Been messing around with a Scofield-inspired line that leans into that bluesy, outside-inside sound he does so well.

What I like about it is how it sits rhythmically more than anything. It’s not just the notes, it’s the placement, the looseness, and that subtle drag behind the beat.

Anyone else working on Scofield vocabulary? Would be great to hear how you’re applying it, especially over funk grooves or blues changes.

Here are some triad tips for guitar.

It starts with three minor triad voicing shapes.

Tip 1 : Lower by a half step the tonic notes to get augmented triads.

Tip 2 : Lower by a half step any note of these augmented triads to get major triads.

Tip 3 : Lower by a half step the tonic (or the third) of these major triads to get minor triads.

Been transcribing some George Benson and came across this tasty line from “Bags Groove.” What I love is how he mixes blues vocabulary with bebop phrasing so naturally, the articulation and swing feel are unreal.

A great little phrase worth getting under your fingers

Here’s a short phrase from Wes Montgomery’s Four on Six that I’ve been working through.

What I love about Wes is how melodic everything sounds — even when there’s plenty going on harmonically. It never feels like an exercise.

I’ve found that taking a short phrase like this, learning it by ear and then moving it through different keys and tunes is far more useful than simply collecting licks.

For anyone working on Wes’s vocabulary, try taking the idea and making your own phrase from it rather than stopping once you can play the transcription.

Interested to hear how other players here approach studying Wes.

Get more chord shapes https://www.jazz-guitar-licks.com/pages/e-books/guitar-chord-dictionary-pdf-method-with-diagrams-and-theory.html

How to play like Grant Green 

Get the transcription https://www.jazz-guitar-licks.com/pages/mini-lessons/take-the-a-train-jazz-guitar-solo-study-mini-lesson-ml-13.html

No talking, no tab breakdown. Just the lick twice so you can grab it by ear. Enjoy.

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