Bebop Lick 2 - Dizzy Gillespie

In this Dizzy Gillespie inspired lick, you’ll see a delayed resolution over the Imaj7
chord in the third bar of the phrase. The F7 chord (specifically F7b9), is played over
the first beat of the third bar, before resolving to the Bbmaj7 chord on the second
beat of that bar.

As well, notice the Cm triad that outlines the first half of the first bar.

Though arpeggios are mostly used in jazz to outline chords, swing and bebop era
players often used the 1-3-5 triad to outline the underlying chord. When working on
soloing over bebop changes, don’t forget to spend some time on triads, they’ll come
in handy as you use them over bebop tunes.
Audio Example 41
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