6 Hot Licks Masterclass

Start Learning Today At Home Take These With You To Dominate At The Jam Hot Lick #1: Swingtime In Springtime This simple lick is designed to help you cut cool solos through rhythm changes like a hot knife through butter. Ideal for fast tempos, it sidesteps the need to shred and instead delivers massive melodic and rhythmic elegance.I use this idea all the time in Gypsy Jazz rhythm changes tunes like 'Daphne' 'Belleville' and 'Swing 42', plus over any blues.This lick is derived from Django's composition Swingtime In Springtime'. Trés Chic! Hot Lick #2: Power Triads Simplicity is the name of the game when creating cool, meaningful solos, and it doesn't get any simpler than this. Based on a 'D Shape' triad, this lick is very quick and easy to get under your fingers and it will immediately inject your soloing with confidence and harmonic assurance.You can use this lick over literally any Major or Dom7 chord. I love using it over 'Sweet Georgia Brown' amongst many other gypsy jazz