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The “Bebop Bible” will solve two of the most common problems among musicians. 1) The lack of a strong
musical vocabulary (licks, patterns, etc.) and 2) How to connect the ideas into smooth solos once they have
been memorized.
You will notice that the book not only contains melodic ideas to be played over individual chords (major, minor,
and dominant) but also a great number of larger musical sentences for chord progressions (i.e., IIm7 V7 Imaj7
and turn arounds. i.e., Imaj7 VI7 IIm7 V7.)
All the ideas are categorized into sections for easy reference and also the starting note (in interval notation) for
every idea is given (root, 3rd, 5th, 7th, etc.). This will enable you to use the ideas more quickly in your playing.
One way to give our solos continuity is to memorize musical sentences. The next step is to connect these sen-
tences into paragraphs. Here’s how we do it. In the IIm7 V7 Imaj7 section of the book the melodic ideas are
grouped according to the starting note of the IIm7 chord (the root of a Dm7 chord is D, the b3rd is F, the 5this
A, etc.). Also notice that the note the IIm7 V7 (Dm7 G7) resolves to when it reaches the Imaj7 (Cmaj7) chord
is indicated in interval notation. This is shown because if we wanted to connect the IIm7 V7 line to another
progression or add another idea, it’s important to know the starting note (interval) of the next idea for it to
connect smoothly,
MUSICAL EXAMPLES
WORD
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SENTENCE
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‘The lines in the “Bebop Bible” are written as straight 8th notes for easy reading but to play the ideas in a “bop”
swing fashion the 8th notes should be phrased like this:
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Here are some tips for you to think about as you go through the book.
1. Learn small sections at a time, maybe 4 or 8 notes.
2. Play slowly to ensure correct programming of motor skills.
3. Transpose the ideas to all keys.
4. Learn the ideas in different octaves.
5. Practice singing the lines away from your instrument.
6. Tape the chord changes and play the ideas against them.
7. Experiment with breaking up the lines rhythmically.
8. Incorporate the ideas into your playing immediately.MAJOR IDEAS
Starting on the RootMAJOR IDEAS
Starting on the Root
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Starting on the b3rd
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Starting on the Root of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the Root of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the b3rd of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the b3rd of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the b3rd of the IIm7 chord
Dan Gt tai CMaj.7Ilm7 V7 Imaj7
Starting on the b3rd of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the b3rd of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the b3rd of the IIm7 chordIIm7 V7 Imaj7
Starting on the b3rd of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the b3rd of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the b3rd of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the b3rd of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the b3rd of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the b3rd of the IIm7 chord
Dwts Grialts C Maj.
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Starting on the 4th or 11th of the IIm7 chord
Dm5 Glatt) C Maj.7
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Starting on the 4th or 11th of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the 4th or 11th of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the 5th of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the 5th of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the 5th of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the 6th or 13th of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the 6th or 13th of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the b7th of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the 2nd or 9th of the IIm7 chord
Dom? G7 (att) C Maj.7Ilm7 V7 Imaj7
Starting on the 2nd or 9th of the IIm7 chord
Dm? Gt C Maj
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Starting on the 2nd or 9th of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the 2nd or 9th of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the 2nd or 9th of the IIm7 chord
Dont G7 (att) C Maj7
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Starting on the 2nd or 9th of the IIm7 chord
Daw GT (ait) C Maj?
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Starting on the 2nd or 9th of the IIm7 chord
Dm? G1 (att) Cmaj.7
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Starting on the 2nd or 9th of the IIm7 chord
Dvn? G1 (at) C maj?IIm7 V7
Starting on the Root of the IIm7 chord
(one bar phrases)
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Starting on the b3rd of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the 4th or 11th of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the 5th of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the 6th or 13th of the IIm7 chord
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Starting on the b7 of the IIm7 chord
IIm7 V7
Starting on the 2nd or 9th of the IIm7 chord
Dw! (@7) Dw! (G1)
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TURNAROUNDS
Starting on the 3rd of the Imaj7 chord
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