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5 Bebop ii–V–I Guitar Licks

Bebop ii-V-I licks over Dm7-G7-Cmaj7 that leave space: late entrances, rests mid-line and delayed resolutions, in notation and guitar TAB.

Guitar · 156 BPM · 5 examples

Lick 1 — late entrance, chromatic G7 resolution

Guitar
Starts after beat 1, builds through Dm7, uses chromatic approach tones on G7, then resolves lightly into Cmaj7 instead of filling the whole bar.
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1 Dm7 2 G7 657574 5675655 3 Cmaj7 5878 

Lick 2 — pickup feel and enclosure

Guitar
Leaves the first half of Dm7 open, then uses an enclosure-like move into G7 and a short, conversational Cmaj7 answer.
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1 Dm7 2 G7 3 Cmaj7 5658 767865 557

Lick 3 — descending bebop line with a breath

Guitar
A descending line that deliberately breaks before the dominant, then answers with a compact resolution rather than running continuously.
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1 Dm7 2 G7 10875865 765875 3 Cmaj7 755 

Lick 4 — syncopated answer around the barline

Guitar
Uses space on Dm7, a more active G7 bar, then delays the Cmaj7 resolution so the phrase crosses the harmony without sounding square.
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1 Dm7 2 G7 7565 87587657 3 Cmaj7 5578

Lick 5 — conversational, bluesy bebop cadence

Guitar
Mixes bebop chromaticism with a slightly bluesier contour, includes a full beat of silence on G7, and resolves with a short motif on Cmaj7.
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1 Dm7 2 G7 57658 768676 3 Cmaj7 5578 

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