50 Jazz Guitar Licks You MUST Know - Lick #2: Major 7th - Frank Vignola

[NewOrleansThomas]

Why make the notes with only 3 fingers when it plays much smoother using the 4th (little finger)? And why use one pick, when the right hand has four (finger-nails) that make the action twice as fast and much less complicated

[Maafa1619]

I thought that this would be some smooth Jazz rubbish, but this is the real deal!

[jimmyleppard6]

Using the sixTH

[althedj]

Thanks : ) That's a tasty lick.

[musictakeslife]

Does anyone know where 3, 4...etc. are?

[althedj]

@musictakeslife

I think the lick starts on 1 and runs for two full measures ending on the third beat of the second measure. Hope this helps : )

[donottawaguitar]

nice

[Colorfulspheres]

I've really been enjoying these videos. Lemme ask you, if you're actually around to reply, would this package be useful for an amateur guitarist who wanted to work some jazz into his blues?

[willy1986tralara]

well... i learned it and is so smooth... but i dont know where it can fit! in a blues for example...it have to be a blues in C or what?

[inky960]

@willy1986tralara Play it over a D9 chord (or D7) and listen how cool. Works nice with D13. Could work over Am, Am7, Am9 Might vary the rhythms of the notes to fit the groove, but it can work in blues.

[necrophagist00]

Friggen Everyone Loves Raymond over here

[cheul]

Does it start on G mixolydian (since revolving on the 5th degree) and end on D dorian ? Just trying to learn.

[Dmatreshka]

@cheul its playin in two scales split together - c major pentatonic and c mixolydian (or g mixolydian, same notes in lick). I think so.

[jfree336]

@cheul The harmony is Cmaj7. Other than the eb all the notes in C Major, or if you want to think of modes, C Ionian.

[sclogse1]

The video is fine...but at the beginning, he says he got it from Barney Kessel, and then it the middle of the video he says he got it from Billy Mitchell...

Either that or I don't know my axe from a mole in the sound.

[sclogse1]

I watch these videos...and I start to think about seeing this in a different way. The line is like two scales bumped together...not played in sequence...

But if you jump over notes in the scale, playing fourths, for instance...then let's call that a scale unto itself. A new type of scale.

[philbio66]

great lick. great lesson. thank you.

[CrassPunk99]

Is it bad that I use my pinky to play this?

[sclogse1]

@CrassPunk99

All pinky's are bad. Any activity with a pinky is a bad thing. It was born bad.

[sclogse1]

@CrassPunk99

All pinky's are bad. Any activity with a pinky is a bad thing. It was born bad. And by the way, the word

torimutar

was the one I had to read and copy to continue to leave comments here.

[KingRodriques]

hi, thanks for the lesson. I am really thinking about buying your lessons, but will there be tabs in it? I am trying my best to get all the information by ears but sometimes it is just to hard. so will there be tabs to some of the licks?

[dressedtosmellgood]

so he learned it from barney kessell AND billy mitchell?

[inky960]

@dressedtosmellgood --that has me puzzled also -- he spends all this time talking about how he learned it from Barney Kessel -- then just before playing it, gives credit to Billy Mitchell!  HUH???

[mrspiep]

Great exercise. I had to try for 15 minutes, but finally I accomplished.

I uploaded the vid on my profile, so you can check it.

It made a little improv as well, I played one note outside the key, but I think it will sound okey, not sure. Thx for the licks

[milowagon]

at last someone who can teach and play really well  i have taken so much from these clips thanks

[jmsbk12345]

Would someone kindly let me know how I can purchase these very same backing tracks that you hear Frank using in these jazz licks videos? Thank you.

[TrueFireTV]

@jmsbk12345 All the jam tracks come with the download of the full course. Just click the link in the description!

[JazzGit1]

Great lick but I prefer to play it all in one position at the 7th fret just as smooth.

[guitargurrl1234]

5 people don't know their scales.....

[WillNutzSG]

After watching these videos, I attempted slipping a few of these licks into some blues solos at a gig. Audience minds = blown.

[Megajammusic]

Thanks for the lesson .. Cool lick.....I'll check out more ...

[rocknblues90]

Great voice!

[hellow504jr]

hmm i tried playing these on my guitar.. it sounded alot different.. then i realized.. i was playing on a strat.. xD

[PF1964]

Where can I get these Jazz tabs?

[PF1964]

Where can I get these a Jazz licks tab?

[zzzhuh]

wish there was a tab to it, idk jazz at all, i really want to learn though

[hsousa54]

METALLICA

[jsem94]

What an amazing lick

[Vstrat0]

now why do I hear it as a 2nd instead of a 9? if it was higher it would be a 9 but in the middle of the range ..... ??!!?? no difference but it sounds baby it sounds

Great videos love this stuff!

[coolboyzrock]

great lesson

[verdejinha]

It only takes one time, he lays the notes REALLY slow. If you can sing it, you can get it by ear

[MatthewShotAlex]

What scale are you using here? Lydian? Dorian?

Im not sure what scale can be used over a major 7th chord

[strabbs1]

any tips on making my playing cleaner, i can pull a lot of these jazz licks off, but getting a nice even tone is just escaping me, i cant get even volume and theres a few open strings ruining the sound?????

[Bennlemma]

@strabbs1

Practice slowly

[DylanGalvinMusic]

@strabbs1 slow. slow. slow. slow. learn them slow. never play anything fast at first. Carve the motion into your fingers muscle memory flawlessly. Then speed it up once you do that. 60 BPM is a good starting point for most 8th note or 8th triplet licks.

[strabbs1]

@DylanGalvinMusic cheers, iam still a bit confuseda about whatsubdivision iam using, i basicaly play 8th note triplets around the scale and try to land on the starting note of a prelearned lick which i play like a swung 8th note triplet, the two dont seem to mix ie triplet against a swung triplet! the obvious thing i guess is to swing the scale and the lick??? sorry if this seems confusing!! lol

[jmsbk12345]

Would someone kindly let me know exactly what you get with this 50 jazz licks CD/DVD? I mainly would like to know about the rhythm tracks that come with it. Do we get a CD with both a slow and then fast track for each lick (100 tracks)? How long are each of the tracks as I could do with tracks that are about 5 or 6 minutes or longer so that I can really stretch out. Is that what we get? Thank you for your help. John

[jmsbk12345]

Does anyone know where I could purchase the rhythm backing tracks that you hear in these videos? I know the licks but I just need something with a repetitive swing for me to practice and improvise over.

[TacticalTupperware]

Since there is no presence of the "7th" can't this be played over both a Ma7 as well as Dominate 7th? The lick contains these notes in this order: 5th, 11th, 9th, #9th, 3rd, root, 6th (13th), 5th, 3rd, 5th, 6th (13th), 9th. There is nothing defining it as Cmaj7 (or Ma9) vs. C7 (or C9). To my ear it works for both.

[sterikacid]

And transpose it to all keys when you've learned it.

[sterikacid]

And transpose it to all keys when you've learned it.

[thegreatgarry]

very good !

another jazz vocabulary in my mind !

[skeetv123]

When you learn something by ear it's 100 % more useful because you end up finding your own ways and variations on playing it based on your style. Reading it off a tab won't do much for anyone, how do you think these guys got to be so good ? They probably heard these licks when they were kids and sat down with their guitar by the record player and figured it out note for note.

[wukeduo]

This series is very helpful. Using it to learn how to play Jazz on the Chapman Stick.

[strabbs1]

@wukeduo wow, i did nt know they ere still about, bet it sounds cool!! do they still sell them??

[roge69charger]

re: Tabs, To those that complain. "Go And Pay for Lessons?" You cheap'os.

[m0nkyf1sh]

No offense, but im trying to learn this, and im not actually learning as you are just playing it and saying arpedio.. sorry, but i don't think im the only one? maybe not, but still, if you know all that stuff its a good lesson

[1Silvus1]

@m0nkyf1sh

same here...tab it

[sk8fakie]

@1Silvus1 It's not that bad. Listen a little harder. :)

[weaponx29]

what effects did u use?

[holidaygames]

This guy sounds like Mike Damone from Fast Time at Ridgemont High. "Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?"

Great lesson though!

[dunksnotpead]

invaluable. and not having tabs is even better. quit being so fucking lazy. this guy lays it all out. you just gotta put in some work. its called wearing out the rewind button.

[mikebagel27]

@dunksnotpead

i love the way you think

i havent used tabs in a while because i stopped being lazy but some people just have horrible ears, but i guess they just gotta practice

[LeeChavezMusic]

@dunksnotpead They make a rewind button for a reason! Thank you!

[lucyfanclub]

@LeeChavezMusic Yes, and if you download the video file and open it in Qucktime, you can use the AV controls to slow it down to half speed.

[dokokai]

@lucyfanclub Please tell me, how do you download the video?

[lucyfanclub]

Copy the URL from the YouTube video you want to download. Go to savevid.com, paste the URL into the search field and follow the prompts.

[lS3GAl]

@dokokai An FLV downloader , google it.

[TheBeatlesCom]

@dunksnotpead or be even less lazy then that and learn to read Music.

[1234gnrslash]

@dunksnotpead Normally, I wouldn't agree with you. But this lick is so short and not fast, so yeah people ya don't need tabs!

[sclogse1]

@1234gnrslash I don't thin I need tabs with this stuff...but try playing Charlie Christian's Swing To Bop without them....

[1234gnrslash]

@sclogse1 That's a different video. lol

[mamonsin]

@dunksnotpead lol. i just bought this lesson and it has tabs.

[dunksnotpead]

invaluable. and not having tabs is even better. quit being so fucking lazy. this guy lays it all out. you just gotta put in some work. its called wearing out the rewind button.

[dunksnotpead]

POETICAL??? HAHA

[zemog630]

This guy has a great touch on the Guitar! Thanks!

[paulhb]

So was it Barney Kessell or Billy Mitchell? What the hell is the matter with you?

[jmsbk12345]

Does anyone know how I can get hold of the backing tracks only on CD so that I can practice these licks?

[paulhb]

@jmsbk12345 Contact Truefire. They sell this kind of stuff, ya know.

[cbhmeh123]

It's a great one. Lol

[jmsbk12345]

Love these licks. Thank you Frank. Does anyone know where I can obtain just the rhythm backing tracks on CD so that i can practice these licks?

[gillan5]

and Billy Mitchell learned it from Robert Johnson and Johnson learned it on the cotton fields.

Great lesson anyway.5 stars.

[guitarslim56]

@gillan5, The cotton field learned it from the dirt. It was the dirt what first came up with the lick.

[gillan5]

Yeah, right.

[PearlBaileyOK]

@gillan5

Not sure Robert Johnson ever picked cotton. He did however listen to records. One theory goes that he was one of the first of the great bluesmen who had access to radio and phonograph to learn from. But did he? Go figure. Wherever he got it, he made it his own.

[gillan5]

Yes, guess so. However, he was a fine player. Not very easy to do what he did on the guitar even if it sounds easy.

Meet you at the crossroad!

[QuanYin71]

Godfather of the Blues :)

Robert learned a bit from Son House .

I like to believe the legends of the crossraods . its more poetical :)

Nice lessons , i can appreciate them in my own guitar skills :)

Cheers !

[twangbarfly]

@guitarslim56 LOL!

[natfunk71]

@gillan5 I thought R. Johnson learned it from the devil. That devil guy sure is hip. You would think he could beat Johnny in a fiddle contest. That gig was rigged, man.

[Wallbankio]

@natfunk71 Just like when that bucktooth kid beat Steve Vai playing classical music or Hetfield yelled 'Fire bad!'... somewhere a conspiracy angel gained it's wings...

[Jessseforprez]

...a lick I learned from the great Barney Kessel...then ...that I learned from Billy Mitchell?

[Randomschizo]

can you tab this to me?

[jmsbk12345]

So beautiful! Where do I purchase the backing rhythm track from?

[jazzlefty]

this is before  Frank focused on gypsy?

[gphilamp]

maybe. but hes so extremely ^versatile, he can play all, ne is so competent!!!