January 2022 – Page 2 – modern music theory and application

Chordal Picking Al di Meola and Mahavishnu guitar lesson

Posted on January 13, 2022February 4, 2022 by Modern Music Theory

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Chordal Picking Al di Meola and Mahavishnu guitar lesson

PLEASE WATCH VIDEO FOR IN DEPTH LESSON AND ANALYSIS -“HOW TO”-FOR EXAMPLES:

Chordal Picking Pattern 1

“Meeting of the Spirits” Mahavishnu/John Mclaughlin Guitar Picking Pattern:

meeting-of-the-spirits-mahavishnu-guitar-mclaughlin-tab-notation — “Meeting of the Spirits” Mahavishnu Orchestra/JohnMclaughlin Tab/Notation

Al di Meola’s Picking Techniques: Chordal Arpeggio Picking Guitar Patterns: HOW TO:

Pattern 1: “Down Down Up”

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Variation 1: String Skip on “Down Down Up”

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Variation 2: String Skip on “Down Down Up”

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3/4 Chordal Picking Arpeggio guitar pattern: Al di Meola

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4/4: Chordal Picking Guitar Pattern

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5/4 Chordal Picking Guitar Pattern

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11/4 11/8 Extensions

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14/4 Chordal Picking Guitar Extensions

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The “UPSTROKE” Examples: Al di Meola Chordal Picking Lesson:

Notice the the upstrokes before the “Downstroke”

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Phrygian/Mixolydian/Aeolian/Locrian Modes for songwriting, improvisation and composing music

Posted on January 7, 2022January 20, 2022 by Modern Music Theory

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Hearing the Phrygian/Mixolydian/Aeolian/Locrian [Response Video] FINAL Part

In the Video above I go into detail explaining how to transpose the remaining modes, Phrygian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian to the Parent Key of C.

If you are a composer or improviser you may find this video explanation and examples extremely useful.

Phrygian Mode Piano Examples [Chick Corea]

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Mixolydian Mode Piano Examples [Elton John Style]

Mixolydian Mode Piano examples Composition/Improvisation and Songwriting

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Aeolian Mode Piano examples [Elton John/Billy Joel]

Aeolian Mode Piano examples Composition/Improvisation

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Locrian Mode Piano examples

Locrian Mode Piano examples Composition/Improvisation

Locrian Modal Sound: Musical Example with perfect 4th and #4

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A Jazz RESPONSE TO THE LYDIAN MODE TRANSPOSED TO C [As Parent Key]

Posted on January 4, 2022January 20, 2022 by Modern Music Theory

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The Lydian Mode transposed to C as the Parent Key for Composition and Improvisation

PLEASE WATCH VIDEO ABOVE FOR DETAILED ANALYSIS

Moving on from my last post on the Dorian Mode, I now look at how the Lydian Mode actually sounds.

Here’s how to transpose it to C as the parent key.

If F is a perfect 4th up from C:

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Then what is C a perfect 4th up from: This would be G.

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So we have a G Major scale starting on the note C:

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You will hear straight away that the C Lydian has a Sharpened 4th and this is what gives it its distinctive flavour.

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Chord ii is now Major,

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Chord II now resolves nicely into chord Vb,

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Another beautiful sound is the sharpened 4th which now becomes F#m7b5

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Lydian Line with Chords

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FOR GUITARISTS:

C Lydian Two Octaves

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Chordal Flavour:

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Lydian Guitar Lick:

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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 This website is a sort of cataloging of ideas and musical concepts for exploitation and development in the arts of musical composition and improvisation. What started out as a jazz improvisation site has grown into a full blown, harmony, timbre, pitch and rhythm library. Peace, Enjoy!

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