The Notated Lick Compendium

[GuyBoden]

The Notated Lick Compendium.

A thread for posting and storing notated licks? (maybe)

I'll start with this lick I like:

[pauln]

Here's one for tunes that have the minor b6->5->1
In Cm this would be like Ab(13)/Gb | G+7/F | Cm7
E.g., Angel Eyes, Blue Bossa, Funny Valentine...

With chords like these...
x x 10 11 11 13
x x 9 10 11 11
x x 8 8 8 10
or these
x 9 10 10 9 x
x 8 9 8 8 x
8 x 8 8 x x
(The lick follows the chords closely)

for Ab(13)/Gb
eight eighth notes even through the measure
x x x x x 13
x x x x x 10
x x x x 11 x
x x x 11 x x
x x x x 9 x
x x x 10 x x
x x 10 x x x
x 9 x x x x

for G+7/F
nine notes even through the measure*
x 8 x x x x
x x 9 x x x
x x x 8 x x
x x x x 8 x
x x x x 11 x
x x x x 8 x
x x x x 9 x
x x x x x 11
x x x x x 7

for Cm7
x x x x x 10
x x x x x 8
blues/jazz...

*This is actually doable in a smooth way; if you have a 4/4 measure of 16th triplets that's 36 notes. If you tie these 16th triplets as groups of 4 to play notes, then nine notes fill the measure. Best way is feel coherence at the 16th triplet level.

[GuyBoden]

The Notated Lick Compendium.

A thread for posting and storing notated licks? (maybe)

Here's another lick I like:

[RJVB]

Everytime I see the term I have to remember a bit of advice I once got (and still haven't been able to do much with):

I want you to think of them as building blocks, not licks. [...] Because if all you do is play licks, you're not playing, you're just lickin'

I'm sure y'all aren't

[charlieparker]

The Notated Lick Compendium.

A thread for posting and storing notated licks? (maybe)

I'll start with this lick I like:

Is there a source artist or recording or is this your own? And is there a name for the enclosure in the first measure?

[charlieparker]

Here's one for tunes that have the minor b6->5->1
In Cm this would be like Ab(13)/Gb | G+7/F | Cm7
E.g., Angel Eyes, Blue Bossa, Funny Valentine...

With chords like these...
x x 10 11 11 13
x x 9 10 11 11
x x 8 8 8 10
or these
x 9 10 10 9 x
x 8 9 8 8 x
8 x 8 8 x x
(The lick follows the chords closely)

for Ab(13)/Gb
eight eighth notes even through the measure
x x x x x 13
x x x x x 10
x x x x 11 x
x x x 11 x x
x x x x 9 x
x x x 10 x x
x x 10 x x x
x 9 x x x x

for G+7/F
nine notes even through the measure*
x 8 x x x x
x x 9 x x x
x x x 8 x x
x x x x 8 x
x x x x 11 x
x x x x 8 x
x x x x 9 x
x x x x x 11
x x x x x 7

for Cm7
x x x x x 10
x x x x x 8
blues/jazz...

*This is actually doable in a smooth way; if you have a 4/4 measure of 16th triplets that's 36 notes. If you tie these 16th triplets as groups of 4 to play notes, then nine notes fill the measure. Best way is feel coherence at the 16th triplet level.

For some reason, I can't imagine what that might sound like with your guitaristic notation of the lick.

[AllanAllen]

A blues one I use a lot. Pulled it from a Bill Jennings song. Happy for any feedback on cleaning up the notation.

[GuyBoden]

The Notated Lick Compendium.

A thread for posting and storing notated licks? (maybe)

Here's a classic lick I like:

[charlieparker]

The Notated Lick Compendium.

A thread for posting and storing notated licks? (maybe)

Here's a classic lick I like:

Might be good to include a sound clip with the licks for those of us away from the instrument.

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

Might be good to include a sound clip with the licks for those of us away from the instrument.

I thought you are all sight readers? Audiation, baby!

[fep]

Might be good to include a sound clip with the licks for those of us away from the instrument.

Very similar thread from about a year ago has the licks with sound examples:

Modular lick compendium

[AllanAllen]

Might be good to include a sound clip with the licks for those of us away from the instrument.

Dropbox

[charlieparker]

I thought you are all sight readers? Audiation, baby!

I am not great but decent at sight-singing from some time in a chorus. But if I don't sing it out loud I won't hear it that well in my head. And that is sometimes inconvenient if I am at say work.

[Christian Miller]

I thought you are all sight readers? Audiation, baby!

Sir, this is a guitar forum.

[GuyBoden]

Might be good to include a sound clip with the licks for those of us away from the instrument.

Personally, I'm only posting Notated Licks on this thread, I'm not posting videos or sounds clips.
(I find it easier posting notated licks than recording video clips etc.)

Hence the title, The Notated Lick Compendium.

The other excellent Modular lick compendium thread had videos, but this new thread is for Notated Licks.

Edit: I've been collecting and notating licks over many, many years. I must have 100's and others must have 100's too.

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

Sir, this is a guitar forum.

Hahahaha, I forgot.

Songs I comped by ear yesterday at the manouche session without haveing learned them before:

• Hungaria (seems close to Out Of Nowhere)
• Je Suis Seul Ce Soir
• Bei Dir War Es Immer So Schön
• After You've Gone

and some others I do not remember the names of. iReal is allowed but I like it like that.

OK TBH sometimes I looked at the others' hands, too, LOL. Next time I will write down the names of the tunes we play.

Anyway it was a good session -- Hot Club de Munich!

EDIT: I forgot Swing Gitan.

EDIT 2: Caravan. But I had it in my ear already though not yet worked on it.

EDIT 3: Now off to blues session for primal scream therapy.

[GuyBoden]

The Notated Lick Compendium.

A thread for posting and storing notated licks.

Here's another classic lick I like:

[pauln]

For some reason, I can't imagine what that might sound like with your guitaristic notation of the lick.

Try this...
[note][octave]
e.g., "C4" is middle C

for Ab(13)/Gb
eight eighth notes even through the measure
F5
D5
Bb4
Gb4
Ab4
F4
C4
Gb3


for G+7/F
nine notes even through the measure
F3
B3
Eb4
G4
Bb4
G4
Ab4
Eb5
B4


for Cm7
D5
C5
blues/jazz...

[GuyBoden]

The Notated Lick Compendium.

A thread for posting and storing notated licks.

I like this quote:

[Mick-7]

The Notated Lick Compendium.

A thread for posting and storing notated licks.

I like this quote:

I'll take your Gm7 card and raise you a C7!

[AllanAllen]

Look at you, being accessible with tab. Is that autogenerated or did you input it?

[Mick-7]

Look at you, being accessible with tab. Is that autogenerated or did you input it?

= Guitar Pro 6, which someone shared online. It will export a score as an image file.

I've posted charts I made with it here before, for example:
Stella by Starlight - Jeff Arnold Ballads, Song #5

P.S. - When you input tablature in Guitar Pro, it will generate the corresponding notes on the staff. You often have to change the accidentals (C# or Db, etc.) but overall it's fairly easy to use.

[JimmyDunlop]

1 year ago. Now better.

[GuyBoden]

The Notated Lick Compendium.

A thread for posting and storing notated licks.

Another classic Lick:

[Mick-7]

The Notated Lick Compendium.

A thread for posting and storing notated licks.

Another classic Lick:

That lick implies altered chords though: Dm7b5 > G7b9.

Scale wise, D/F/Ab/B diminished or other scales such as C harmonic minor or Major, Ab melodic minor, et. al. depending on the alterations you want - #9th, b5th, b13th, etc.