How Do You Make A Lick Part Of Your Vocabulary? |
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How Do You Make A Lick Part Of Your Vocabulary? |
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Mar 14 2013, 09:06 AM |
I've practiced licks and can play them along with a provided backing, etc , but they never seem to become ingrained in my playing and become part of my vocabulary.
Once you've learnt how to play a lick and understood where it's located within a scale/triad (so you can replicate it in other keys), what is your next step to making it part of your playing and your style. Things that come to mind that I probably should do 1) Improvise using the lick as a jumping off point/end point or theme 2) Try it over different chord vamp (than the original) ie if the original backing is a V chord try it over others in the key to see if it works. 3) Take the 'interval formula' or shape of the lick and use it for other chords to create a 'theme Anyone care to add? If I get chance I might do a few quick videos to show what I mean -------------------- My SoundCloud
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Mar 14 2013, 09:48 AM |
I like that idea, it helps you find a path to that lick so it appears to flow and to be more in context rather than a stand alone lick.
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Mar 14 2013, 05:00 PM |
3. Improvise with the lick but alter the rhythm to extend or contract the lick, keep the notes in order 5. Solo with the lick but add notes in from the corresponding scale/arpeggio * 7. Learn the original lick in at least 6 different places on the neck * These are the techniques I focus on when trying to incorporate a new lick/line (or even a concept). Sometimes it take 6 months to a year or even a few years to incorporate a new lick so that it sounds natural in 'my' playing (on a gig or session). Matt's #7 is the biggie for me. It's an absolute for me learning anything at all. In fact I 'have' to put everything I do into multiple musical contexts for it to mean anything to me at all. A lick or line 'in space' means nothing to me (this is just my thing - YMMV). I've done several of Ben Higgins' and Matt's challenge licks. I almost always do it way out of the obvious context and sometimes in a different key. The point being: taking it well away from the original context helps me 'own' it ... for anything I want to do with it. It's part of my playing - not a 'lick' anymore. For example: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=47719 Mine is post #8 Or several here ... https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=47466 This post has been edited by klasaine: Mar 15 2013, 01:13 AM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Mar 15 2013, 06:16 PM |
...and my thoughts
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