John McLaughlin Concepts Part 2 “Shakti” Phrases:

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Hi Guys,

Here, is part 2 of the John McLaughlin Guitar Concepts trilogy.

Single Note “Shakti” Concept

The main part of this collection of phrases is to employ a repeated note and then play off of it.

So, let’s take this repeated note of G to begin with.

Now, let’s add a little Mixolydian scale fragment/motif.

This time, we will expand on this with an answering phrase.

This works well, so let’s repeat this with a slight variation/longer response.

To create some contrast, we will exploit imitation though the octaves.

From here, we will complete the phrase with some scale activity.

This is an F Dominant scale [or you might like to think of this as Bb in a Pentatonic form].

This then lands on two classic McLaughlin chords.

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