Licks

12 jazz trumpet lines · hear them, finger them, steal them

BLUES

Chitlin CircuitIntermediate

F7 – B♭7 · ♩ = 120

Neon ClubcarIntermediate

F7 - B♭7 - F7 · ♩ = 112

Rocket CheckroomBurner

F7 - B♭7 - F7 - C7 · ♩ = 176

Sputnik HighballAdvanced

C7 - B♭7 - F7 · ♩ = 152

Velvet TransistorIntermediate

F7 - B♭7 - F7 · ♩ = 96

Harlem SwitchboardAdvanced

F7 - B♭7 - F7 - C7 · ♩ = 124

Blue Mitchell · original studies

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Church StepsIntermediate

F7 · ♩ = 122

Front RowIntermediate

F7 · ♩ = 122

Bright SideIntermediate

F7 · ♩ = 122

Louis Armstrong · original studies

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RiverboatIntermediate

F7 · ♩ = 116

Front PorchIntermediate

F7 · ♩ = 116

Last ChorusIntermediate

F7 · ♩ = 116

All lines written for B♭ trumpet · concert pitch is a whole step below

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