Mastering John McLaughlin’s Unique 13th Chord Voicing

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Hi Guys,

Today, a quick look at the unique 13th chord Voicing of guitar maestro John mcLaughlin.

PART 1:

This unique voicing possesses a 7th a 9th with the 13th ringing out on top. It has a lovely sonorous tone :

This chord works really well because it’s a 1st inversion, and, without a root it gives us that slightly ethereal painted sound:

PART 2:

The sonorous nature of this chord makes it shine when moving to a diminished 7th chord for a resolution:

This in turn rewards us with fantastic melodic sequences:

PART 3:

Now, let’s make a sequence by employing strong Major 9th chords that move to John’s brilliant voicing.

If we play the example below we can hear the resonant nature of the two chords.

Now, let’s create a little chord sequence with them:

To complete the sequence, we will cadence with a13b9 chord back to the tonic D

Here, is the full sequence:

PART 4:

John, also makes good dramatic use of this chord by exploiting a pedal note in the bass for rhythmic drive.

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