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Originally Posted by shwashwa  are there instructions somewhere on how to search the data base? i read the "how do i search", but i still dont quite get it. i heard somewhere that there was a way to search for licks by the artists name? |
The BopLand.org database fully supports search by chord progressions like
4/4 | Fm | Bm | E7 | Ab
Time signature and bar delimeters are optional, though they help to put most relevant results first. In BopLand.org notation "#" stands for sharp, and "b" stands for flat. So if one wants to fetch licks for F shart minor chord he would type something like "F#m" into the search input.
Known chord types are:
maj, 6 - for major chords
m, m7, m6, m+7 - for minor chords
7, 9, 11, 13, 7b9, 7+9, etc - for dominant 7th chords
m7-5 - for half-diminished chords
0 - for diminished chords
To search for II V I in Cdur one could type
Dm7 G7 Cmaj
There are also some aliases to save some typing, e.g. the previous search query could be simplified down to
2 5 1 Cmaj
or even
2 5 1 c
To search for II V I in Cmoll use the following query:
2 5 1 Cmin
Known aliases are:
5 1
2 5 1
1 6 2 5
3 6 2 5
There's also support for searching by tune like
All the things you are Eb
which will give you licks for "All the Things you are" in Eb Major. But the number of tunes supported is very limited so, basically one would search by typing exact chord progression.
BopLand.org database does not store information about artists, so search by artist is not supported. But technically there is an option to do it for your own collection of jazz licks on your own web page. Check these links:
Jazz Licks on Your Page Searching for Licks on Your Page
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