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On the cD SUIDE TO: JAZZ, 10 SMOOTH JAZZ LICKS Ath licks are played a title slower than performance speed with simple chord accompaniment to help you hear them In context. 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Typical ick used o more a jazz sotng this Hokisessenilal__ BYTES Sax-styerpettve ho to fom the G chord tothe F chord and canbe trangposed toa Keys ae tension to sol. uta: Kt Morgan SAT Eo (cz) 5 A fino cape of i i doubt, go forthe chromatic approach’ to bogin our Dotilous omaoy arouzh this fuer 13 bar nequonee. Noto the double DESO) stopped phrase fn bar 2 thish works ever ether ef the feo chords, {0 tho sth fret or at the sth fot fora more biuoey eeu. 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And why do I need to be able to do it if I'm going to bluff my way in Jazz? Read on... ‘This is beasties ofthe five-tmmitady, whieh Is playin in eiyinie {Eroups of four againot the beat I alae works thive frets hleher (GUL agatnot a C chord) fox a moro blucey sound fo, its nothing to do with competitions, nor Nssioctretcrein a ]Gomping isan abbreviation how ahbreviation is such a long word? of “accompanying and refers to the borg bits in between guitar solos, Unlike rhythen guitar work in most other forms of masic, in jazz there are usually no set shythimic patterns to adhere to. Generally speaking, you should try to imagine sshat a big band horn section might do underneath someones solo, ‘The rhythmic os aE content is left to the integrity of the player although ideally you should have your cars widle ‘pea and sespond both to the soloist and the reat of the rythm section ‘Another important point is that there's no need to play ll ive or six notes of each chord shape. 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