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One of the most often asked questions I get in lessons and workshops is, “How do I sound more likeBebop?” There is no one answer to this question, but there are several things you can do to increase yourBebop vocabulary, such as learning Bebop Scale Patterns, Bebop Arpeggio Patterns, and maybe mostfundamentally when learning how to play jazz guitar, learning Enclosures on the guitar.Enclosures are groups of three notes, one note above, one note below and then our “target” note. Forexample, if you wanted to enclose the tonic of a C7 chord, C, you could play Db-B-C, or D-B-C, or B-Db-C,or Bb-Db-C, or any other combination of chromatic and diatonic notes above and below the target note.These different enclosures are laid out below over a C7 chord at first, and then expanded into longer licksand finally a solo over an F Blues.The first enclosure that we’ll take a look at uses a chromatic note above followed by a diatonic note below,enclosing each note in the C7 arpeggio. You can also mix it up by playing diatonic below and chromaticabove, the reverse of what’s written here, as a variation.If you are going to apply these techniques to scales, try only enclosing the chord tones found within the scalefor now, before moving on to the other non-arpeggio notes in the scale. For example, if you were soloingover an F7 chord and you were using the F Dominant Bebop Scale, you could enclose F, A, C and Eb, thenotes of the F7 chord.

Example 1: Chromatic Above – Diatonic Below



Now we’ll reverse the first example and enclose each note of the C7 arpeggio with a diatonic note abovefollowed by a chromatic note below. Again, feel free to reverse this, or any Enclosure, so you play chromaticbelow followed by diatonic above the target note.

Example 2: Diatonic Above – Chromatic Below

We can also team up two chromatic notes to enclose our chord tones. This example, pairing one chromaticnote above and one chromatic note below our target note is the most common enclosure used in jazz. Manygreat players such as Pat Martino, Jake Langley, Pat Metheny and others have used this technique countlesstimes in their soloing. So, if you only learn and apply one type of enclosure, this is it.

Example 3: Chromatic Above – Chromatic Below

We’ll finish up our enclosure examples with one diatonic note above and one diatonic note below. This oneisn’t as strong as the others since there are no “outside” chromatic notes that highlight the target note, butyou can still use them effectively in your soloing nonetheless.

Example 4: Diatonic Above – Diatonic Below

With the four types of enclosures under our fingers and in our ears on a static arpeggio, and hopefully undera few of your favorite scales as you’ve experimented with these techniques further, here are four different



licks using enclosures of different kinds, both within arpeggios and scales.After you’ve learned one of these licks, take it to the other 11 keys, and then apply it to a tune you’reworking on. As with any lick, this idea is not dogma, feel free to change the rhythms, alter the notes, takenotes away, add notes, mix in other licks you know. Make the ideas your own.

Example 5: Licks with Enclosures

To finish up this lesson I’ve written out a sample solo using enclosures over a Blues in F. I’ve used a lot ofthe licks from the previous example, in the new key, and added a few new ones for good measure. Afteryou’ve got your fingers and ears wrapped around these 12 bars, try coming up with your own solo usingenclosures.Write it out, edit it, memorize it, play it with a play-along, then start to improvise with it, and with other



enclosure applications. Enclosures are a fundamental tool in any jazz improviser’s palette, so take your timelearning them, it’ll definitely be worth it in the long run.

Example 6: Blues Solo with Enclosures

Do you have a favorite way to practice or apply enclosures to your playing? If so, please share them in thecomments section below.

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2 Responses to "Bebop Guitar Vocabulary: Enclosures"Howard Brown says:ReplyGood lesson, Matt! This is a great way to increase your bebop vocabulary.wiz

June 10, 2011 at 12:37 pmrick bourne says:Replyenclosures really make the cake tasty

July 18, 2011 at 5:13 pm

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