The Lick

"The Lick" in A minor on piano (Works with Dorian or Aeolian)  Play 
"The Lick" in E minor on guitar  Play 

The Lick is a commonly used jazz lick (a stock musical pattern),[lower-alpha 1] regarded as "the most famous jazz cliche ever".[2][3] It has been popularised as it is easily adaptable into all keys and modes and is heard in many famous pieces, including many non-jazz pieces.[4][5][1] It has been seen in adverts, such as in a "Injury Lawyers for You" advert and in the music on popular TV programmes, such as The Late Show. The Lick is now usually used for comedic effect,[lower-alpha 2] as it has become "such as cliche" that musicians tend to only see it as an inside joke, so unironic performances are rare. The Lick is usually played over a ii°-V-i (minor-key) chord progression.[7][2]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Lick was not first seen in jazz, as examples of classical music include variations of the modern version of The Lick,[1] but it has been primarily known as a jazz lick for the attention it has received from being commonly used in jazz improvisations.[2]
  2. ↑ An example of extreme comedic effect is seen in Adam Neely's "I play the lick for 5 hours straight".[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "An Awesome Compilation of the Most Used Jazz Lick Ever". September 14, 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  2. 1 2 3 Laukens, Dirk (24 December 2013). ""The Lick" - The Most Famous Jazz Cliche Ever (Video & Tabs)". Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  3. ↑ Hein, Ethan (November 17, 2011). "The Lick". The Ethan Hein Blog. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. ↑ Heitlinger, Alex. "The Lick". Archived from the original on 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2018-04-25 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ Jones, Josh (21 September 2015). "A Great Compilation of "The Lick" Found in Music Everywhere: From Coltrane & Stravinsky, to Christina Aguilera". Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  6. ↑ Adam Neely. "I play the lick for 5 hours straight" – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ Coker, Jerry (1984). Jerry Coker's Jazz Keyboard, p.23. ISBN 0-7692-3323-6.
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