Alternate Picking with cycle 4ths chords guitar lesson

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Today we look at employing alternate picking with chords on the guitar.

The alternate picking group of 4 semiquavers [16ths] notes start with an upstroke. “Up Down Up Down”. This little lick/motif joins the two chords together and creates a compositional movement.

alternate picking guitar chords scale 4ths cycle

Here is the descending music notation and tab. [Chords and alternate picking]

alternate picking guitar chords scale descending

Here is the ascending music notation and tab.

ascending alternate picking guitar chords scale

Descending cycle of 4ths chord sequence [for alternate picking scales with chords].

CYCLE OF 4THA ALTERNATE PICKING SEQUENCE

Ascending cycle of 4ths chord sequence [for alternate picking scales with chords].

Cycle of 4ths alternate picking guitar sequence

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Published by Jazz fusion guitar Improvisation lessons and modern music theory

Jazz Fusion Guitarist, Educator and Composer. Alternate Picking guitar in the styles of John Mclaughlin and Al di Meola for powerful modern guitar improvisation.

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