- 18/11/2023In any song, after the first A section and/or at the end, you go from Tonic to Tonic using a…
- 12/09/2023A very simple but incredibly effective Lick to be used basically everywhere! Get started today...
- 08/08/2023This is a typical jazz lick that Grappelli incorporated in his sound later on, after he finished working with Django.…
- 08/07/2023This lick is based on the "2" from the "2-5-1" sequence, and it works brilliantly on Dominant and Tonic. We…
- 24/06/2023The bar has 4 beats and 4 off-beats; each of these can be a starting point for your Tonic Lick!
- 19/03/2023The Major 7th, or leading note, defines the key of the Tonic chord. So we want both Major and Minor…
- 29/01/2023The number one tip to colour songs correctly that start the A section in Minor and end it in Major.
- 22/01/2023The easiest lick in the history of Jazz: immortalized by George Gershwin in his Rhapsody in Blue. Use it everywhere!
- 10/11/2022The IV is a chameleon chord: it can either be Dominant or Tonic, depending on the circumstances. I explain how.
- 26/10/2022Understanding how the Tonic is not just one chord but three, and same with the Dominant, makes your life as…