2 short John McLaughlin Style Acoustic Jazz Guitar Licks/Cadences

Modern Jazz Fusion Chords part 2. Steely Dan, Dan Chord and Slash Chords

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2 short John McLaughlin Acoustic Jazz Guitar Licks/Cadences

Hi Guys,

Today just a couple of John McLaughlin “Style” acoustic guitar licks/cadences on ii V7 I’s

The first one has a phrasing that really feels like two groups of sextuplets. This in turn creates a sort of juxtaposed phrasing as it is picked in 4 note tetrachord groupings starting with an up beat.

But, the alternate picking pattern starting on an Upstroke pushes this juxtaposition quite naturally.

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The second part of the first bar simplifies this by employing basic 2 notes per string phrasing:

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The next bar being played over the Dominant 7th chord employs the same type of mixed phrasing as the first bar:

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We conclude with 2 triads of Eminor and F Major:

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This lick starts with an upbeat and an upstroke on the open E string:

From here we start on a downstroke with 4 note groupings of Tetrachord connections:

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The final phrase employs the same juxtaposed notes/groupings as the first exercise which finally rest on the tonic chord of C Maj7:

john-mclaughlin-jazz-guitar-example

Modern Jazz Fusion Chords part 2. Steely Dan, Dan Chord and Slash Chords

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