Modern Music Theory Improvisation and Application
Lessons from Jazz/World to 20 Century Classical Music Harmony Rhythm and Theory
In this riff/line I employ alternate Picking but I start with an upstroke for the first phrase. After that I start the remaining phrases on a down stroke.
Although this line is D altered in terms of scalic concept it could also be thought of as shifting between D minor, D Dorian and Eb Melodic Minor.
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Angular and Atonal guitar lines from primary exercises in the style of guitar craft maestro Robert Fripp.
Exercise 1: Example of alternate picking starting on the “Up” stroke [Odd patterns]
Primary Exercises: For starting on the “Up” stroke for angular atonal guitar lines. [Compositional and Improvisational”]
Primary Exercise 2
Primary Exercise 3
Primary Exercise 4
Primary exercise 5
Robert Fripp Long line/Extension
Fripp/Andy Summers chordal alternate picking example starting on a down stroke
Intervals: Tri-tone and Augmented 8th note movments
Starting on the “Down” Stroke alternate picking “Variation” of the first exercise
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Open string exercise. Pluck “Down up” repetitively alternating strictly with the guitar pick. The plucking comes from the wrist. Also, do this exercise the other way with, “Up Down” alternating with the guitar plectrum. This is the basis of strict alternate picking right hand guitar technique.
1 string alternate picking “Even” guitar Pattern/grouping of notes. ‘Down Up” etc
With “Odd” groupings of notes notice that every time you pluck the pattern again you will be starting on a different picking stroke than you started with previously. So, “Down up down” will then become “Up down up”.
Exercise: “Odd” grouping crossing 2 strings on the guitar.
Odd = Every time you cross the strings you are starting on a different stroke than you started on previously
3 notes per string “Odd” pattern crossing all 6 guitar strings alternate picking starting on a down stroke with the guitar pick. [Ascending and Descending].
“Even” grouping: Crossing all 6 strings ascending and descending employing strict alternate picking right hand guitar technique.
EVEN= Every time you cross the strings it will always be with the same stroke
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