Shakti Indo Jazz fusion alternate picking guitar lick

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by Modern Music Theory and Application

The key to this Shakti guitar riff is to “Shift” the fretting hand positions whilst employing strict alternate picking with the plectrum in the right hand as can be found in the guitar style of John Mclaughlin.

This is a great exercise for right hand picking technique by alternating with the plectrum starting on a “downstroke” whilst synchronising the left hand with the position shifts on the guitar fingerboard.

Shakti alternate picking hand position shifting guitar lick in TAB/Notation

shakti John Mclaughlin guitar alternate picking lesson

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My “Messiaen Modes” ORIGINAL PIANO COMPOSITION:

Posted on April 14, 2020November 11, 2021 by Modern Music Theory and Application

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My Piano COMPOSITION BAsED ON MESSIAEN’S Modes of Limited Transposition:

Messiaen Modes of limited Transposition Composition: La Technique do mon langage musical

Messiaen: La technique de mon langage musical.

Messiaen has written a book detailing his compositional method and modes of limited transposition. It’s a really excellent insight into his methods, ideas and developments as a composer. Messiaen’s compositional style is very inspiring for any musician, composer and improviser as it is stacked with original possibilities and new ways of looking at and approaching tonality.

La technique de mon langage musical. Messiaen explains his compositional technique and musical concepts

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Bebop Dorian, Major and Melodic Minor scales

Posted on April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 by Modern Music Theory and Application

Bebop scales contain an extra chromatic passing note creating an 8 note scale.

Why is this?

In the example below you will see how the added chromatic passing note makes the scale rhythmically logical.

1 3 5 7th notes of the chord [C E G B flat] are all “On” the beat whereas the “non chord tones” D F A B natural are played “Off” the beat.

DORIAN BEBOP SCALE: 8NOTE JAZZ SCALE

G Dorian BeBop scale

Dorian Bebop scale

Dorian BeBop scale jazz improvisation example/lick

G Dorian Bebop scale for jazz

Major and Melodic Minor Bebop Scales

Major Bebop scale

MAJOR BE BOP JAZZ SCALE

C Major BeBop scale jazz improvisation example/lick

major be bop jazz scale example

Minor Bebop scale

melodic minor bebop scale jazz improvising example

Minor BeBop scale jazz improvisation example/lick

melodic minor bebop scale jazz improvising examples

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