Grant Green Played THIS Lick 1,000 Times (Here's Why)

Guitar Pro Files, PDF's, and More for this lesson on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NathanBortonMusicPatreon Many jazz guitarists think they need to learn hundreds of different licks to sound professional. But legends like Grant Green knew that having one versatile, geometric phrase was more powerful than a bag of disconnected tricks. In this jazz guitar lesson, we break down a classic quote from "Honeysuckle Rose" that Green used as a skeleton key to unlock the fretboard. We will look at the geometry of the phrase, how to apply this single shape over Major, Minor, and Dominant chords to create a full ii-V-I system, and an advanced technique using it as a Tritone Substitution to get modern, "altered" tension in your lines. This is a blueprint for building your own bebop vocabulary. More Grant Green Lessons: Minor Blues: https://youtu.be/KwCPedoBbGY Grant's Best Solo: https://youtu.be/Fr5Y99XAlQw Grant's Rhythmic Secrets: https://youtu.be/XBoGXKKufiM 3 Grant Green Secrets for Solos: https://youtu.be/2HbcvlXaMVQ Grant Green Language: https://youtu.be/Vp6DqGcDbuw Great Grant Green Transcriptions (Paul Burke Guitar): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhhu2n1ODGj1BFyKCnG1Hkn5L_UBBv3bZ&si=lLV_IyZsJUEx7ZE6 Channel Sponsors (affiliate links): Stringjoy guitar strings: I play the broadway pure nickel's and you can buy those here: https://stringjoy.com/guitarstrings/strings/electric-guitar-strings/broadways/classic-heavy-gauge/partner/nborton078/ Henriksen Amps: Buy a Blu 6 (or anything from Henriksen) and Use Code "Borton" at checkout for 5% off. Your purchase will directly support the channel: https://www.henriksenamplifiers.com/product/the-blu/ My Gear that I Use (affiliate links): Guitar Pick: https://amzn.to/3q2Qz9i Video Camera: https://amzn.to/3QjXjtO Camera Lens: https://amzn.to/3KlaA1w Talking Mic: https://amzn.to/3rSsEK8 Guitar Pre Amp (DI recording): https://amzn.to/452UVvC Guitar Compressor: https://amzn.to/45rvy7h Guitar EQ: https://amzn.to/3rT47EP Guitar Cable: https://amzn.to/3QkEdnF Recording Interface: https://amzn.to/3ODJuFF Chapters: 00:00 - Who is Grant Green? 00:43 - The #1 Lick Grant Always Used 01:25 - Why He Used This Lick SO Much 02:15 - Use The Lick Over Anything 03:26 - Grant Green's Formula For Using This Lick 04:27 - Let's Make Some Lines! 05:20 - Make This Lick "Out" 06:20 - The Grant Green Tri-Tone Combo 06:55 - How To Practice This! 08:40 - Final Thoughts/More Grant Check out my Social Media Links: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nathanbortonguitar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nborton1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nborton1 For more content make sure to like and subscribe! Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsrVXfHBz85i6Zvs0oOl1rw?view_as=subscriber #JazzGuitar#Lessons#Transcriptions If you have any suggestions of future video topics leave you comments below! Thank you for your support!