Use Clichés Like This One in your Solos to Connect with Listeners

Here’s another quick saxophone lesson for you. I lifted this phrase from one of my favorite saxophonists Sonny Stitt. He would play stuff like this all the time in minor keys. It’s a bit cliché but that’s a good thing.

Having a bunch of cliché and recognizable melodic phrases in your vocabulary is a very powerful way to make a connection with your listeners when soloing. The great improvisors have always done this because it works and sounds great.

Looking for more quick sax licks? Check out this Easy Bebop lick!

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  1. HELP! I’m a beginner and when I key a “G” the tuner says I’m playing an “f” how do I correct this? Please help. Every note is this way when I play.

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