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L i c k o f t h e M o n t h I
B A C K C Y C L E B O N A N Z A

THIS MONTH’S LICK COMES FROM RICHARD gios (root, 3, 5) moving through a cycle of fourths (G-C-F-Bb).
Summa of Tallahassee, Florida. “I play this,” he says, “at the This cycle-of-fourths pattern continues with bar 2’s Eb major-
end of the jazz standard ‘I Cover the Waterfront.’ The line be- pentatonic phrase and extended, descending Ab major-scale
gins with a very simple succession of ascending major arpeg- run. Let the open E ring out in the concluding Gmaj13.” g
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G C F B b E b b
A major
pentatonic Gmaj13
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2 4

#4 n ö n ö
4

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3
ö ö 3
b ö 4 2 4 1

& 4 ö ö ö ö ö n ö ö bö bö bö ö n ö bö
1 1 4 3 1
3 4

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3

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1 4 2 1 4 3 1
4 () 4 2
1 2 3 1
4
2 2 1

3 6 4 6 4 3 0
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3 6 4 6 6 4 3
A
2 5 3 6 5 3 4
B
2 5 3 6 5 3 4
2 5 3 6 4 3
3 6 4 3

Send us your candidate for Lick of the Month (preferably notated
and on cassette), along with a brief explanation of why it’s cool and how
to play it. If we select your offering, you’ll get a funky custom T-shirt
that’s available only to Lick of the Month club members. Mail your entry
to Lick of the Month, Guitar Player, 411 Borel Ave. #100, San Mateo,
CA 94402. Include your name, address, and phone number. Materials
won’t be returned, and please don’t call the office to check the status
of your submission. You’ll get your shirt if your lick is chosen. g
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