Jazz Guitar Licks: Major Scale, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor and all Modes

By Gareth Evans

75 original & creative Jazz Guitar Licks in guitar tablature along with standard notation, featuring the major scale, harmonic minor scale, melodic minor scale and all 18 of their modes. To hear some samples of the licks, please find a link within the preview of the eBook, just below the contents.

All licks are assisted with picking directions & fretboard finger guide numbers.355 bars of music (average lick length 4.7 bars) in various styles of jazz and at different paces; slow, moderate or upbeat.Dynamics and techniques include slides, hybrid picking, sweep picking, hammer-ons, pull-offs, trills, displaced rhythms, pedal notes, double stops, finger rolls, string bends and partial chords.Theory and technique tips for every lick.

Guitar Music Theory Modes -

An introduction to the theory of modes with clear charts and diagrams.5 CAGED guitar scale diagrams for every mode type (105 scale diagrams).25 licks from the Ionian (major), Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian & Locrian modes.25 licks from the Harmonic minor, Locrian natural 6th, Ionian #5, Dorian #4, Phrygian dominant, Lydian #2 & Diminished modes.25 licks from the Melodic minor, Dorian b2, Lydian #5, Lydian b7, Mixolydian b13, Locrian natural 2nd & Altered modes.

Audio and Video -

Audio demonstrations for all licks at full & half speed.Backing tracks at full and slower practice speeds.Video demonstrations for all licks at full speed.

If Jazz is your bag, get this in yours

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912135779
• ISBN13: 9781912135776
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Intuition Publications
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"