Bebop Lick No. 2 – Part 3

What’s new in this lesson:

• Practicing ii-V-I’s in the key of E, A, D & G
• We start to apply Formula 2 – 4 Note Rootless Voicings as left-hand accompaniment.
• We take all the isolated bebop scale patterns from the previous lessons and construct another 4 bars long line over a ii-V-I progression. 

What’s the main reason we practice this concept:

• Formula 2 voicings will come in handy when Formula 1 voicings are just too muddy to use.
• 4 Note Rootless Voicings (3 – 6 – 7 – 9 or 7 – 9 –  3 – 5) are often used in a jazz trio setting. Check out Bill Evans Trio – Blue in Green
• Knowing different kinds of left-hand voicings will add color and depth to your arrangements, compositions, and improvisations. 
• Constructing different lines using only bebop scale patterns will help you integrate isolated elements into free improvisation.