One of the things that really got me into Jazz was the sound of the chromatic jazz licks. This is such a huge part of the Jazz sound, especially from Bebop and beyond.
In this video, I am going to show you 10 examples of some great sounding Jazz licks with lots of chromaticism used in different ways: Passing notes, Enclosures, Shifting Patterns, Chromatic interval melodies, and more Atonal or completely far-out ideas.
The examples are borrowing from people like Charlie Parker, Doug Raney, Pat Metheny, and Herbie Hancock.
Content:
0:00 Intro – Jazz and Chromatic melodies go together!
0:28 Simple II V I – From Passing Notes to Chromatic or Atonal Ideas
0:50 Example 1 – Passing Notes
1:05 Example 1 Analysis
1:12 Example 2 – Basic Enclosures and Octave Displacement
1:27 Example 2 Analysis
1:35 Example 3 – 4-Note Enclosures and Bebop Chord Tone Enclosure
1:50 Example 3 Analysis
2:00 Example 4 – Arpeggio Leading notes and Shifting 3rd intervals
2:14 Example 4 Analysis
2:24 Example 5 – Borrowing from Melodic Minor and Longer Runs
2:38 Example 5 Analysis
2:47 Example 6 – Dissonant Enclosure and Chromatic Turns
3:01 Example 6 Analysis
3:10 Example 7 – Side-Slip reharmonization
3:26 Example 7 Analysis
3:35 Example 8 – Shifting 3-note phrase
3:49 Example 8 Analysis
3:58 Example 9 – Chromatic 3rd melody
4:14 Example 9 Analysis
4:22 Example 10 – Chromatic or Atonal 4th melody
4:38 Example 10 Analysis
4:46 Like The Video? Check out My Patreon Page!
Get a free E-book
If you want to download a Free E-book of 15 II Valt I licks then subscribe to my newsletter:
Get the PDF!
The PDF with examples for this video is available through Patreon. You can check out my Patreon Page here: https://www.patreon.com/jenslarsen
Jazz Guitar Insiders Facebook Group
Join 1500+ Other Jazz Guitarists 🎸Join us in the Facebook Jazz Guitar Group Community: http://bit.ly/InsidersFBGroup
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for topics then please let me know. Leave a comment on the video or send me an e-mail. That is the best way for me to improve my lessons and make them fit what you are searching for.
Please subscribe to my YouTube channel and feel free to connect with me via Instagram