Best Jazz Riffs

B B GB B B
1 - Major7

4 Q B B B B B B
Cmaj7

:4 L DB FB B
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B B FB B B B B B F B EB B B EB B B B B B B B B
2 - Major 7 with chromaticism

EE Q L B
3

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E BF B B BF B B B B B B FB B B B B B B
3 - Martino and major7

B B B B B B B B B B
Ebmaj7

E EE B B B B B BBBB BBB B BE B BF BE B
6 E F

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4 - Don Mock and maj7

B
B B B B B B F B DBL B
Dmaj7

DDF
B B B B B B B B B B FB
B B B B DB
9

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B B B B F B EB B B
5 - Scofield-type Lydian riff

E EE E Q GF B B B B
Abma7#11

B B B B A
3

GF B
11

L
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3
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6 - Descending pentatonic minor

BBBBBB B BBBBBBBB B B
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Am7

F FF F B BB BBBB BB BB
14

B BBB =
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B B B B GB B B B B F B DB B B
7 - Mentor´s minor riff

DDDD B B B B BBBBB
F#m7

19

BB B B B B B
3

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FB FB F B
8 - C Dorian

FB F B B B B FB F B FB F B A
F B B F B B F B F B DB
Cm7

P H FB B B
B B B FB
21

DB F F D L
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DDF F B
B B B DB B B
9 - B harmonic minor

B B B B DB B B B DB
Bm(maj7)

B B DB B B B B B
B B B DB B
26

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B B B B B B B B
10 - E Aeolian

DF B B B B B B B B
Em7

B B B B B A
B B B B B B B
28

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 GB DB F B DB F B B
11 - G Mixolydian lick#1

B =
F B B B B B B B B B B B
G9

DB B F B B B B
32

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B DB B ==
12 - Barney Kessel-type blues

B DB B B B B B DB DB DB B
F7

P
D
B P G
L >
36

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DB B DB B B B B B
13 - Sus4 and Pentatonic

B B DB B B B
DB B B B DB B
B9sus4

40
P B B DB B B
L
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B F B B DB DB
DB
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B B DB B B B B B DB DB B B B DA
B
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B DB F B DB F B DB F B B B
14 - Emily Remler-type riff

B DB B DB B FB B DB DB F B DB F B
Eb7#11
47

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 B B B B B B B B B B B R BM R B B B DB B B B B B B B B
15 - G Mixolydian lick #2

R B B B
G9

R M R
M M
49

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B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B A

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DDD F B B A
16 - George Benson-type riff

B. B B B. B B B. B
E7

FB DB
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B B DB F B B B DB F B B F B B B B B B B B
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Q L B B B B B B B B F B B B
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FB =
FB B B B B F B
B DB B B B B B B B B B FB FB B Q D=
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B DB B F B B B B B B B F D D

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 FB FB DB DB B FB B
B B B B B FB B FB
17 - II7-V-I bebop progression #1

B B =
Dm7 G7b9 Cmaj7
60

$ % ' % $
' ' & $ ' ' &
( ( & %
( (

BB A
18 - II-V-I bebop progressions #2

BBBBBBBB B EB BB B B BBBB B B B
Gm7 C7b9 Fmaj7

EFF B EB FB B L
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B B B B B B B B B B B EB B B B B B B B FB EB B B B B B
19 - Catching up with Martino

EE R FB FB
Cm9 F7 alt

B B FB
67

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B B FB B B B B B B B B B B EB FB B A
Bbmaj9

69

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B B B B B B
E EE B B B B F B B B
20 - Dexter Gordon-type progression

B FB B =
Dm7b5 G7b9 Cm7
71

% $ % $
$ % $ $ ' ' % $
& % % &
&

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 B B B DB B B DB B B B B Q BL
21 - Bill Evans-type riff

DF F B B B B B BL B B DB B B A
F#m7b5 B7b9 Em9
74

L L
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EB
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B EB B EB B B EB FB
22 - Harmonic minor over II-V-I

B B EB
Em7b5 A7 alt

E R B B FB B
78

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B EB B FB B B B B B B B B B EA
B B B
Dm(maj7)

EB FB B B
80

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23 - Hard-Bop turnaround

DB B B DB B B B F B DB F B B =
Bm7 E7 Am9 D7 G9/6

B B B B DB F B B B B B B
DB
82

3 3 3
3
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B B B B B DB DB F B DB F B DB F B B
24 - Turnaround in C

F Q DB B B DB B B B DB F B B
Cmaj7 A7b9 Dm9 G7b9/b5 Cmaj7

B B B B DB B F B B =
B DB D
85

L 3 3

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( $ $ ' ' & $ #
& %

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 B B EB B B B EB F B EB F B =
25 - Turnaround with diminished

B B B B B B B B EB FB B B B B B B EB B
Ebmaj7 C7b9 Fm7 Bb#5/#9 Ebmaj7

EE E
90 E F
B B E B F B
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DDF B B B B DB F B B
26 - The last turnaround

B B B B B DB F B B
F#m7 B7b9 Em7 A7b9 Dmaj7

B =
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