3 Classic Jazz Licks You Should Know by Now

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Pro Tip: The tritone trick works best on dominant 7 licks that don’t have altered notes e.g. b9, #9, #11, b13. Transposing up or down a tritone generates those tensions!

[@peryplatypus6945]

Nice haircut. Don't cut it. Have a great week!

[@craigcaver4051]

So you have guitars behind you but playing saxophone on the licks! So which is your main axe and why don't you show yourself playing?

[@jazzytrinity2414]

thanks jeff. Just bought the stanky loops vol 2! Been waiting all summer to get this! Thanks for teaching us

[@paulrhodesquinn]

Craig Caver if you look at Jeff's earlier videos he demos a lot on sax, he's an awesome player. Also a very good keys player. His info on Jazz is spot on.

[@fg87fgd]

The reason for this: The b13 of G is the 9 of Db, the b9 of G is the 5 of 5 of Db. Let me summarise: The altered notes of G are (almost...) the mixolydian notes of the tritone. Now let's elaborate on the altered dominant scale...

[@mattdasilva]

I’m loving the motion graphics, Jeff! Your videos have always been very professional, but the new graphics have added another layer of quality - and fun!

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Thanks, Matt!

[@joshuabarr7469]

@@JeffSchneiderMusic couldn't agree more!! Which tools / software do you use for those graphics?

[@NahreSol]

Loved the video, Jeff!! Yay 🙌

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

Thanks, Nahre!! Means a lot coming from you!

[@adrielhernandez4073]

Thank you for this!

[@levih.2158]

1. lick 1:16 2. lick 3:12 3. lick 4:22

[@elchupacabra33]

The video editing on this is beautiful

[@jwp2460]

This is awesome! For me the lightbulb went on when I started looking at licks as sentences - like learning a new language. Up to that time I was concentrating on learning scales, etc. As I learned more licks I started stringing them together and my solos started sounding much better. One of the best books I ever bought was "The BeBop Bible", just full of licks to learn and use.

[@oliverwarren1074]

When you're learning a lick, what attributes do you give it to recall later? Do you learn it in every key? Is there a set process you go through in terms of working over a lick again and again until you internalise it? Thats the sort of content I want .... like, OK, if you allocate 15 minutes of your practice time to licks exclusively, what is the best way to spend those 15 minutes?

[@Panda74gofaster]

O lord. You are proof, that nothing is original especially you... this was great, my music teacher this back in 1989 at Watertown described it as normal English and or southern voice. Good shit...

[@nanodelay]

wow, you are one of the most intelligent and humble musicians in the web

[@srj34]

I was confused by a term I heard you mention once or twice... what is a "note"?

[@mindfulreality9189]

this is a good tutorial even for guitarists . I didn't even realize it was suppose to be for pianists until i watched your other videos . I am sitting here with a guitar learning these licks.

[@lionelcampos9868]

Luv it.......Bring back video of the week.....God Bless Loop of the week ##

[@jimmyc5498]

Awesome Jeff. Your delivery ( not too nerdy) makes these super easy to grab,analysis was just enough. Thks, jimmy

[@larrywarr3954]

Jeff Schneider. GENIUS

[@rhopsutorius]

Jeff is not lying. These are indeed the last chord scale charts you'll ever need. Great job.

[@cjbcross]

Spot on analysis - Dexter and Sonny always quoted other tunes and "simple" riffs - that's what makes their sound so authentic AND appealing in my opinion.

[@ShredmasterScott]

Your teaching is clear AF

[@losalamos666]

Hey Jeff. Great to see you back. You have been sorely missed. Thanks for sharing this and the free chart. 😎

[@arturopalao5776]

I started watching the channel because of D'angelo, now I'm hooked on all your videos. Your channel is great!!

[@dmitrybillioner4062]

Jeff Schneider here and Bradley Cooper too ! )) Dear Jeff! Thank you for everything!

[@ericmitchell9331]

Your chord scale charts are clever, with the horizontal and vertical layout. I've never seen it like this, well done.

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

On the last, descending lick: You could think of them melodically rather than harmonically. Both the b9 and the b13 go down chromatically to a chord tone that's on the beat. So you can think of them as chromatic approach notes. Which is why they really work. Not a lot of people hear those notes harmonically when they're played in a single-line solo - they just pull you outside, and then resolve to a chord tone before you can think about them.

[@jessicastrat9376]

Please more!!!! Love how you explain each lick (Plus you’re looking slick!)

[@roman13rooms]

This is one o the most useful KZbin lessons I’ve ever seen. Thank you, sir.

[@nadasonic6]

you need to stay in more :D

[@guidemeChrist]

Nice new format! I know I've been farming it but I like how when you take the David Baker Bepop lick and immediately play it a tritone apart you get a 12 tone row. I also like to displace the last two notes an octave up

[@ttoleafoa70]

I thought for a second why I’m subscribed to Bradley Cooper😂

[@davidkim7361]

😂😂

[@illusion5739]

He look so good with that hair

[@RM-gm7lu]

Haha I had to comment that's exactly I was thinking, then I saw your comment!!

[@jamalmiguel]

If Bradley cooper and the lie to me guy had a son. Precious lesson btw

[@trizzledog]

I had already typed "Is this Jeff Schneider or Bradley Cooper?" but before I hit reply, I decided to ctrl + f "Bradley" and I see you beat me too it sir.

[@RickydeCamargo]

''Super Nerdy Licks''. What great name for a band or song

[@jayspicer2259]

I say this on a lot of Jeff's videos - They are so helpful for breaking out of guitar pattern ruts.

[@petersan6041]

super ultra hyper mega-meta Lydian - High-risk warning

[@Yorana9069]

PeterSan nice

[@kennethschechter352]

nice

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

I have never done tritone subs on the melody. I use different ways (hacks).. to find the tritone In G I mentally form the dim. triad from G. G Bb Db. are consecutive -3rd intervals. The Db is the tritone. Of course this alreadyis known by experienced players. There are much easier ways to do this. First a fee things that are helpful ..not part of the process. The fifth is 3 whole tones away either way C to Gb or Gb to C..That is s basic check I use. No need to do that if you know the

[@emmaschmidt9]

Thank you so much for the " ...super nerdy..." video. At last I've found that classic jazz sound I 've been looking for for so long! I'm thrilled!!

[@MarcosBacon-SoundDesign]

You really improved the quality of not just the overall image/color grading but also the way you are presenting the info. Really cool!

[@dept2]

I've been playing those exact phrases for the past 40 years. Great stuff! Thanks!

[@tonylancer7367]

OK Jeff, I am still stuck in the pentatonic improvising and getting a little tired. I didn't know about the Bebop scale, but I feel a little directionless. But going to implement these. Nice look (with the hair).

[@arturobelano6243]

good luck pal

[@tonylancer7367]

@@arturobelano6243 Thanks pal.

[@stilo2703]

These licks are great. But nothing replaces learning straight off the records. If you hear something you like learn it for yourself. These 3 licks won't give you that "classic sound." Practicing for years working to imitate the sounds of the masters is what will do it

[@andrewcharley1893]

Alright👍🏾🎷👍🏾!!!!!

[@homelesscorncobbob]

@@archimedislapaz4070 Wrong, you develop your ideas after learning from the greats. You acquire a vocabulary through learning the solos of the greats, then say what you want with that vocabulary. Freedom, no bars, no confinement.

[@hightowergaming5301]

These 3 lines are played in maaaany great records so I don't see the problem here tbh

[@Bflatful]

@@homelesscorncobbob Great learning to play a lick (donna lee) two times before its' played in the song and completely isolated from the context yes.

[@maltlickey]

It’s a place to start. For beginners, these licks could be an open door to creativity.

[@JPhi]

Hi, you convinced me of the usefulness of working with licks. I never felt like doing it because I didn't want to feel like a parrot. But the comparison with common expressions is more than convincing. Thank you, and I can already feel the benefits. Thx from France. 👍

[@benjanes3675]

I just want to say I love how you put your ideas into the context of the music philosophically. Personally, I just can't seem to learn well when I'm just told what to do and not given context. A good context is like walking into a lighted room.

[@theclancyjack]

Awesome content, the chart is just so beautiful!

[@jonnymattacola4643]

Brilliant teaching style Jeff.

[@yardbirdsweet]

great vid man. david baker and jerry coker's books/materials really opened my eyes on the "dialect" of different styles/genres/eras by looking at idiomatic licks and phrasing approaches. first it helped me recognize how to approach that improvising jazz, but then i saw how that concept extended out to any genre, whether it was bluegrass or baroque or whatever. they're all using the same note "alphabet" but knowing different idioms/phrases allows you to fit into those different musical dialects (it also helps with analysis/quicker sight reading). i think of it like an actor speaking different dialects depending on the role.

[@gabrielalejandroavilaquint8191]

nice to see you back

[@TheDriveDemo]

Excellent. Very clear and useful. Thanks.

[@seamothboy]

I'm sure a lot of you know this, but here's something you can do with lick 3: jumping up from the 3 to the b9 on a dominant chord is a particularly nice move. Try this: go down from the F as shown until you reach the B now jump up to an Ab an octave above the one shown, and continue the line down in the higher octave.

[@eliocesarocamposbrizuela1573]

Great máster, excellent greetings from Paraguay 👍👍👍👌👌I love jazz

[@gangofgreenhorns2672]

The "HeyeverybodyJeffSchneiderhere!" made me check if I was on 1.5 speed... lol

[@franciscoaragao5398]

Gang of GreenHorns exatamente

[@djcapt.wendell2491]

Your videos have helped me considerably.

[@marshallgrey2159]

wow don't remember if i ever seen such an interesting analyse of MELODY, tons of harmony and rythm, but very rare phrases and licks

[@Waldvogel45]

great for motivation and the shed , as ever thanks Jeffers

[@JeffSchneiderMusic]

You bet

[@Fatfingertunes]

Wow! Somebody knows about David Baker! Thank you so much Jeff... loved the presentation!

[@Elenoro]

Your videos are extremely beautiful and awesome! Thx a lot!🎉

[@ganazby]

Great lesson. Thank you.

[@thewoodys_surf_instrumental]

Great clip, thanks Jeff. The lick at 4:09 is cool like as in Eric Dolphy-ish.

[@volkmarfolss2833]

Thank you for this superb explanation and merry Christmas from Austria

[@gavrilfortunato]

Loving the new format

[@danielgarzamusic210]

Great instructional video, thank you for the hard work to share this info.

[@JohnSmith-sq5rb]

Great to see you again 😎

[@PIANOSTYLE100]

Jeff..like the way you gave written explanations.

[@matthewbenedict5923]

Dang thank you Jeff. Also nice lighting

[@JinUngJun]

harmonic Minor sounds very awesome~!

[@danielpuntoriero7238]

Muy bueno Jeff!!! Gracias!!!

[@harrypalmer3481]

Excellent lesson (pace & content) Mr. Schneider!

[@nylophone5730]

Well put analogy. Gonna steal that

[@merrittmussorgsky2937]

I always considered the 5th mode of the harmonic minor scale is Phrygian Dominant. Both are correct it’s just different ways to look at same thing

[@OneSliceNation]

congrats Jeff you made it!

[@clementpimentmusic]

Thanks for the lick, nice one to practise indeed. cheers

[@jonescrusher1]

Great stuff, not too long, well explained, right amount of info

[@woelneberg]

Thanks for the lesson!

[@owenwalter451]

Thanks Jeff I really appreciate these licks and will definitely be using them. Though, right now I’m really working on gaining fluidity in enclosures, approach notes, and altered extensions.

[@BernieHollandMusic]

I tried to alter my extension - but I couldn't get planning permission. . .

[@jimtessin4130]

Excellent Excellent Excellent

[@graemebarnes4405]

Very cool Jeff, love the tritone sub licks.

[@cselenaproject4116]

Fully enjoyed this tritone trick! Awesome💜

[@HGQjazz]

Great stuff Jeff!

[@Mikeshawtoday]

Thanks, Jeff - Much appreciated! I downloaded your Chord Scale Charts. They are super helpful.

[@atarijam]

Thank Jeff, really helpful - and I like the unique way you presented these ideas!

[@nedaari1]

Get eeem Jeff! Great teaching man!

[@dawnnwilliams2946]

Thank you for the generous chord charts and the licks for days. They are both great resource materials for the shed. I just watched another video that said scales are the alphabet and although I got the guys point it just resonated more when you said notes are the alphabet. Which in my mind makes the licks like words. And of course I could try to carry out the analogy ad infinitum but instead I’ll just thank you again for pointing out the yellow brick road.

[@ajayaymusic]

Thank you for explaining so clearly. Much better than many others. Great job.

[@nixonkutz3018]

Thanks Jeff, fantastic quality content as ever. I don't think it's too nerdy or technical - we come here for music theory and you make it accessible. Not spoon fed, but enough to make us do the work and get the results. Keep it coming!

[@Barchiesmusic]

Thanks Jeff👍🏾🙏🏽

[@angusgraham1704]

Great video Jeff! Really well done.

[@mahteef]

Just came across your channel and happy to say you've earned a subscriber! Couldn't be happier with the free download. I feel like I need to grasp the technical stuff. Maybe not all of it, but the chord progression along with major scales is really a good start. If you offer a beginner's crash course on analyzing music/music theory in relation to jazz, I would be interested 😁 thanks again for the free download!

[@irwanbahari897]

Beautiful

[@lionelcampos9868]

Good to see ya

[@BernieHollandMusic]

Thank you Jeff - May the 4ths B with U

[@MerejoHerm]

I love this Cat!

[@louispearson8306]

PLEAS MORE OF THIS!!!!

[@alanhowell3646]

Great stuff Jeff

[@steveniddon6133]

This is truly an excellent video. I appreciate it from both the point of of view of a musician and a youtube creator

[@nadasonic6]

Donna Lee lick used to be known as 'In-di-an-a-be-bop', which makes sense as Donna is a contrafact of 'Back Home Again in Indiana'

[@jonathanmorrison112]

This is really awesome, thanks Jeff

[@larsuk9578]

Great succinct lesson and awesome animations. Thanks!

[@stnhndg]

Wonderful! Combination of licks approach and theory. Me gusta

[@keithlambert8813]

Great tutorials and many many thanks for the Last Chord Scale charts. Utterly brilliant and excellent video. Have been looking for this for ages. I’m a beginner/ perhaps just intermediate of a ‘certain age’ and playing alto. A bit passionate about jazz !

[@James-lu5hk]

Jeff I heard that lick.Have not watched the videos yet. . I saw the G on the v and went to the perfect piano app. Played it within 2nds. These challenges really tighten the ear up. I think this is a fragment of.the G (mostly descending G bebop scale. (G F# F E D C B A G)..As I continue guessing; I see the 9th A.and the 13th..the E. as long as the left hand or the band stays on the dom G7..Just guessing..looking forward to you explaination.

[@regparham4793]

Very effective explanation. Thanks for giving me homework for tonight plus more!

[@SBJ84]

Great work on the chord scales charts, nicely done and well explained

[@ciukauskas]

Big thanks for Your's content!

[@ericwong3096]

Great explanation.

[@manuleveque]

Excellent

[@MarkFromTaiwan]

thanks a lot its very clear and useful

[@HyunSeoCho]

Your vedio is so amazing. I will come often

[@ericwinter4513]

Wow, that document is a great resource! Thanks for sharing.