This first john scofield lick uses a lydian dominant scale to outline an ab7 chord. This linear phrase moves quickly up the c mixolydian mode before ending on a gm6. John scofield guitar transcriptions 1987 free download as pdf file. This ebook is a method available as printable pdf file with audio containing 49 jazz guitar licks transcribed from improvised solos of legendary jazz musicians. Trio blues solo by john scofield by john scofield, as heard on the album this meets that 2007, emarcy records. I chose these licks because they jumped right at me. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Steve swallow is renowned as one of the smoothest bass players around, and his brilliant solo on this john scofield original is proof positive. Hottentot, written by john scofield and performed by john scofield with medeski martin and wood.
John, aaron neville, john mayer,mavis staples, warren hayes and david fathead newman in order to pay homage to one of the singular talents that america has ever produced. Schofields sound is unmistakable as he blends influences from players like robben ford, stevie ray vaughan, eric clapton, and albert king. Jazz and fusion guitarists including django reinhardt, joe pass, joe diorio, john scofield and frank gambale employ a wide variety of arpeggio and sequencetriad patterns. He has worked with miles davis, dave liebman, joe henderson, charles mingus, joey defrancesco, herbie hancock, eddie palmieri, pat metheny, bill frisell, joe lovano, pat martino, mavis. Click here to download a printable pdf of this lessons notation. Here is the list of the printable pdf methods with audio files available for download. Guitarist john scofield and tenor saxophonist eddie harris make a very complementary team on this upbeat set of funky jazz, for both have immediately identifiable sounds and adventurous spirits. This jazz guitar lesson with tabs, video and analysis shows you how to play the dominant bebop scale, widely used in jazz music, over a dominant chord. This video is on probably my favorite john scofield solo.
Barney kessel, cannonball adderley, charlie christian, emily remler, george benson, grant green, herb ellis, charlie parker, jim hall, jimmy raney, joe pass, john scofield, kenny burrell, mike stern, sonny rollins, wes. John scofield explains how to practice a tune so much. If you want tab, the later funk books and the time on my hands book include it but i wouldnt vouch for accuracy. John scofield is one of my favorite jazzguitarists. It was hal galper pianist, jazz educator who said that you should do what speaks to you.
In this john scofield lick, you learn a long, diatonic run over a dm7 chord. Milestones of the joe henderson album so near, so far which is anyway a fantastic album milestones is a very difficult chord progression to solo on, but john scofield really nails it with. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody. John scofield guitar transcriptions 1987 jazz popular music. In fact, he gets away with using an effect i dont like and i still love his playing. Jazz guitar lessons online, printable pdf ebook methods with tabs and audio files for beginners and. As you can see i notated the exact time the lick is played on the cd. Jazz guitar pdf methods, ebooks, jazz guitar lessons, analysis with audio files. Jazz guitar lessons pdf methods with audio files online. Both ideas sound great over either gm7 or c7 chords. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Visit jscombo66 for cd or mp3 formats of the complete album ft. I view him as a jazz musician with a blues guitar influence. Printable pdf ebooks for guitarist support my work.
Using only the dorian scale, this line can be played at medium to fast songs with 8 th notes. This pdf method for guitar contains 40 ii v i jazz guitar lines with tab. The pdf with examples for this video is available through patreon. In a jazz funk context, we gonna see how john scofield blends the pentatonicblues scale, the mixolydian mode, the diminished scale for outside playing and other concepts such as chromaticismpassing tones. Analyzing john scofield licks really demonstrates how he uses pentatonic. Mi piace john scofield, lo ritengo uno dei migliori chitarristi jazz in circolazione. Please note that you need to have the guitar pro software before you can start using these the tablature provided is our visitors interpretation of this song but remain a property of their respective authors, artists and labels.
He is one of the best guitar players on the planet, dont you ever forget that. This solo straddles the line between a standard instrumental solo and a walking solo, a bassborne methodology in which the player fills the majority of sonic space with quarter notebased lines. John scofield guitar lick january 2020 this guitar lesson provides 10 john scofield jazz blues lines with tabs, audio files and youtube video transcribed from one of his improvised solos with the trio medeski, martin and wood. Kennedy, but also to bobby hebbs brother, who was killed during a mugging on the same day kennedy was murdered november 22, 1963. Exercises from john scofield by jazz licks guitar pro tabs. John scofield born december 26, 1951, sometimes referred to as sco, is an american jazzrock guitarist and composer whose music includes bebop, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul, and rock. I started transcribing licks from the cd inception by josh smith. This is taken from the umbria jazz live with john scofield.
We will see how he put together the pentatonicblues scale, the mixolydian mode, melodic minor scale and of course the diminished scale to achieve his unique phrasing. Sunny, a song written by bobby hebb in 1963, is one of the most performed and recorded pop songs. When he began recording as a leader in the late 70s, his fluid blend of jazz, bebop, blues, rock, and country music must have presented a marketing nightmare for the label. Guitars 1981 ibanez as200 primary axe for nearly 20 years plus an assortment of takamine acoustics and an old martin amps vox ac30 or mesa boogie mark i reissue effects pro co sound rat distortion pedal ibanez analog chorus pedal purple boss eq pedal digitech whammywah boomerang phrase sampler boss loop station tuner green.
Jazz fusion licks and solo transcriptions with tabs, videos and analysis. John abercrombie, a touchstone in jazzrock guitar whose first album was released in 1974, died aug. This is a melodic lick in the style of john scofield over a v going to i minor and uses the c minor harmonic scale. Along with a fine rhythm section that includes larry goldings on piano and organ, scofield and harris interact joyfully on ten of the guitarists originals. Analyzing john scofield licks really demonstrates how he uses pentatonic scales, melodic minor and mixes this with bebop influences. Intervallic sequences also abound in the country stylings of albert lee, brent mason and danny gatton, and the blues idiom is peppered with tripletbased sequences.
John scofield has a great very practical way to use legato in his playing. John scofield uses a technique called double stops here. Printable pdf ebooks for guitarist 40 ii v i jazz guitar licks 40 minor jazz guitar licks 101 dominant arpeggios 40 major licks 40 minor licks 49 essential lines. This lesson contains 10 john scofield jazz blues fusion guitar lines with tabs. Chords by john scofield guitar pro tab by jazz licks. John scofield born december 26, 1951 in dayton, ohio, usa is a jazz guitarist and composer, who played and eventually collaborated with miles davis. This lick starts with an em7b5 arpeggio on the way up.
A double stop is when you play 2 notes at the same time and can be used to outline the harmony in your solos. On this page you will find the guitar pro tab for the song exercises from john scofield by jazz licks, which has been downloaded 7,775 times. As promised, here is a breakdown of the clinic and the methods he employs in order to get a tune under his fingers. John scofield tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including a go go, i dont need no doctor, georgia on my mind, ideofunk, since you asked. I usually hate tribute albums, but this one blew me away. In many ways, it is a pretty fantastic way to use a technique that makes it easier to play the lines in a way that makes the phrasing more. Its a great clinic and i highly recommend you check it out. Scofield attended the prestigious berklee college of music. Jazz guitar method pdf ebook 40 dominant mixolydian guitar licks guitar chord construction. Weve touched on his exquisite sense of melody before, but here we will dig into a pair of 12bar solos that will illustrate how schofield mixes pentatonic, mixolydian, blues, and even lydian dominant scales. I recently posted a quick hit on a clinic that john scofield did in the mid90s that covered mostly how he practices and learns a tune as well as some general philosophy on improvisation and theory. Hes not that mainstream though, so you may not have heard of him. Or, if you want to use it over slower tempos, you can play it as a doubletime lick, changing the 8 th notes to 16 th notes in the process.
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