The first bar uses the A Harmonic Minor Scale over the Dm7b5 chord. John employs 4 note groupings [“Tetrachords”] to create a quick rhythmic alternate picking drive.
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
The 2nd bar uses the C minor Pentatonic scale: Notice how the F to E [from the previous bar] fall by 1/2 steps to the Eb creating a smooth connection.
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
In the 2nd example notice how to final two beats employ the C melodic “Jazz” minor scale.
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
John Mclaughlin: iim7b5, V7+, I Maj7, Harmonic, Melodic, minor: Lick 1
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
John Mclaughlin: iim7b5, V7+, I Maj7, Harmonic, Melodic, minor: Lick 2
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
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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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