{"id":9809,"date":"2018-11-09T16:24:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T15:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/?p=9809"},"modified":"2020-12-07T23:08:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T22:08:37","slug":"grant-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/grant-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Green"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grant Green was one of the finest soloists to ever play jazz guitar. His playing was bluesy, full of bebop vocabulary, and swung hard no matter what situation he was in. Grant Green was a master jazz guitarist of the highest level, and it is definitely a good idea to spend some time learning Grant Green licks in your jazz guitar practice routine.<\/p>\n

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Known as a bluesy player (and later on, the father of modern funk), Grant Green was also a talented bebop soloist who had a strong handle on bebop vocabulary<\/a> and substitutions.<\/p>\n

In this lesson, you will study Grant Green’s guitar playing style. You will learn several Grant Green licks, but beyond the licks, you\u2019ll learn the building blocks for each phrase so that you know how to create your own Grant Green-sounding licks.<\/p>\n

If you are looking to get some classic blues licks under your fingers, expand your bebop vocabulary, and work on your swing all at the same time, then Grant Green is the man to study.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span>\n

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Lesson Contents<\/h3>\n
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  1. Idle Moments<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Grant Green Lick 1 – ii V I in F Major<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Grant Green Lick 2 – ii V I in F Major<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Grant Green Lick 3 – ii V I in F Major<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Grant Green Lick 4 – ii V I in F Major<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Grant Green Lick 5 – Dominant<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Grant Green Lick 6 – ii V I in Bb<\/a>\n