Jazz Piano Practice Session - Bebop II V I Workout

This tutorial presents 12 bebop licks on a II V I or a II V.

Since II V I's often descend in whole or half steps, it's a good idea to practice them that way! Each example starts in the key of Bb and goes down a whole or a half step, but of course you can start on any key and go down or up randomly to practice the licks. In the LH we play shell voicings (= root + 3 or root + 7), also known as bebop voicings or Bud Powell voicings.

This approach works very well as a warm-up: choose a lick, set your metronome, and go through some keys!

* Free pdf of the sheet music: https://bit.ly/3iBijLn
* Free pdf of the sheet music (with annotations): https://bit.ly/3yDeg72

0:00 Bebop II V I lick #1
0:32 Bebop II V I lick #2
0:58 Bebop II V I lick #3
1:23 Bebop II V I lick #4
1:51 Bebop II V I lick #5
2:18 Bebop II V I lick #6
2:50 Bebop II V I lick #7
3:19 Bebop II V lick #8
3:35 Bebop II V lick #9
3:54 Bebop II V lick #10
4:09 Bebop II V lick #11
4:25 Bebop II V lick #12
4:47 Afternoon In Paris (II V I)
5:41 Giant Steps (II V I)
6:39 Blues For Alice (II V)
7:34 Four On Six (II V)

* Look for other jazz standards with lots of II V I's to practice these licks!
* Pause or slow down the video for better understanding and learning
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