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Jazz Scales on “I Can’t Give You …”
Using the Tonic and Dominant Jazz Scales as explained in the Theory Pills, I go through the chords of "I…
I Can’t Give You … Licks Etude
Here on the song I Can't Give You Anything But Love, I have collected a lot of our favourite licks…
Grappelli’s solo on “I Can’t Give You …”
Probably Grappelli's hardest swinging solo, with a backing of piano and drums in London, 1971, a year or two before…
Practice your Lick on all Songs
How to remember a new Lick? Well, you might think playing it on your Song of the Month will do…
Play Your Dominant Lick on Minor AND Major Songs
When you learn a nice Dominant Lick (have you checked your Essential Licks Crash Course?), sometimes it sounds like it…
Fingerboard Awareness Exercise
Try this exercise to get warmed up, and more aware of the notes in different octaves and strings on your…
Extended Getz Lick on the Dominant
Using the extended version of the Getz Minor Lick, we play this on any Dominant as a nice substitution. Easy…
Substituting Minor on a Major chord: the III
Take a Major Tonic chord, like G Major in "Lady Be Good", and you can change that to the (Minor)…
Introduction to Substitutions and Alterations
The new Crash Course is on the way! All you need to know about Subs and Alterations on Tonic and…
“Lady Be Good” Sub/Alteration Etude
Practice using substitutions (playing a lick to suggest a different chord) and Alterations (changing a note in an existing chord)…
Daphne – Practice Solo
A fun, swingy solo for everyone on the chords to "Daphne" - with my notes
Playing Daphne’s 2 keys
This song is in D major and Eb major. A tricky transition. Get it right by practising the way I…
Jazz Scales on “I Can’t Give You …”
Using the Tonic and Dominant Jazz Scales as explained in the Theory Pills, I go through the chords of "I…
I Can’t Give You … Licks Etude
Here on the song I Can't Give You Anything But Love, I have collected a lot of our favourite licks…
Grappelli’s solo on “I Can’t Give You …”
Probably Grappelli's hardest swinging solo, with a backing of piano and drums in London, 1971, a year or two before…
Practice your Lick on all Songs
How to remember a new Lick? Well, you might think playing it on your Song of the Month will do…
Play Your Dominant Lick on Minor AND Major Songs
When you learn a nice Dominant Lick (have you checked your Essential Licks Crash Course?), sometimes it sounds like it…
Fingerboard Awareness Exercise
Try this exercise to get warmed up, and more aware of the notes in different octaves and strings on your…