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Lick Library

354 licks

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#beginner#major-pentatonic#interval#ascending

#beginner#major-pentatonic#interval#descending

#beginner#major-pentatonic#interval#ascending

#beginner#minor-pentatonic#interval#ascending

#beginner#minor-pentatonic#interval#descending

#beginner#minor-pentatonic#interval#ascending

#beginner#major-pentatonic#cell#ascending

#beginner#major-pentatonic#cell#descending

#beginner#major-pentatonic#arpeggio#ascending

#beginner#major-pentatonic#arpeggio#descending

#beginner#major-pentatonic#cell#approach

#beginner#minor-pentatonic#cell#ascending

#beginner#minor-pentatonic#cell#descending

#beginner#minor-pentatonic#arpeggio#ascending

#beginner#minor-pentatonic#arpeggio#descending

#beginner#minor-pentatonic#cell#descending

#beginner#blues-scale#cell#blue-note

#beginner#blues-scale#cell#chromatic

#beginner#neighbor-tone#cell#ornament

#beginner#minor-pentatonic#neighbor-tone#cell

#beginner#major-pentatonic#arpeggio#ascending

#beginner#blues-scale#interval#ascending

#triad#ascending#beginner#simple

#triad#ascending#beginner#dotted

#triad#descending#beginner#simple

#triad#descending#beginner#dotted

#neighbor#beginner#simple#quarters

#neighbor#beginner#simple#long-start

#neighbor#beginner#simple#resolve

#neighbor#beginner#dotted#eighth

#scalar#ascending#beginner#simple

#scalar#ascending#beginner#dotted

#ascending#run#beginner#simple

#ascending#run#beginner#eighths

#ascending#run#beginner#dotted

#ascending#run#beginner#syncopated

#ascending#run#beginner#mixed

#descending#run#beginner#simple

#descending#run#beginner#eighths

#descending#run#beginner#dotted

#descending#run#beginner#syncopated

#descending#run#beginner#mixed

#skip#digital-pattern#simple#quarters

#skip#digital-pattern#eighths#hold

#skip#digital-pattern#dotted#mixed

#skip#digital-pattern#syncopated#off-beat

#skip#digital-pattern#mixed#half-note

#turn#ornament#simple#quarters

#turn#ornament#eighths#hold

#turn#ornament#dotted#mixed

#turn#ornament#syncopated#off-beat

#turn#ornament#mixed#half-note

#pentatonic#ascending#run#mixed

#pentatonic#ascending#run#eighths

#pentatonic#descending#run#mixed

#pentatonic#descending#run#eighths

#pentatonic#direction-change#mixed#eighths

#pentatonic#direction-change#eighths#hold

#pentatonic#direction-change#eighths#mixed

#blues#turnaround#simple#quarters

#blues#turnaround#eighths#hold

#blues#turnaround#dotted#mixed

#blues#turnaround#syncopated#off-beat

#blues#turnaround#mixed#half-note

#blues#descending#simple#quarters

#blues#descending#eighths#hold

#blues#descending#dotted#mixed

#blues#descending#syncopated#off-beat

#blues#descending#mixed#half-note

#blues#ascending#run#mixed

#blues#ascending#run#eighths

#triad#ascending#simple#quarters

#triad#ascending#simple#long-start

#triad#ascending#simple#resolve

#triad#ascending#dotted#eighth

#arpeggio#ascending#simple#quarters

#arpeggio#ascending#eighths#hold

#arpeggio#ascending#dotted#mixed

#arpeggio#ascending#syncopated#off-beat

#arpeggio#ascending#mixed#half-note

#enclosure#chromatic#simple#quarters

#enclosure#chromatic#eighths#hold

#enclosure#chromatic#dotted#mixed

#enclosure#chromatic#syncopated#off-beat

#enclosure#chromatic#mixed#half-note

#ascending#digital-pattern#simple#quarters

#ascending#digital-pattern#eighths#hold

#ascending#digital-pattern#dotted#mixed

#ascending#digital-pattern#syncopated#off-beat

#ascending#digital-pattern#mixed#half-note

#arpeggio#resolve#mixed#eighths

#arpeggio#resolve#eighths#hold

#arpeggio#resolve#eighths#mixed

#scalar#ascending#run#eighths

#scalar#ascending#run#mixed

#scalar#descending#run#eighths

#scalar#descending#run#mixed

#arpeggio#scalar#direction-change#eighths

#arpeggio#scalar#direction-change#mixed

#arpeggio#beginner

#scale#beginner

#guide-tones#voice-leading

#dorian#scale-run#swing

#digital-pattern#swing

#arpeggio#descending#swing

#syncopation#diatonic

#classic#melodic

#chromatic#approach-notes

#enclosure#approach-notes

#bebop-scale#descending

#digital-pattern#coltrane

#compact#descending

#compact#ascending

#enclosure#chromatic

#parker#bebop#chromatic

#bebop#chromatic#turnaround

#upper-structure#extensions

#melodic#ballad

#beginner#root-motion

#dexter-gordon#relaxed#chromatic

#cannonball#bluesy#swing

#delayed-resolution#chromatic#tension

#sonny-stitt#clean#bebop

#beginner#pentatonic

#pentatonic#descending

#shuffle#blue-note#swing

#bb-king#melodic

#turnaround#descending

#blue-note#ascending#swing

#mixolydian#major-minor

#call-response#swing

#chromatic#blues-scale

#parker#bebop-blues#chromatic

#triplet#blues-scale

#major-blues#scale-run

#melodic#vocal

#bebop#dominant#descending

#funky#blue-note

#t-bone-walker#classic#major-minor

#turnaround#chromatic#classic

#grant-green#soulful#simple

#freddie-hubbard#trumpet#wide-range

#IV-chord#blues-form#swing

#pentatonic#ascending#cell

#pentatonic#descending#cell

#pentatonic#ascending#arpeggio

#pentatonic#descending#arpeggio

#pentatonic#ascending#cell

#pentatonic#descending#cell

#pentatonic#vocal#cell

#pentatonic#ascending#cell

#pentatonic#ascending#scale-run

#pentatonic#descending#scale-run

#pentatonic#arch#cell

#pentatonic#descending#cry

#pentatonic#ascending#cell

#pentatonic#ascending#skip

#pentatonic#arch#cell

#pentatonic#descending#soulful

#pentatonic#ascending#cry

#pentatonic#trill#cell

#pentatonic#vocal#cell

#pentatonic#skip#wide-interval

#blue-note#ascending#cell

#blue-note#descending#cell

#blue-note#ascending#resolve

#blue-note#turn#cell

#blues-scale#ascending#cell

#blues-scale#descending#cell

#blue-note#descending#cry

#blue-note#arch#cell

#blues-scale#ascending#scale-run

#blues-scale#descending#scale-run

#blue-note#turn#cell

#blue-note#ascending#skip

#blue-note#trill#tension

#blues-scale#ascending#rip

#blues-scale#descending#cascade

#major-minor#crush#classic

#major-minor#descending#crush

#dominant#arpeggio#ascending

#dominant#arpeggio#descending

#major-minor#ascending#classic

#dominant#descending#arpeggio

#gospel#arch#classic

#major-minor#chromatic#classic

#major-blues#ascending#arpeggio

#major-minor#oscillating#classic

#major-minor#descending#resolve

#major-minor#descending#classic

#major-blues#descending#arpeggio

#dominant#arch#cell

#major-minor#chromatic#ascending

#swing#descending#pentatonic

#swing#ascending#pentatonic

#swing#arch#pentatonic

#swing#descending#scale-run

#swing#ascending#scale-run

#swing#turn#cell

#swing#descending#call

#swing#arch#cell

#swing#blue-note#scale-run

#swing#cry#arch

#swing#ascending#pentatonic

#blues-scale#ascending#scale-run

#pentatonic#descending#scale-run

#swing#skip#cell

#swing#descending#resolve

#chromatic#approach#cell

#chromatic#approach#ascending

#chromatic#enclosure#cell

#chromatic#descending#bebop

#chromatic#approach#descending

#bebop#descending#chromatic

#chromatic#ascending#approach

#chromatic#descending#turn

#bebop#chromatic#resolve

#chromatic#approach#ascending

#chromatic#approach#wide-interval

#bebop#chromatic#resolve

#chromatic#enclosure#cell

#triplet#ascending#cell

#triplet#descending#cell

#triplet#blue-note#resolve

#triplet#descending#cry

#triplet#arch#pentatonic

#triplet#descending#cell

#triplet#major-minor#crush

#triplet#turn#ascending

#triplet#descending#double-triplet

#triplet#descending#resolve

#chromatic#ascending#bebop

#parker#bebop-blues#classic

#wide-interval#arpeggio#ascending

#dominant#descending#wide-range

#chromatic#altered#resolve

#enclosure#chromatic#bebop

#angular#wide-interval#classic

#chromatic#approach#bebop

#major-minor#descending#classic

#blues-scale#descending#classic

#bebop-scale#descending

#bebop-scale#ascending

#arpeggio#cascade

#chromatic#enclosure#descending

#dizzy#leaps#bebop

#dominant#chromatic#approach

#parker#blues#chromatic

#honeysuckle#standard#bebop

#confirmation#standard#arpeggio

#donna-lee#ascending#bebop

#altered#dominant#advanced

#rhythm-changes#bridge

#pentatonic#bebop

#double-time#sixteenth

#grouping#metric-modulation

#parker#turnaround#classic

#dizzy#high-register#chromatic

#ornithology#parker#standard

#tritone-sub#advanced#chromatic

#bud-powell#piano#chromatic

#arpeggio#minor

#natural-minor#descending

#harmonic-minor#altered

#altered#scale-run

#enclosure#minor

#compact#altered

#melodic-minor#approach

#diminished#passing-tones

#guide-tones#beginner#minor

#chromatic#minor#bebop

#pentatonic#minor#swing

#tritone-sub#advanced#minor

#woody-shaw#wide-intervals#altered

#joe-henderson#angular#intervallic

#compact#chromatic#altered

#major-pentatonic#ascending#beginner

#minor-pentatonic#descending#beginner

#sequence#groups-of-three#major-pentatonic

#skip-pattern#minor-pentatonic#intervals

#fourths#mccoy-tyner#modern

#digital-pattern#cells#major-pentatonic

#dominant#riff#major-pentatonic

#wes-montgomery#melodic#major-pentatonic

#herbie-hancock#funky#syncopation

#superimposition#lydian#advanced

#miles-davis#dorian#so-what

#dorian#characteristic-note#swing

#coltrane#dorian#pentatonic

#lydian#characteristic-note#floating

#lydian#descending#ascending

#mixolydian#groove#dominant

#wayne-shorter#angular#dorian

#coltrane#impressions#dorian

#phrygian#characteristic-note#mysterious

#herbie-hancock#dorian#vamp

#a-section#arpeggio#rhythm-changes

#a-section#bebop#chromatic

#bridge#dominant-cycle#rhythm-changes

#bridge#chromatic#approach-notes

#turnaround#rhythm-changes

#oleo#a-section#classic

#anthropology#parker#gillespie

#melodic#lyrical#standard

#misty#wide-intervals#lyrical

#monk#minor#angular

#ii-V-I#lyrical#sigh

#chet-baker#space#lyrical

#ornament#turn#expressive

#strayhorn#chromatic#lyrical

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Lick Library

Root–Second Step

Root–Third Skip

Root–Fifth Leap

Fifth–Octave Resolve

Third–Fifth Rise

Fifth–Third Drop

Octave–Sixth Settle

Sixth–Octave Lift

Second–Fifth Jump

Fifth–Sixth Step

Root–Flat Third

Flat Third–Fourth

Fourth–Fifth Push

Fifth–Flat Seventh

Flat Seven–Octave

Octave–Flat Seven Drop

Flat Seven–Fifth Slide

Fifth–Fourth Settle

Root–Fifth Reach

Flat Third–Fifth

Do Re Mi

Re Mi Sol

Mi Sol La

Sol La Do

Mi Re Do

Sol Mi Re

La Sol Mi

Major Triad Up

Major Triad Down

Approach from Above

Root–b3–Fourth

b3–Fourth–Fifth

Fourth–Fifth–b7

Fifth–b7–Octave

b7–Fifth–Fourth

Fifth–Fourth–b3

Octave–b7–Fifth

Minor Triad Up

Minor Triad Down

Fourth–b3–Root

Blues Curl Up

Blues Curl Down

Blue Note to Fifth

Flat Five Chromatic Down

Flat Five Chromatic Up

Upper Neighbor on Root

Lower Neighbor on Third

Upper Neighbor on Fifth

Flat Seven Neighbor

Wide Arpeggio Up

Root–Flat Third

Flat Third–Fourth

Fourth–Fifth

Fifth–Flat Seven

Flat Seven–Root

Pent 1-3-5 Up / Three Quarters

Pent 1-3-5 Up / Half Then Quarters

Pent 1-3-5 Up / Quarters To Half

Pent 1-3-5 Up / Dotted Quarter Feel

Pent 5-3-1 Down / Three Quarters

Pent 5-3-1 Down / Half Then Quarters

Pent 5-3-1 Down / Quarters To Half

Pent 5-3-1 Down / Dotted Quarter Feel

Pent Upper Neighbor / Three Quarters

Pent Upper Neighbor / Half Then Quarters

Pent Upper Neighbor / Quarters To Half

Pent Upper Neighbor / Dotted Quarter Feel

Pent 1-2-3 Step / Three Quarters

Pent 1-2-3 Step / Half Then Quarters

Pent 1-2-3 Step / Quarters To Half

Pent 1-2-3 Step / Dotted Quarter Feel

Pent 1-2-3-5 / Four Quarters

Pent 1-2-3-5 / Eighth Run + Hold

Pent 1-2-3-5 / Dotted Quarter + Eighths

Pent 1-2-3-5 / Syncopated

Pent 1-2-3-5 / Half Then Eighths

Pent 5-3-2-1 / Four Quarters

Pent 5-3-2-1 / Eighth Run + Hold