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Free online saxophone lesson where I show you how to collect blues licks like a magpie, and use them in your solos, not matter what the genre. You'll learn 5 great licks from all sorts of different players, and you'll see how they all fit ANY genre!
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Chapters
0:00 - intro
0:21 - announcements
1:39 - how to learn the blues scale
3:54 - lick 1 (Kenny Garrett)
4:18 - lick 2 (Hank Mobley
5:06 - lick 3 (David Sanborn)
5:54 - lick 4 (Sonny Stitt)
6:33 - lick 5 (Michael Brecker)
6:46 - how to arrange your blues licks
8:38 - BLUES SHUFFLE example
9:08 - FUNKY example
9:50 - ROCK example
10:22 - HOUSE example
10:52 - your path
11:40 - sign off
13:07 - end music and bloopers
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Your generosity as a teacher is incredible and unparalleled. Thank you many times

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Couldn’t agree more!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

So generous - many thanks. 🙏🏻

[@frithsoken]

Completely baffling me as to how anyone could thumbs down this video and the resources provided for free. Look forward to trying this out. Thank you.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Well, there’s someone, right? thanks for your support anyway!

[@josefmoveyourself7234]

Certainly missclicks

[@LarryKatz53]

Nice teaser for the Improvisation Mastery course.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks Larry. Coming soon!

[@theleftymonster]

👏👏👏 Fantastic demonstration of what you can do with these licks. Your tone is amazing. Thanks for all these. You are awesome. 🤟

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks! 🙏

[@tapiwatamirepi1718]

It's true scales are good but licks are awesome, the way you did it made me love this video

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Glad you liked it! Thank you Tapiwa.

[@kingzephyr9897]

Thank you so much Jaime. If I can read it off the page I can play it. The trick is making music on the sax without having notes in front of me. You are helping so much.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Glad to help Fred. 👍🏻

[@couchphotography8861]

Jamie, you;re the man! Loved the sounds on all the bytes!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks man 👍🏻

[@markmontaquila3098]

AWESOME lesson!!!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks Marky boy! 👍🏻

[@robstevens9590]

Awesome! Genius! SO cool! And I love your Magpie analogy! Thanks Jamie!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Anytime Rob. Thanks for watching. 🙏🏻

[@georgetucci9443]

Ingenious! Very Unique. Great Lesson.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Glad you enjoyed it 👌🏻

[@francistaylor5097]

Great lesson, Jamie. Listening to you demonstrate these licks really helps.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Glad it helped Francis. 👌🏻

[@cathycuccia3385]

Thanks for unlocking the mystery of improvising. Looking forward to trying the licks on my own (at a much slower pace, of course). You sound awesome, Jamie. Thanks again for sharing your sax wisdom.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

You’re most welcome Cathy. Love hearing that the mists are clearing. If one video on KZbin does this, imagine how you’ll be transformed by my whole course!

[@paulhughes525]

Great stuff as always Jamie - amazing how you can play the same line in any number of styles. Have a coffee or 3. Looking forward to the course very much.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks so much for the coffee! 🙏🏻

[@andrewwright6893]

Absolutely superb lesson, great idea and brilliant playing. Cheers

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@patemblen3644]

You do this so well! That impressed me how well those licks worked everywhere, with a well crafted tickle from master J.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks Pat! 🙏🏻

[@NiceGalNice]

I'm going to try that out on my flute

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Yeh, go for it!

[@ntxmt]

This could very well be your finest lesson yet. Thanks!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Ooh! Thanks so much!

[@topseekretproduction2964]

Whaouuuuu what a discovery, I can't wait to learn these blues licks :)

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Awesome 😎

[@gorfgarf9735]

Awesome vidéo !! Love the licks

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

No worries. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@spontaneousgroovincombusti2902]

Jamie, you're such a great presenter and player. I'm forever indebted to you for the altissimo video.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

You’re most welcome. 😎

[@drenngur]

Oh my God! That is SO awesome, I’m going to go and muck about with these right now. Thanks so much Jamie 🎉

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Hope you enjoy! 😊

[@earlpaulson7164]

That was incredible. Thank you.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

You’re very welcome 😊

[@josemarano1304]

Absolutely great! Thanks a lot! 🙏

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

You’re very welcome 😊

[@nickcalnephone]

That was a really insightful video, thank you.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks! 🙏

[@jameskilian2731]

Brilliant!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@markturner2097]

This is absolutely mind blowing. So clever. Thanks

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks!

[@RodneyRockUKmusician]

Just discovered a lesson you you done a year ago (How to play bluezy sax in any genre). I'm in to House and EDM. You've opened a door to a whole new wave of information. (another on it'z way to) Thankz man

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

That’s awesome!

[@javierdiaz8013]

Wow!!excelente lección!!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks!

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great stuff mate!!

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Thanks! 🙏🏻

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You are so helpful. Thank you

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Anytime 😊

[@thesaxexpert]

You're a genius

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Thanks 🙏🏻

[@DolphScreamingSax]

Yes, I'm that guy that hates jazz..... However, your uber masterly video is very softly pushing me in the direction that I should perhaps reconsider doing all that jazz mullarky you talk about. Very convincing.

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Ha! I’ll get you one day!

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Thanks! Its a good stuff!

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Anytime. 👍🏻

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After searching & searching .... for years, this is the MOST useful lesson I've come across. Love you heaps...!!

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Thank you so much!! (I don’t always reply to comments within 60 seconds, you were just at the right place at the right time! 😂)

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@@GetYourSaxTogether... Inspiration's what you are to me. Inspiration to all.

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@@dodojack1045 bless you and thank you. 🙏🏻

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Hey I was the one the little angel sent to your inbox ! Thank you so much for this. You are too awesome and will be looking forward to the improv course !

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Brilliant. Lovely comment! 😊

[@pablodelafuente3250]

Thx so much!!!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

You’re so welcome 😊

[@patrickrousset2612]

Hi Jamie, So GREAT!!!! I was expecting this video for a long time and you did it, congratulations. Just one remark: you selected 5 licks from great sax players, why did you not select one of yours because you are also a great sax player....Thanks for sharing. Good luck guy and the 2140 guys who watched the video should buy a coffee to you (except the 3 guys who didn't like;))

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

My licks ARE those licks!!! 😂 thanks so much for the coffee. 🙏🏻

[@kissalabama]

I’m loving the videos. Love how you show how the blues licks can be in all genres, that has definitely been a musical question for me!! How do you find the licks? If I were to look at a song, can I pick any musical phrase to use in my improv or specifically look at solo sections only? (Cannot wait for your improv mastery and to buy total tone mastery, saving my pennies!!)

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

I just listened to some stuff I loved and waited til I heard a bluesy lick. Then I worked it out. Simples. Well, maybe not THAT simples for you, but that’s the process. 😊

[@royharrison9471]

Thank you for another amazing free lesson. There were at least two lessons in one here: first the magpie approach and secondly the concept and demonstration of how to play the same notes in different styles. This was all a revelation for me. I will need to take some time to "re-replay" and study your pdf. Thanks again - have you considered taking a week or two off for us to try to catch up?

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Oh, if only! Once I’ve finished Improv Mastery I need a holiday for about a year I think! 😆

[@martinbenson6630]

As a relative beginner on tenor sax I haven't mastered the high notes yet. Will try the licks down an octave - hopefully they'll work

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Yeah, they’re a bit high, sorry. But still as good down the octave.

[@KT-we5wv]

Just what I needed to try and learn blues Maestro; great lesson and all so logically set out. But as a beginner I can't do altissimo yet; so have tried the licks in lower register. It works, yay! Probably cos I'm wearing my Fab GYST T-Shirt. And, 2 magpies sat on the outside wall for a long time. Good omens. Coffee on its way. Thanks again. One question: many on here say leave altissimo until you're really fluent on the lower register. Would you agree?

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

First of all, yes, down the octave totally fine. Second, watch my altissimo video and if you get anywhere, fine, if not, don’t worry, save it for another day.

[@AlunWeavingBaluci]

After 13 years of playing the saxes [off & on], I would love to play like you Jamie!!! Excellent lesson. Could you please show me how you memorize music please. Still reading from the sheets.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

How would you like me to show you how to memorise music?

[@AlunWeavingBaluci]

What is the the best way to practice this? All this time, and no one has told me the secret.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

@@AlunWeavingBaluci the more you understand about music theory and harmony, the more you can recognise big “chunks” in the music. Then your song is all just big chunks and it’s way easier to remember than individual notes or chords. Make sense?

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..."get your socks together"...True !!... good one, jajaja

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😎

[@josefmoveyourself7234]

Kenny Garrett is my absolute idol. after you😉🎷

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KG 😎

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Get your socks together!! awesome!! hahahahahaa so great video Jamie :D

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😂

[@James87987]

Great video. Just don’t understand why the Improvising Mastery course was only available for two weeks. I would like to buy it but it’s not available. Strange.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Email me if you wanna discuss that? [e-mail]

[@peterankin985]

Bang on again jaime, hurry up with the coarse mate..Pete Spain

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

It’s coming!

[@zoaltamam]

Hey Jamie! Very nice video. I just couldn’t help not to comment on an observation I just made here hehehe 🤣 When you mentioned the Sonny Stitt lick you said you’re loved it for years, so I got excited to hear it. As soon as you played it I immediately recalled the solo you played on your video about soloing on blues some time ago. There’s an amazing adaptation of that kick on bar 12 of the solo Please tell me I’m right 😂 Have a wonderful day man

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

I’m sure you must be right, I play it all the time!!! 😎

[@zoaltamam]

@@GetYourSaxTogether man, I loved that solo and practiced it in many keys. It really informs some great uses of the blues over the chords. Thank you so much

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@@zoaltamam 😊

[@ian_s7481]

Awsum 👏

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Thanks Ian. Great to see you at the live as well.

[@thesaxexpert]

May I add: these can be played in a smoothjazz ballad too :)

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Sure thing.

[@zabellesax]

Great lesson, will have to do this. Love the merch, will pass on the mask ;-)

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😎

[@ggauche3465]

Okay okay. Reasons to get a lot better on altissimo for tenor!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Yeh, but the licks are just as good down the octave, don’t worry. 😎

[@kissalabama]

have you thought about Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder? I'm working on the song now, it's a favorite of mine... it's got some fun phrases.. maybe you can do a tutorial for that one?! :-)

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Yeh, that’s a good one! I haven’t done it cos it’s a horn section thing really. If you need the music let me know by email.

[@ApertureLad]

Hi Jamie I don’t have a good reliable playing technique for altissimo notes yet. Will these licks work effectively down the octave. And will altissimo competence be needed for your new improv.course?

[@KT-we5wv]

I tried playing the licks in the lower register and it works for me. Sounds nothing like Jamie, but it made my day!

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

They absolutely work down the octave, which is what I often do in the demos. Zero need for altissimo in Improvisation Mastery, don’t worry!

[@couchphotography8861]

great bloopers, ha ha

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

😂

[@geoffparker6332]

I do 't see any blue tee shirts on your site. When will they be available and are they sized?

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Hi Geoff. Go here www.getyoursaxtogetherstore.com and select the tee shirt in navy. Should be there?

[@johnelsby8643]

Hi Jamie. I can't find the pdf to the 'magpie' licks. The link you've given just leads to your masterclass.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

It’s right under that. ►►Click here for your FREE PDF with all the licks, for alto and tenor→www.getyoursaxtogether.com/magpie

[@johnelsby8643]

@@GetYourSaxTogether Cheers.

[@stack80]

I know this will be a dumb question, but anyway. If you transcribe a lick that’s in whatever scale (D maj), how do you transpose it into a different scale (G maj). Is there an easy way to understand that process?

[@Osnosis]

@@stack80 Yes: you think of the lick as numerical/functional notes of the key. E.g. 1-3-5-7 in D is D-F#-A-C whereas G is G-B-D-F. You have to know the notes of the key/chord, commonly referred to as chord-scale.

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

@@stack80 not a dumb question at all. The easiest way is to convert the notes in D maj to numbers, then use the same numbers but using the G scale. Or, just move every note up 5 semitones.

[@wiltoulouse]

Hello What tenor saxophone do you play? Is it a Selmer mark VI? thank you

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Yup! It’s a six 227,xxx

[@wiltoulouse]

@@GetYourSaxTogether very good sound !!

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@@wiltoulouse 😎

[@adrianrodriguez-zl9qy]

when will you do a song turtaole ???? next week

[@GetYourSaxTogether]

Ha! You want the songs again! They’ll be back soon, don’t worry. Because I’m doing my course I haven’t got quite as much time right now. Sorry!