Modern Music Theory Improvisation and Application

Pentatonic- Alternate Picking IDEA [John Mclaughlin Style]

Posted on September 17, 2022September 23, 2022 by Modern Music Theory and Application

Pentatonic- Alternate Picking IDEA [ John Mclaughlin Style]

PLEASE WATCH VIDEO ABOVE FOR IN DEPTH ANALYSIS:

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Just a simple idea of building longer pentatonic lines with more of a modal flavour by employing alternate picking guitar technique [John Mclaughlin Style].

These are built from a very simple fingering in order to give a “Solid” foundation to fall back on.

Here is the simple finger and scale:

pentatonic-modes-alternate-picking — Pentatonic- Alternate Picking IDEA [ John Mclaughlin Style]

Ascending:

Here is a change of position and the one change with the 2nd finger.

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Shakti- Guitar Slides on alternate picking “Downstroke”

Posted on September 13, 2022September 17, 2022 by Modern Music Theory and Application

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Shakti- Guitar Slides on alternate picking “Downstroke”

Please watch video above for in depth analysis:

In this exercise the key is to get the slide/slur on the “Down stroke” when alternate picking quick bits of scale [or Raga]

shakti-guitar-slides — Shakti- Guitar Slides on alternate picking “Downstroke”

This exercise starts on a down stroke: Try to accent the 1st and 3rd notes and count time as you do so: For example:

1 e and a etc or Ta ka di mi etc

Shakti- Guitar Slides on alternate picking “Downstroke”

Shakti/John McLaughlin Guitar Alternate Picking Exercise in full:

SHAKTI/MCLAUGHLIN PDF:

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Alternate Picking “John McLaughlin” style on “DOWNSTROKE”

Posted on September 10, 2022September 13, 2022 by Modern Music Theory and Application

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Please watch video above for in depth analysis:

The key to these examples is to accent the 1st and 3rd notes [“Downstokes”]whilst also remembering the “Up” stroke as a lighter but essential touch in order to cross the guitar strings fluently when strict alternate picking.