Patterns and Licks

Compiled by Charles McNeal

2014
 5 Bob Berg Lines over a "D" minor groove
1
D
4
2
D



3

D



4
D




5

D


2013
 50 Phrases For Jazz
1 A
4 D
2 A

3

D
3 D
4 E
A

3

D 5 E A
D 6 E A D

7 E

A
D
8 E
A
D

3

9 E

A
D
10 E
A
D

11 E A
A
D 12 E D

3

14 C
13 E
A D

15 C
16 C

2013
17 D 18 D

G
C

G C 19 D G

20 D 21 D

G
C

3

22 G
C
23 D
G
C

24 D C 25 D
G

G C 26 D G C


27 D G C 28 D


G
C
29 G C

2
2013
30 G 31 G
32 G

C 33 G C 34 G C

35 D G G C

36
37 G
C 38 G C


39 D G C 40 D G C

3

41 D G C G
42 D
C


43 D 44 D 45 D 46 D

47 D 48 D 49 D 50 D

3
2013
 Brecker Lick from Live in Germany transcribed by
Charles McNeal

b - - . + + + + + +

& 44

b b b b b n n n n b b b n # n b
b

3

# # # n # # # # #
# n #
slower.......................................

b n
11

# # n # # # # # n
J
tempo.......

# n # n # n # # n b b n n b b

10

# b n #. b n
tempo...

b b
ritard..........

n
12

b b b b n n b b delayed b b n b
# #

+
14

# # "aaaarrrrgggghhhh......"

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 Another Sonny Stitt Lick....

G C C F
4
3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3

F
B B 3 E
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

E
A A 3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3

D
C
F
3

3 3 3
3 3 3
3

B
B
3 E

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

A A D D

3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3

G

 Bebop Cliche Lick ala "Sonny Stitt"
C
4
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3

F

3

3

3

3
3 3
3 3

B


3
3 3

3 3 3
3 3

E

3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3

A

3 3
3 3
3 3

3 3

Continue to transpose around the "circle of 5ths" on your own. Go slow!!

 M. Brecker Pattern over Coltrane Matrix
C E A B E G C
4
F A
C E A C F

B D F A D F B

E F B D
G B E

A B

E G E
C A

C E A C F A C

F A D F
B
C
F

B D G B E F B


 E G C E A B E

A C

F A C E A

D F C F A D
B

G B
E
F
B
D
G

2
 Diminished Pattern Exercise: Chromatic
Target Tempo: = 240

78

2013


2
2013
 Diminished Pattern 3/14/13
A B D F

4



G B C E

F A C E






 Diminished Pattern 12/6/14
1
4

2


3


 Eric Alexander Pattern over Coltrane Matrix
C E A B E G C
4
C E A C F G C

D F B C F A D

E F B D G B E

E G C E A B E

F G C E A C F

F A D F B C F

G B
E F B D G

 A B E G C E A

A C
F A E A
C

B C
F A D F B

B D
G B
E
F
B

2
 Hank Mobley "Rhythm Changes" Lick
C A D G E A D G
4
F D G C A D
G C

B G C F D G C F

E C F B G C F B

A F B E C F B E

C A D G E A D G


F D G C A D G C


B G C F D G C F

2013
 E C F B G C
F B


A F B E C F B E

D B E A F B E A


G E
A
D
B

E
A
D

2
2013
Target Tempo =250
iii-VI7-ii-V7 Lick
inspired by Keith Oxman
E A3 C3 F B
4
3
3

3 3 3
3

G 3 C F B E

3

3 3 3
3 3 3

C
F
B

E A
3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3

F3 B E A D

3

3 3 3
3 3 3

B
E
A
D
G
3
3

3
3
3
3 3
3

E A 3 D 3 G C

3
3
3

3 3 3

F
A

3
D
G
C
3

3 3 3
3 3 3

D G 3 C 3 F B
3

3
3

3 3 3
 G E

3
C
F
B
3

3 3 3
3 3 3
C
F
B
E
A


3
3 3
3
3
3 3 3

B D 3 G C
F
3
3
3

3 3
3 3
G F
B

E
C
3

3 3 3
3 3 3
3

2
 A really nice Michael Brecker line over the
last "A" Section of Rhythm Changes
G

4 E
E
D
G E
A

D
3

C C F B C

A A G C A D


3

G C F F B E F


D
D C
F D G
3

F B E
B

C A B

2003
 B B
G G F G C F


3

E E A D E

E E
C

C
B
C
F
B

A A D G A

F F E A
F B

3

E A
D G

D C D

A A G C A#bmi D

3

2
2003
 G C F F B E F

D D C F D G

3

F B E
C
B
A
B

G G F B G C


3

F B E E A D E

E E

C
C
B
C
F

B
3

A A D G A

3
2003
 A
F
F
E
A
F
B

E
3

D
D G C D

B B A D B E


D G G
3
A C F G

4
2003
 Michael Brecker Chromatic Pattern
Target BPM = 290
4

 Michael Brecker ii-V7-I Lick #1
G
4 D

C
G C
4
F


F
4 C

B

F B
4
E
Transpose into remaining 8 keys on your own
(you didn't expect me to do all the work for you)
 Mike Stern Licks
for Treble Clef Instruments
G C

4

Dmin
G
C



3

C
G

Dmin G C


Dmin G C








2









G C


3
Mike Brecker line over the 2nd "A" Section of Rhythm Changes

+ b + n # + n + + # b + n + b
C 7alt

4
&4

b b b #
b # n # n b

5
 One of my...byfavorite short ii-V7-I
way of Cannonball Adderley
licks

D G C G C F

4
3
3

C F
3
B
F
B
E

B E A E A D
3

3

G F C F B

3
C

3

F B E B

E A

3
3

E A A
D 3
D G
3

2013
 Phil Woods lick from "The Theme For Star Trek"
*(D7 )
D G F
4

*Phil plays this bar as a Dominant 7th chord resolving to "G"
G

E A G

A

E A G

A


F B A

B


2013
 F B A

B


G C B

C


A D C


D

A D C


2
2013
 D


B E D

E

B E E

E

C F E

F

C F F

3
2013
 F

4
2013
 Tri-tone sub for a VI7-ii resolution (John Coltrane)
A
D
implies an Ebmi (tri tone sub)

4
3 3

G C


3 3

G C



3 3
B
F



3 3
B
F



3 3
A
E 3

3
A

E

3 3

G

D

3 3
 C F

3 3

C F

3 3

B E

3 3

B E

3 3

2
 Basic Triad Motif realized 6 ways
Basic Triad Motif

4
Major Triad ascending in half steps

ETC...

Major Triad descending in half steps

ETC..

Augmented Triad ascending in whole steps (Whole Tone Scale)

ETC...

Augmented Triad descending in whole steps (Whole Tone Scale)

ETC...

Diminished (expanded into a chord) ascending in minor thirds (Diminished Scale)

ETC...

Diminished (expanded into a chord) descending in minor thirds (Diminished Scale)

ETC...

2013