Lessons from Jazz/World to 20 Century Classical Music Harmony Rhythm and Theory
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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 Mclaughlin guitar lick substitutes Dm7b5 for Dm7 and G13b9 for G7. This ii V I cadence resolves to C69.
In the previous example we employed the F melodic minor scale but this time we will exploit the A Harmonic minor scale.
Notice that both scales contain the the G# Ab enharmonically the same note and the E natural.
Here is the first bar:
Here is the second bar:
Here is the whole John McLaughlin guitar lick:
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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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