These Scale Exercises Are Immediately Great Jazz Licks

You want to use the things that you practice, and if your scale exercises are already solid licks then you can easily sound better. Let's have a look at 3 solid examples that are "instant Bebop"

Scale Exercises don't have to be dry technical things, they should both sound better and really connect with what you want to play in your solo. The 3 examples in this video (actually 4) are great ways to create some amazing Bebop lines, and two of them are coming out of the Barry Harris approach to soloing.

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Content:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Practice Bebop Arpeggios, not just chord tones!
00:43 Triplets And Bebop
01:41 Triplets and Chromaticism
02:33 Barry Harris Knows A Few Tricks!
04:22 Bebop Boost Your Scale Runs
05:36 A Way to Make You Jazz Solos So Much Better
05:40 Like the video? Check out my Patreon page!

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My name is Jens Larsen, Danish Jazz Guitarist, and Educator. The videos on this channel will help you explore and enjoy Jazz. Some of it is how to play jazz guitar, but other videos are more on Music Theory like Jazz Chords or advice on how to practice and learn Jazz, on guitar or any other instrument.

The videos are mostly jazz guitar lessons, but also music theory, analysis of songs and videos on jazz guitars.

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[douglaspiper]

One more quick comment Mr. Larson. You introduced me to another talented and very cool person, Mr. Rotem Sivan when he joined you for a lesson! So, thank you for that too!! With respect to you, Doug P

[Joe_Dominates]

Your video editing is unreal. So good. These shorter vids are like HIIT workouts - so much quality packed into short bursts. Hopefully it appeals to the ADHD of younger generations and helps propagate the jazz tradition 😂

[Dang...]

Wow, this is such a helpful lesson!
Jens, your ability to express musical ideas so clearly and concisely is brilliant.
Thank you very much for this. Your lessons truly make the world a better place.

[tenbroeck]

One of the most easy to understand and directly applicable tools for a jazz player

[marknolan]

Great lesson, thank you for the density and clarity of your explanations. No BS with your video.

[wilfriedmarkenstein]

Great and comprehancive 👍🎸 BIG the Jens

[wenjacklow]

Love how brief and to the point this video is!

[salvadorgarcia]

A great lesson.I have learned a lot from it. Thank you teacher.

[antonparas]

jens you should do an AMA/Q&A. your channel is the library of alexandria of jazz. you've created accessible, comprehensive videos on musical topics that few other youtubers would cover. im sure many of us have questions about your musical journey

would be nice to collect the most popular questions & answer them either on a youtube video or written post :)

[InformedMisery]

I learn a lot from your videos, but this one has been particularly enlightening.

[Przemasso]

Great lesson, as always! If there's anything to complain about, is the fact that once again I need to wait till afternoon to practice new stuff :)

[tioliak]

I'm not a jazz guitarist, but I find this really helpful! Great teaching, Jens!

[RogerFedora]

Wow so tasteful and musical. Beautiful. I can't wait to try it.

[wilfriedmarkenstein]

Great and comprehansive 💪🎸 BIG Thx for sharing Jens

[danqodusk]

Jens, in the last hour it has become abundantly clear to me I haven't visited your channel anywhere near often enough to learn solid material and skills. I just bookmarked 4-5 of your lesson presentations involving elements you learned from Barry. I never heard his name mentioned until today. I now I have several great videos of yours I will review and get to work on. The materials I bookmarked are exactly the stimuli I need right now. The music gods put me into the right place at the right time. In reference to you alluding to owning an SRV Strat. My primary guitar is a sunburst deluxe Strat. As you know, it has lots of tonal possibilities. I always use the neck pickup to get a thicker, warmer sound. Thank you very much for all of your work! By the way, the little funny elements you add to your videos are quite creative and welcomed.

[donaldmccoy]

My friend, this is GENIUS!! I may have taken a giant leap this evening...thanks to YOU... and an awesome theory lesson .. thanks man!!

[SpartanLaserCanon]

Thanks. These are great things for me to add to what I already play.

[kevinelliott]

That pivot thing makes my brainy parts feel😵‍💫 very cool

[cbolt]

This is just great Jens. Thanks so much 😎