demonstrate 5 easy bebop licks on a c7 chord in a very position and quickly connect it to a scale and an arpeggio. I also feel its the first time a book presents a set of licks and phrases but which are intended to be used.
These lines come from david bakers book how to play bebop vol. Refer to the pdf please for all the notation with tabs. The following sections explore these beyond bebop scales. The major bebop scale has a passing tone in between the 5th and 6th degree of the scale. This pdf method for guitar contains 40 ii v i jazz guitar lines with tab. You may find these playalongs useful for practicing minor scales, minor pentatonic scales, blues scales or other exercises. Lesson pdf s air flow exercise art farmer whisper not bebop scales 1 bebop scales 2 interval study 1 isfahan trumpet solo by ron stout jazz licks by clifford brown jazz licks by kenny dorham jazz licks by tom harrell jazz licks by woody shaw kenny dorham solo on a slow boat to china lip flexibility 1 lip flexibility 2 major. You will find in these lessons the most important scales and modes that any jazz guitar player need to know such as diatonic scales, melodic minor, harmonic minor, harmonic major, melodic minor, symmetic, pentatonic scales, bebop scales, blues scales.
How to use bebop scales like a pro learn jazz standards. Recently i did a post about the 3 most important jazz scales for beginning improvisers. Using chord substitution rule 1 and those scales will produce bebop scales that are not found in any of the books i researched. The only difference is that there is a half step between each ascending 3rd.
Learning jazz guitar licks is essential for anyone studying the genre. This video tutorial contains 10 ii v7 jazz bebop guitar patterns for beginners with analysis and scale shapes. Bebop scales almost magically turn scales into jazz lines, adding melodic flow and logical forward motion to your solos. These playalongs stay on one dominant chord for an extended period of time. Below is the bebop scale with chromatic notes that approach primary chord tones 57 below the line is broken down to show the approach to each primary chord tone these chromatic approaches can now be used in combination with the.
Closely related to the major bebop, we have the minor bebop scale. To summarize, the most important scales to learn first are the major, dorian, and mixolydian scales because they help you navigate major 7th, minor 7th, and dominant b7 chords, respectively. How to master the bebop scale in jazz improvisation. The bebop scales are frequently used in jazz improvisation and are derived from the modes of the major scale, the melodic minor scale, and the harmonic minor scale. To help you take the bebop scale from the technical side of your practice routine to the improvisational, here are 5 classic jazz guitar licks that use the bebop scale in various situations try working these licks in 12 keys around the fretboard, at various tempos, as well as apply them to any tune you are working as you bring these phrases into your jazz guitar.
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