Scot Ranney's LearnJazzPiano.com archive: Grooves and Licks

LearnJazzPiano.com archives: Grooves and Licks
Scot -- 10/18/2004, 10:58:32 -- #8145
Groove 2 and 3 fixed for printing
Hi folks- I recieved some messages about how groove2 and groove3 were not printing, so I've fixed that. A note to sibelius uploaders- be sure to save as an html file and turn printing on. Then afer saving, upload the .sib file and delete the .htm file. Should put this in a file faq or something...
kbzajazz -- 10/21/2004, 08:31:42 -- #8228
NO MORE LICKS?
Hello everybody, I'm new to piano jazz. I live in Patagonia Argentina, and it's really dificult to reach some stuff to study. That's why I think it is a great site. But I can't find any licks on a sheet or midi file. Thanks to all of you.
Barry -- 10/21/2004, 09:00:42 -- #8229

If you click on the 'list files' option at the top of the page then you will be taken to some licks in both midi and sheet music format.
oliannan -- 12/29/2004, 22:07:27 -- #9982
Where do these grooves fit in ?
I really like the grooves and the lick on this site. I was just working on "Scot´s groove #3", which is a lot of fun to play. Upon closer inspection, however, I´m not really sure where I can use that groove in my playing. A few lines about how the chords in these grooves fit into standard progressions would be really helpful. Take e.g. the groove #3. The chords read Fm7 / D7 / G7 / C7 Is this to be used in the boogie ? I´m a bit confused.
Madness: ...and his fingers grasped at fiendish goblins only he and a few others could see.
Scot -- 12/30/2004, 15:31:01 -- #10002

Well, that one is just a groove. I haven't considered how to use it within a tune unless of course the tune had a similar chord progression. Mostly the grooves are things I do on the piano when I'm messing around. I often use them to introduce songs that have a similar feel to them to help set the time up, or utilize them as interludes in songs between solos or wherever, or use them at the ends of songs. In songs that I compose, I use groove ideas throughout the song as I feel that time and groove are much more important in music than how many different chords you can fit in, at least in some kinds of music. They can also be used at turn arounds. In the example above (groove 3) you could use it as a turn-around in a tune that's in F minor, especially a latin or funk tune. The idea is to free up your mind from the sheet music and just start playing. Turn your metronome on, work out one of the grooves, and then start changing it around until you have a new groove. I can spend hours doing that kind of thing. Then as the grooves become more of your playing, you will intuitively know how they can fit into tunes that you already know. Hard to explain it because I haven't done any real study of where to put those grooves into tunes, I just know that I do it quite a bit in my own playing when it's appropriate.
Scot -- 04/14/2005, 14:15:08 -- #12842

Ok, groove 5 goes along with a "left hand funk..." thread in the main lobby area. You'll have to adjust the speed of the playback; for some reason it's way to fast when you start it up. It requires the Sibelius Scorch plugin (http://www.sibelius.com) The last two measures (gospel ending thing), the left hand should be down one octave.
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SolArt -- 06/14/2005, 06:37:39 -- #15095
Hey...
Scot, I really like your stuff!
Scot -- 06/15/2005, 04:26:39 -- #15125

Thanks, I enjoy using the piano as a rhythm instrument that has the capacity to also play melody.
sdm -- 06/16/2005, 00:33:22 -- #15180

Scot, I still work on your grooves as a regular part of my stuff. Fun stuff for sure.
Scot -- 06/16/2005, 16:30:07 -- #15199

Well, if people are playing them, I can easily make some more. The sea of groove is deep indeed.
Madness: ...and his fingers grasped at fiendish goblins only he and a few others could see.
sdm -- 06/17/2005, 00:11:50 -- #15218

Well, one person is for sure.
CLAY -- 06/26/2005, 17:59:11 -- #15626
Runs and fills for the piano
I badly need some runs and fills to embelish my playing. Where can I find it here in the LJP? Thanks folks.
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samparis -- 08/25/2005, 09:07:05 -- #17995
Where are the licks?
I'm trying to find blues and other licks. Where can I find them? Thanks.
Scot -- 08/25/2005, 11:26:01 -- #17998

Click on the "list files" link at the top left.
Groovy713 -- 08/25/2005, 13:02:13 -- #17999
Licks & Grooves
Yo! Don't know if my sight is failing me... but I just can't find how to access Licks & Grooves. Please take my hand and tell me how to find them! TX!
sdm -- 08/25/2005, 14:05:21 -- #18000

You're close! Look under the title of this room for a link that says "list files" and there you are.
Faery Tale She then instructed the twins to take the corpse to the little swamp and dump it.
cwarner -- 02/27/2006, 18:06:09 -- #24621
grooves and licks
Where can I find some of these for piano on the site so I can study them??
7 -- 02/27/2006, 21:36:54 -- #24629

click on list files up above
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CLAY -- 07/22/2006, 21:40:17 -- #28895
licks, runs and fills for cocktail piano. WHERE CAN I FIND THEM?
I love doing piano bar, sometimes I play jazz , but sometimes I want those runs, typical of cocktail piano. Does anybody have some stuff for me, please?
7 -- 07/22/2006, 22:29:45 -- #28897

the runs tend to be pentatonic and the "flourishes" tend to be arpeggios. Why not take the time to transpose some of the pianists that you hope to emulate?
amyyumeiling -- 08/16/2006, 14:43:24 -- #29329
NOTHING
I tried to see the files for scot's groove 2-5, but i can't see anything expect scot's groove 1. How can I see them? Can you send me the file in jpg format? Thanks
Scot -- 08/21/2006, 09:50:10 -- #29411

You need to go to http://www.sibeliusmusic.com and install the Scorch plugin.
BQua -- 10/29/2006, 08:16:38 -- #30779
licking?
Okay, here's how we're gonna do it. let's start with the most basic of all and the most applicable of all licks and see how far I can go as a jazz pianist. I may even be your best legacy one day, when it comes to 'licking'. Thank you.
Scot -- 10/29/2006, 09:00:01 -- #30787

CLick on "list files" and see what works for you. However, licks aren't jazz, they are just catch phrases. Jazz is a language that you need to learn by listening to tons of recordings and playing with other people who are better than you as much as possible. That's how you'll get ahead in jazz, not by looking at licks, books, and things like that.
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Whacky -- 10/29/2006, 16:11:22 -- #30802

"licks" are words. Music is sentences, paragraphs, stories, conversation, images, feelings, etc...
xiomarafh -- 03/04/2007, 15:33:25 -- #33505
oscar peterson
hi. my name is Xiomara and i have a book of exercises from oscar peterson on pdf but it is too big for been uploaded here. What can i do?
sid -- 03/05/2007, 07:21:31 -- #33514

Get a good lawyer - you've either committed, or are about to commit, a copyright crime.
Whacky -- 03/05/2007, 08:20:54 -- #33516

Go out and purchase a legal copy. It's the least you can do for Oscar and those who put it together for you
DBPcrew -- 05/13/2007, 13:38:47 -- #35017

how do you view the sheet music?????
Scot -- 05/14/2007, 08:45:10 -- #35034

List the files and click on what you want to see. If you can't see something, maybe you have to install the sibelius scorch plugin that you can get from http://www.sibelius.com
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mac75 -- 08/23/2007, 12:02:08 -- #36541
Lessons on Licks and Grooves
Hi, i will like you to send me some of your free licks and grooves lessons so that i can know how they sounds like. Thanks
mollyjobsy -- 04/22/2008, 00:47:38 -- #41110
pls l need help concerning my playing but l'v not found
pls l need help concerning my playing but l'v not found.pls l need you to help me
ejjode -- 05/09/2008, 16:19:04 -- #41345
lickS
where can I get midi files of jazz piano licks?
Scot -- 05/11/2008, 10:06:20 -- #41361

There are a handful of them here, just click on the "list files" link in the menu area above.
germanlaplata -- 06/13/2008, 07:50:53 -- #41663
high and low
Hola, necesito aprender el concepto de high and low con algunos ejemplos sobre distintos tipos de acordes. gracias .............germán Hello, I need to learn the concept of high and low with some examples on different types from chords. thanks ............. Germa'n
Whacky -- 06/13/2008, 09:01:56 -- #41664

hmmm...high are the notes (pitches) to the right of your keyboard and low notes are to the left
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pink_liquorice -- 07/30/2008, 12:07:02 -- #42196
When should I use what lick?
Hi hi hi... First off thanks to Scot for this wonderful website; I've been visiting on and off over the past few years and each time I learn something new (though it takes a lot of time to absorb and apply it). This time my question is - when should I use what lick? I d/l a file called "dominant" by Ilya Sandalov but I'm not sure when and how to use it? Could you give me any ideas or just one example? E.g. over a dominant chord - but how?
Whacky -- 07/30/2008, 13:34:40 -- #42201

It's kinda like...how did you know what words to use in your post?
Chacky -- 09/20/2008, 12:04:02 -- #42715

Dr.W, if a lick is like a word... When i choose a "word" i make sure it makes sence in the context of the sentence. Then, i can say that maybe I should take a progression (e.g. first 8 bars of All the things you are)...it is my page. Then, I choose one lick for every chord... then play it. If something does not make sense (bad sound) then i change the word (lick) and replace it with another one (lick). Until i get an interesting phase/sentece. Does that make sense?
Whacky -- 09/23/2008, 18:12:39 -- #42727

To me, it only makes sense if your "words" or "licks" are used to express an idea. For example, the words I am typing right now, work together to express my thoughts at this moment. Here is a collection of words that don't mean anything: Tooth paper smile walk pizza run tree basket (I'm really getting deep here:) You know what I mean? If you have a palette of licks, then just let them come out when they want to. Don't try to force them into your solos. I think it was Chic who said, "Play what you hear....if you don't hear anything, don't play anything"
Chacky -- 09/24/2008, 05:26:55 -- #42735

I got it Dr. W. Thanks..!!
icedoifai -- 10/20/2008, 03:12:05 -- #42891

Where are the licks?
Chick Corea: Friends One of my favorites!
knotty -- 10/23/2008, 10:56:15 -- #42921

click on "list Files"
cokoye -- 02/10/2009, 17:57:55 -- #43699
Desperate
Hello Scot, can you do anything extra to help me out!\|Cos I really want to be the best.
Scot -- 02/18/2009, 16:38:30 -- #43757

If you want to be the best, only you can do it. We have great resources these days. Go to youtube, find your favorite pianist, and learn a tune from watching him do his thing. The greatest jazzers out there learned by emulating the musicians they looked up to, and you can do that too.
fabriciokeyboard -- 11/21/2009, 03:12:13 -- #45906
gggggggggggggg
Desperate Hello Scot, can you do anything extra to help me out!\|Cos I really want to be the best.
Scot -- 11/24/2009, 12:20:24 -- #45917

The only way to be the best is to learn the recordings of the musicians you think are the best. Learn what they played and then keep on playing! That's what all the great players did.
dhahranlizzy -- 05/19/2010, 03:02:35 -- #47339

can u post some licks & grooves I can't find ny but it would be very helpful.
Chick Corea: Friends One of my favorites!
jobidaker -- 07/16/2010, 04:02:40 -- #47596

for some reason every file i attempt to download comes up us a broken image... is this a recurring thing or is my computer playing up again?
jodeemar -- 01/07/2011, 02:58:54 -- #48033

hi everybody...ive just joined this site which looks really brill,im trying to access the midi files but not having any luck,where am i going wrong ?...with regards...john
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