Fusion chords/Improvised Line [John McLaughlin style]

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Today we will have a look at a I Vi [VI] ii V V I cadence with fusion chord substitutions.

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For the first chord of C major we will employ: C6/9

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For the A7 chord we will go a flattened 5th away with an Eb Triad over an E natural bass.

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For the Dm7 chord we will use a 2nd inversion C triad over an F bass note. [Dm9/11 1st inversion]

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For the first Dominant substitution we will go a flat 5 away again and use Db over a B bass:[as in an altered 1st inversion]

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For the second dominant chord we will put the flattened 5th note [Db] in the bass with a G triad on top:

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We finally resolve to a C Maj7#11 tonic chord:

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Below is an example of an improvised line through these substituted chords:

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Minor 2 5 1 all 12 Keys Backing/Track and Chord Chart:

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Minor ii V7 I all 12 Keys BackingTrack and Chord Chart

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Here is a backing/jam track to practice Minor ii V7 i in ALL 12 Keys.

This is an excellent way to get your improvising chops up to scratch with the iim7b5 V7 i minor cadence.

Here is the Chord Chart for the Backing track:

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Minor ii V7 I all 12 Keys BackingTrack and Chord Chart for improvisation jazz/fusion/smooth/practice

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John Mclaughlin Jazz Acoustic Guitar Line:

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John Mclaughlin Jazz Acoustic Guitar Line

Hi Guys,

Just a quick iim7b5 V7+ IMaj7 guitar lick in the style of John McLaughlin.

This employs alternate picking starting on a downstroke:

The first bar moves between D dorian mode and F melodic minor scale.

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The next bar employs tetrachords with Eb pentatonic, C minor pentatonic and Dorian b2/C melodic minor leaning for an altered sound. [This resolves the flattened third to a B natural in the last tetrachord].

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