JOHN MCLAUGHLIN LEFT HAND FINGERING LESSON MUSIC TAB
The key to getting fluidity and developing the ability to play long jazz/fusion guitar phrases up tempo relies on good left hand fingering. Most people focus on the right alternate picking hand and then find it impossible to join/link up the improvised line phrasing /rhythm
The phrases and guitar fingering get generally “Un-guitaristic” when weaving in and out of altered [Dominant] harmony on the guitar fingerboard. This is why it is essential to manipulate the “Left fretting hand” fingering. The fingering that John Mclaughlin employs in much of his jazz guitar playing is available to all as is shown in my two guitar tab/notation examples and video. The secret fingering is actually quite simple and logical.
John Mclaughlin talks about fingering a lot in interviews and even said to Larry Coryell that “Fingering is everything”. When the fingers can move effortlessly and weave in and out of the complex harmonic lines it does become natural to articulate musical phrases into improvisation that way.
THE “SECRET” JOHN MCLAUGHLIN ALTERNATE PICKING GUITAR FINGERING! Revealed!
Above, is a very common John Mclaughlin fingering that he employs to get through fast uptempo phrases. It is actually quite repetitive and very useful for building any scale regardless of that scales intervals or complexity. This is the key to his explosive and effortlessness when alternate picking fluid modern jazz fusion guitar lines. Also, with this fingering it is possible to display excellent chromatic mastery,approach notes and jazz encircling set ups with ease.
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Melodic Minor Scale GUITAR Lesson: ARPEGGIOS, SUPERIMPOSITION AND JAZZY LICKS
In this blog we will look at the Jazz Melodic Minor scale and its harmony and how to exploit it for jazz/fusion and melodic pop/rock usage. The melodic minor is an exotic and beautiful sounding scale that compliments its corresponding harmony.
If we take the basic C Major scale and play through it we can create a new scale by changing just one note. This is the 3rd note E.
How to make to C Melodic Minor Scale: Guitar Lesson
If we flatten this E natural to an E flat note we have the C melodic “Jazz” Minor scale.
Melodic “Jazz” Minor Scale Lesson: SUPERIMPOSITION/ARPEGGIOS/CHORDAL
Here are the arpeggios for the C melodic “jazz” minor scale in 7ths
Melodic “Jazz” Minor Scale Lesson: SUPERIMPOSITION/ARPEGGIOS/CHORDAL Melodic “Jazz” Minor Scale Lesson: SUPERIMPOSITION/ARPEGGIOS/CHORDAL
Upper Extensions: We can add a “triad” above the arpeggios and create an upper extension on each of the melodic minor’s arpeggios.
Melodic “Jazz” Minor Scale Lesson: SUPERIMPOSITION Upper StructuresMelodic “Jazz” Minor Scale Lesson: SUPERIMPOSITION Upper StructuresMelodic “Jazz” Minor Scale Lesson: SUPERIMPOSITION/ARPEGGIOS/CHORDAL
It is a good idea to extend the tonic C minor/maj7 Arpeggio to get a good fluid fingering for it as it is a really beautiful exotic sound and can also be used over an altered dominant chord.
Melodic “Jazz” Minor Scale Lesson: SUPERIMPOSITION/ARPEGGIOS/CHORDAL
Another important point is to get a good fingering by using easier fingerings like the example below. [The easier the fingering the better the intervals sound on the guitar].
Melodic “Jazz” Minor Scale Lesson: SUPERIMPOSITION/ARPEGGIOS/CHORDAL
It is also a good idea to employ “triad pairs” that exist within the melodic minor scale. Here we have E flat augmented, F major, Cmin/maj7, and Dm7
Melodic “Jazz” Minor Scale Lesson: SUPERIMPOSITION/ARPEGGIOS/CHORDAL
We can also make Pentatonic’s from the melodic minor scale which fit easily in the guitarists fretting hand. Below is an example that could be played over an A minor 7 flat 5 chord [Chord 6 in C melodic “jazz’ minor scale].
Melodic “Jazz” Minor Scale Lesson: SUPERIMPOSITION/ARPEGGIOS/CHORDAL
Lastly, we have the dominant chord of the C melodic minor scale being G major [Chord 5]. This would normally make G seventh but due to the E flat note in the scale we can now make an “Altered” Dominant chord [G9 Augmented]. We have the note of A for the ninth and the Eb flat note for the sharpened 5th.
Melodic “Jazz” Minor Scale Lesson: SUPERIMPOSITION/ARPEGGIOS/CHORDAL
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