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1) The second bar of this major lick is played around a Cmaj7 chord shape.
2) This is the opening lick from 'Anthropology', a standard written by Charlie 'Bird' Parker
and John 'Dizzy' Gillespie.
Cmaj7.
V-I Licks
1) The first lick starts with a Cmaj7#5 arpeggio (E7b13) and continues in an A melodic minor scale.
2) The first bar of the next lick uses a Dm7b5 arpeggio, which gives an altered type of sound over E7 : b7, b9, 3 and b13.
In the second bar George plays a Abmaj7 arpeggio : 3, b13, 7 and #9. The use of a major 7 on a dominant chord is a bit unusual, but sounds ok here because it
is part of a series of arpeggios that are used to build tension.
After the Abmaj7 arpeggio follows an Ab#5 triad arpeggio : 3, b13 and 1 going to the 9 of Amin.
You can hear this lick on the standard 'Stella by Starlight' on the CD 'Tenderly''.
II-V-I Licks
2) This very nice lick also comes out of 'Stella by Starlight' from the CD 'Tenderly''.
Minor II-V-I Lick
Minor Lick
1) This lick works over a minor II V I and is based on the D harmonic minor scale.
The harmonic minor scale is a natural minor scale with a raised 7th note (C# in this case)
which gives us the 3rd for the dominant chord (A7) of the minor key. Played over the
dominant chord the harmonic minor scale gives us tensions b9 en b13. The harmonic
minor scale is a very common sound in jazz.
V I Lick
You can hear this lick on the standard 'Joy Spring' on Joe Pass's CD 'Joy Spring', a must have CD for every jazz
guitarist. The lick is the pick up for the first solo chorus.
V I Minor Lick
1) Joe Pass plays a D minor triad arpeggio with an added 9 on the Bm7b5 chord, what gives us the following
functions : b3, 4, b5, b7.
On the E7 he plays an A harmonic minor scale.
II V I Lick
1) This lick is transcribed from the Joe Pass composition 'Joy Spring' from the album Joy Spring. Check it out if this
CD is not part of your collection yet, it's a must have album for jazz players. The lick starts just before the first B part
of the solo.