I started transcribing licks from the cd inception by josh smith. 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. Here is the list of the printable pdf methods with audio files available for download. This pdf method for guitar contains 40 ii v i jazz guitar lines with tab. 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. John scofield explains how to practice a tune so much.
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. John scofield is one of my favorite jazzguitarists. Analyzing john scofield licks really demonstrates how he uses pentatonic scales, melodic minor and mixes this with bebop influences. Analyzing john scofield licks really demonstrates how he uses pentatonic. 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 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.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. John scofield guitar transcriptions 1987 jazz popular music. John abercrombie, a touchstone in jazzrock guitar whose first album was released in 1974, died aug. In fact, he gets away with using an effect i dont like and i still love his playing.
As you can see i notated the exact time the lick is played on the cd. Steve swallow is renowned as one of the smoothest bass players around, and his brilliant solo on this john scofield original is proof positive. I chose these licks because they jumped right at me. Hottentot, written by john scofield and performed by john scofield with medeski martin and wood. Its a great clinic and i highly recommend you check it out. Chords by john scofield guitar pro tab by jazz licks.
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. 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. Exercises from john scofield by jazz licks guitar pro tabs. 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. Printable pdf ebooks for guitarist support my work. 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. I usually hate tribute albums, but this one blew me away. As promised, here is a breakdown of the clinic and the methods he employs in order to get a tune under his fingers.
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. 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. This video is on probably my favorite john scofield solo. This linear phrase moves quickly up the c mixolydian mode before ending on a gm6.
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. Jazz guitar pdf methods, ebooks, jazz guitar lessons, analysis with audio files. Click here to download a printable pdf of this lessons notation. It was hal galper pianist, jazz educator who said that you should do what speaks to you. 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.
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. Kennedy, but also to bobby hebbs brother, who was killed during a mugging on the same day kennedy was murdered november 22, 1963. Trio blues solo by john scofield by john scofield, as heard on the album this meets that 2007, emarcy records. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. 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. In this john scofield lick, you learn a long, diatonic run over a dm7 chord. Jazz guitar lessons online, printable pdf ebook methods with tabs and audio files for beginners and. 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.
This lick starts with an em7b5 arpeggio on the way up. 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. Sunny, a song written by bobby hebb in 1963, is one of the most performed and recorded pop songs. Visit jscombo66 for cd or mp3 formats of the complete album ft.
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. I view him as a jazz musician with a blues guitar influence. This first john scofield lick uses a lydian dominant scale to outline an ab7 chord. 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. Mi piace john scofield, lo ritengo uno dei migliori chitarristi jazz in circolazione. Jazz fusion licks and solo transcriptions with tabs, videos and analysis. Jazz guitar lessons pdf methods with audio files online. 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. The pdf with examples for this video is available through patreon. John scofield has a great very practical way to use legato in his playing. 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.
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. This lesson contains 10 john scofield jazz blues fusion guitar lines with tabs. Using only the dorian scale, this line can be played at medium to fast songs with 8 th notes. He is one of the best guitar players on the planet, dont you ever forget that. John scofield uses a technique called double stops here. A double stop is when you play 2 notes at the same time and can be used to outline the harmony in your solos. 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. John scofield guitar transcriptions 1987 free download as pdf file. If you want tab, the later funk books and the time on my hands book include it but i wouldnt vouch for accuracy. 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. Jazz guitar method pdf ebook 40 dominant mixolydian guitar licks guitar chord construction. Schofields sound is unmistakable as he blends influences from players like robben ford, stevie ray vaughan, eric clapton, and albert king.
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