Modern Music Theory Improvisation and Application
Lessons from Jazz/World to 20 Century Classical Music Harmony Rhythm and Theory
How to improvise over altered dominant chords. How to employ chromatic jazz and fusion harmony. Apply twentieth century classical composition techniques to modern jazz music and improv. How to exploit modes of the major. minor and diminished scales. Lesson in alternate picking guitar techniques as used by John Mclaughlin and Al di Meola. How to do metal rock and all styles of alternate picking on the guitar. Plectrum pick technique for electric and acoustic guitarists. alternate guitar style of picking lessons.
Please watch video above for detailed analysis:
Michael Brecker “Guitar Lick/Line Building Blocks [JazzTools]:
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In the above example notice the “Even” groupings [working out in “Tetrachords”] set up with jazz tools for smooth rhythmical alternate picking guitar technique for phrasing clarity.
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This Michael Brecker sax line is an excellent exercise for alternate picking guitar technique. The key is to accent the 1st and 3rd notes [Downstrokes] as this will keep the chromatic 4 note “Even” groupings smooth.
The employment of chromaticism and target tones [deliberately “Even” for alternate picking] scale fragments and an arpeggio makes this an extremely useful exercise for linking together improvising ingredients.
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Hi Guys,
Just a quick John Mclaughlin “My Goals Beyond” style Alternate Picking Guitar Lick/Lesson:
The first part employs F Melodic Minor over a Dm7b5 chord [Substituted for Dm7]
The last part employs G13b9 for the Dominant Chord and employs a partial G diminished scale to 4 notes of resolving semitones;
This cadences to CMaj7:
Here is the complete Lick:
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