Here is todays ii-V-I lick, courtesy of Mr. Freddie Hubbard. And as I have repeatedly said, the point here is to understand what makes these lines the way they are and to start figuring out recipes to make your own lines from them, not to just learn where to put your fingers.
bass lick tempo 140 4/4 | Am7 f#+8 g f# e d c# c b | D7 a# f# d# c# d c# c a# | Gmaj b d e a r a g4 |
And here is the quiz, with answers in the comments.
All the questions are in relation to the chord that is mentioned, so if the question is "what are the altered notes" and there is "Gb" on the Gmin (the ii chord) a Db on the C7, (the V chord) the answer to both would be "b9".
So move what is considered the root to each chord.
Q: What note does the lick start on?
- ii chord: ______________________
- V chord: ______________________
- I chord: ______________________
- ii chord: ______________________
- V chord: ______________________
- I chord: ______________________
- ii chord: ______________________
- V chord: ______________________
- I chord: ______________________
- A: ______________________
- ii chord: ______________________
- V chord: ______________________
- I chord: ______________________
- ii chord: ______________________
- V chord: ______________________
- I chord: ______________________
And if these licks are all tooooo easy for ya, tough guy, remember you can always turn them into only-two-beats-each-licks at the same tempo by just turning all the 8th notes to 16ths like below.
But you already knew that. Right?
bass lick 4/4 tempo 140 | Am7 f#+16 g f# e d c# c b D7 a# f# d# c# d c# c a# | Gmaj b d e a r a g8~ g4 r |
3 comments:
Q: What note does the lick start on?
ii chord: 6 (13)
V chord: #5/b13
I chord: 3rd
Q: If there are any altered notes (notes not in the chord or scale) what are they?
ii chord: #3, c#
V chord: #5 (a#), b9(d#), #7 (c#)
I chord: none
Q: If there are any altered notes what beats do they fall on?
ii chord: c# on the "and" of 3
V chord: #5 (a#) Beat 1 & "and" of 4, b9(d#) Beat 2, #7 (c#) "and" of 2
I chord: none
Q: What is the range of the entire lick (interval distance between highest note and lowest note)?
A: Minor 13th, Octave and minor 6th (Bb/A# as lowest to F# highest.
Q: How many chord tones are there in each measure and what are they?
ii chord: 3 - b7 (g), 5 (e), b3 (c)
V chord: 3 - 3rd (f#), Root (d), 7th (c)
I chord: 3 - 3rd (b), 5th (d), Root (g)
Q: What beats do the chord tones fall on (if there are any)?
ii chord: 7th - "and" of 1, 5th - "and" of 2, b3 - "and" of 3
V chord: 3rd - "and" of 1, Root - Beat 3, b7 - Beat 4
I chord: 3rd - Beat 1, 5th - "and" of 1, Root - Beat 4
Wow. That was a good lesson/challenge. I'll have to sit with it for a few and digest the analysis so it sinks in good. Thanks again for the motivation...
P.S.....Does any one else ever comment here? Is everyone afraid of the Generalisimo? Oh well, this blog is fantastico!
-El Generalisimo
Well, no one likes quizzes it appears. :)
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