Please watch video the for the John Mclaughlin fingering etc. I start all of these arpeggios on a down stroke with strict alternate picking for rhythmic precision. I am counting in 16ths 1 e and a etc. Most of the arpeggios are one note per string.
Example 1: John Mclaughlin D major 7th arpeggio.
John Mclaughlin D major 7th Alternate Picking Arpeggios Guitar [One note per string]
Example 2: Adding Lydian [and 9th and 13th] to John Mclaughlin’s D Major 7th alternate picking arpeggio
John Mclaughlin Alternate Picking Arpeggios Guitar [One note per string]
Example 3: Starting Arpeggio with Pentatonic John Mclaughlin style
Alternate Picking Arpeggios Guitar John Mclaughlin [One note per string]
Example 4: Pentatonic to Lydian John Mclaughlin guitar style
Alternate Picking Arpeggios John Mclaughlin Guitar [One note per string]
Example 5: Descending Arpeggio with simple John Mclaughlin fingering counting 1 e and a etc.
John Mclaughlin Alternate Picking Arpeggios Guitar [One note per string]
Example 6: Extension
Alternate Picking Arpeggios Guitar [One note per string]
Example 7: Variation
Alternate Picking Arpeggios Guitar [One note per string]
Example 8: Simple fingering descending concept.
Alternate Picking Arpeggios Guitar [One note per string]
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Clifford Martin is a trained classical musician and composer. His 1st study being piano and composition and a deep study in the application of modern music theory. He also studied jazz piano and jazz drums privately.
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