Charlie Parker (Bird) Concept Improvisation Example 1
Charlie Parker (Bird) was a very influential jazz saxophonist and a leading figure in the development of bebop. He was a virtuoso and i...
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Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 17
Picked slide lick - The main feature of this lick is a first string slide with each note picked. This is preceded by what is essentially a chromati...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 5
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example - This lick basically spells the chord tones of an A minor triad all across the neck in three octaves! Make s...
C Half Whole Diminished Scale Phrase Examples
Here, Larry teaches you some C Half Whole Diminished Scale Phrase Examples. Larry points out that it's possible to find pentatonic lines within...
Charlie Parker (Bird) Concept Improvisation Example 2
"Bird" - "Bird's" concept as Larry mentions it was thinking and playing the V minor over a dominant chord. For example, according to La...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 16
Unison strums - In this lick Bireli plays unison notes on adjacent strings with a repeating down-up-up strumming pattern. This strumming pattern go...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 4
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example - In this example, Bireli shows you a simple symmetrical phrase starting with your index finger on the 4th fr...
Charlie Parker (Bird) Concept Improvisation Example 4
"Bird" Improvisation example 4 taught to you by the great Mr. Larry Coryell. he shows you one last time what is possible with this Char...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 14
Appoggiatura lick - In this lick Bireli uses an arpeggio followed by a sequence of appoggiaturas. The use of the F# gives the lick a lydian feel. T...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 3
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example - This phrase can be used over a II-V chord progression in the key of A Major, which would be Bm7-E7. Bireli ...