Ive also included a copy for the c blues scale if you want to play them on tenor sax also. Free sheet music for alto saxophone blues download pdf. Looking at the difference between licks and riffs, and how we use them when improvising a blues with some practical examples. Hello, i used to have an account here last year, but ill be darned if i can remember what it was. Alternately, any book on sax blues licks that you can recommend. Learning licks is great, but you need to go deeper. For example, a short pattern that is played on two strings could be played on strings 12, 23, 34, 45, and 56. This product is an exhaustive guide to the various phrases that make up blues saxophone playing, both from a rhythmic and soloing standpoint. Aug, 2018 with the blues foundation course, youll get 30 video lessons, 36 blues backing tracks in all 12 keys and four styles, a pdf course guide, and audio examples of everything youll learn. Apr 23, 2000 of course, its useful to learn lots of licks and phrases, but best of all try to invent your own. The alto track is 29 minutes long and the tenor is 24 minutes long. These are fantastic, simple ideas composed by former ljs contributor camden hughes, and he packed these full of fantastic lessons. A set of pentatonic scale exercises to supercharge your.
Just got your 100 blues licks for tenor saxophone today. Thousands and thousands and thousands of jazz licks for. I have also included two sample mp3s of the g7 lines in the book. These may repeat exactly over and over if they fit any chord changes, but very. So in this lesson, im giving you 25 easy iivi licks. If you are wishing to order the pdfmp3 files please go to the correct page as this product is for the pdf file only. Jazz saxophone licks, phrases and patterns by arnie berle jazz saxophone licks, phrases and patterns by arnie berle pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad written by one of todays great jazz educators, this is a system for building greatsounding jazz lines. Lesson 1 pdf mp3midimp4video file adg06301 bb version. Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to. The etude is in the key of c on the saxophone, which makes it a b blues for tenorsoprano sax and an e blues for altobari. Rollins vierd blues sheet music for tenor saxophone solo. I cant find a way to count how many licks they have,for sure they are some thousands,and the number keeps growing nearly everyday.
If youre ready to get started, you can enroll here. Think of hip licks as a musical reference book, like a dictionary of great licks in all twelve keys, available. Before you start, though, be sure to sign up for my free mini course accelerate your jazz skills. No jazzinstrumetals and playing many notes for several minutes. Michael breckers tenor saxophone solo on body and soul. Riffs, on the other hand, are usually licks or phrases that are repeated as part of a tune or improvised backings. Ideal for teachers and students as the 2 parts are for players of slightly different abilities. Jazz etude for free download anton schwartz jazz music. Its a line written over two choruses of blues, and is a good vehicle for dealing with articulations, inflections and the like.
This article was written by guest contributor, bobby stern, a long time professional saxophonist, jazz player, educator, bari woodwinds endorser and author of the melodic minor handbook. Mastering the blues scale volume 2 dominant chords has 127 great blues licks in all 12 keys. The socalled blues scale was not used widely before the 60s, when it became popular with guitarists and film composers. Its on a dominant 7 th chord, and its a four bar phrase. In this lesson i am going to go over 5 examples and some exercises to help you get started exploring this. These blues licks combine many of the idiomatic sequences, intervals and finger patterns, you really. Transcriptions of saxophone solos blues jazz and cajun. There is a major pentatonic scale and a minor pentatonic scale. Sign up for our free masterclass boost your jazz blues learn jazz. Good mix of styles and tempos, good progression from. Super locrian, chromatic and pentatonic scales will be a large part of our. Dec 30, 2011 hip licks for saxophone is designed to help saxophonists develop fluency in the jazz language by providing mainstream jazz vocabulary swingboppostbop that nails the changes and lays great on the horn. Old as dirt blues lick for sax or any instrument youtube. Some players have a memorised collection or repertoire of favourite licks that they will throw into a solo every now and then.
Intermediate saxophone duets pdf download jazzduetshop. New styles of jazz sometimes dictate new harmonic structures. It fits nicely in the range of the saxophone, but it can be used for all instruments. In this video lesson i take you through 24 short blues licks on the alto sax. The basic chords for blues are the one, four, and five chords. Sep 17, 2002 when using blues licks in non blues standards, the blues phrases will often clash harmonically with the chord changes, so they should be used with discretion and not overdone. Take a one or two bar phrase and transpose it to all 12 keys. It may be fair to say that most players rely on scales and patterns aka licks, phrase or in more academic circles, formulae. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Intermediate saxophone duets is ideal for players with previous experience in the jazz blues genre as it contains musical language blues notes, jazz rhythms, chromatic approach notes direct from the great jazz tradition. Think of hip licks for saxophone as a musical reference book, like a dictionary of great licks in all twelve keys, available when you need it. I seem to remember back then somebody posted a link to a cool free pdf full of blues licks. Both of these scales can be used in blues songs, pop songs, funk, swing, jazz, and rock music. Using the downloadable backing track and pdf guide for this lesson.
These lessons consists of a wide range of blues sax styles such as basic blues. Its a very useful and versatile scale to know and its where you should start your blues saxophone improvisation studies. Intermediate studies in 12 keys another real life example of playing in 12 keys in my last blog, i referenced a couple of instances of real life playing situations where you need to be able to play in 12 keys. Jazclass natural minor scale or aeolian mode in all keys. Jazz is an ever evolving language, the established patterns and licks are borrowed, adapted and mutated into new ones. Download the pdf sheet music below and sign up for my free play sax by. Jason davis music lesson overview a standard lesson will last 30 minutes and will consist of 4 basic areas. Jazz saxophone licks, phrases and patterns by arnie. Its going to be bluessongs with lyrics, hornlines and maybe one or two solos.
Vierd blues for tenor saxophone solo transcription, intermediate tenor sax transcription sheet music. With the blues foundation course, youll get 30 video lessons, 36 blues backing tracks in all 12 keys and four styles, a pdf course guide, and audio examples of everything youll learn. This is a very useful series of exercises for building your chops and acclimating your ear to different. The blues scale will fit over all of it, but with some notes more equal than others depend on where you are in the progression. A jazz players perspective as well as a new self published ebook slick licks that stick. Anyone can and does contribute with their own favorite licks. Improv improvisation is the art of composing music on the spot. Licks are short musical phrases used in jazz, blues and rock improvising.
Blues saxophone improvisation with simple 5 note scales. Sax on the web saxophone lesson with tim price blues 1. Hip licks is designed to help musicians develop fluency in the jazz language by providing mainstream jazz vocabulary swingboppostbop that nails the changes and lays great on their instrument. This text deals with many technique issues jazz musicians encounter in the real world. Major iivi licks autumn leaves for tenor sax youtube. This product is an exhaustive guide to the various phrases or riffs that make up blues saxophone playing, both from a rhythmic and soloing standpoint. Blues saxophone lessons digital sheet music downloads. Its the most valuable way to jump start your blues skills. Learn this easy and old as dirt blues lick on the sax or any instrument.
Try to play the phrase on as many sets of strings as possible. Mar 21, 2003 100 ultimate blues riffs for tenor saxophone is written by internationally acclaimed author and instructor andrew d. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. How many jazz improvisers construct a completely original solo. Blues improvisation lesson for saxophone read more. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music. Steve neffs book and mp3s on mastering the blues scales while improvising. Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material. Therefore would it be a great idea to learn licks over 251 chord progressions. Blues improvisation lesson for saxophone better sax.