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.
I am counting,
1 e and a 2 e and a 3 e and a 4 e and a
This John Mclaughlin Lydian Pentatonic lick employs strict Alternate Picking Starting on a “Downstroke”.
Clifford Martin is a trained classical musician and composer. His 1st study being piano and composition and a deep study into the meticulous world of modern music theory. He also studied jazz piano and jazz drums privately.
Clifford later came back to the guitar and studied in the jazz fusion style of John McLaughlin and Al di Meola. It was at this point that he put all of his years of learning together into one musical form
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