john Mclaughlin Lydian Pentatonic Alternate Picking Guitar Lick
PLEASE WATCH VIDEO ABOVE FOR IN DEPTH ANALYSIS:
I am breaking the Lydian Mode into [Pentatonic/ Digital Patterns] Blocks of Tetrachords [4x16th notes]. This helps to count time and tap the foot so that the 1st note of each grouping is plucked “On” the beat.
John Mclaughlin Lydian Pentatonic Alternate Picking Guitar Lick
I am counting,
1 e and a 2 e and a 3 e and a 4 e and a
John Mclaughlin Lydian Pentatonic Alternate Picking Guitar Lick
This John Mclaughlin Lydian Pentatonic lick employs strict Alternate Picking Starting on a “Downstroke”.
John Mclaughlin Lydian Pentatonic Alternate Picking Guitar Lick
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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