Joe Pass

JAZZ LINES
Moderate h = 160

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Example 1 JAZZ LINES FOR MAJOR CHORDS

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B B B B B B B B
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B B B B B B B B
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B B B B B B B
Example 5

B B B EB B EB A
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B B B B B A
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B B B DB B B B B DB F B B B B B B B B EB
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B B B B B
Example 8 MAJOR LINES

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B B B B B B B B B B B B
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B B B B B EB B EB B
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B B B DB B A
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Example 10

B B B DB B B
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Example 11

34 B B B B B A
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B EB B E B B B B
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B EB B EB A
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B B B B
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B DB B B B DB
B B B A
Example 14

B B DB B B B B
B B B B
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B B B B B
B A
Example 15

B B B B B
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Example 16

B B B B B B A
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B B B B B B EB B
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B B B B B B B B P

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B B B EB B FB EB EB
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B B B B B P B P P B B B
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B B B B B B E B B FB
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B B E B B FB B B B B B
B B B B B BRB DB B B B EB P B B DB B B B B B
DB B F B B
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B B B B B B EB FB B B B B B B
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B B E B F B B DB B B EB B B B EB EB
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B B B B B B B B EB
B B B EB B BE B B B B B B B B B EB B EB EB
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DB EB E B B EB B FB EB B B B B EB B B EB
B B B B B DB B B EB F B B
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B B B B B B EB A B BB B
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B B B B B B B B EB B B B B B
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A B B B B A EB B B B B B B
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B B B DB
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Example 20 JAZZ LINES FOR MINOR CHORDS

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B B B B B B
B B A
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B B B B B A
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B B B
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B FB EB B B EB B FB B B
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B DB A
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DB F B B FB DB B FB B B FB EB B B B B
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B B B B B B A
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Example 25

B B B B B B A
B B B B
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B B B B B B B
B B B B B A
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B B B B B B B B
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B B B B B B B B
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B B B B B B B B A
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B B B B B B B B B B B B B
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B B FB EB EB F B B EB B EB FB EB B B FB B A
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B B B B B F B B EB B B B B FB EB B
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