McLaughlin-esque ii V7 I Alt Guitar Line [140 Bpm]

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John McLaughlin-esque ii V7 I Alt Guitar Line [140 Bpm]

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Today, a quick ii V7 I McLaughlin-esque lick

This is at 140 Bpm with an altered approach to harmony with strict alternate picking guitar technique.

The chords are as follows.

For the ii minor chord I employ a minor chord with a Major 7th and an added 9th.

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For the V7 chord I raise the 5th [#5] and add a flattened 9th note.

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And for the I chord I make this augmented by raising the 5th.

So, the ii V7 I becomes harmonically altered and creates an interesting sound

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Guitar Line

The line starts on an upbeat with 3 target tones that deliberately set up the 1st note of bar one. This adds forward momentum and adds a colourful chromatic set-up.

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The target tones start on an “Up stroke” so that on the first beat of bar one you will land and start a “Down stroke”

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Over the DmMaj7/9 chord I start with a Dm9 arpeggio and then exploit the D Harmonic minor scale by ascending in fragments.

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Over the G+b9 chord I start on the third note B and then play an Eb 4-3 arpeggio.

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The Bb from this arpeggio then moves up to the B natural and then I play the b9 to tonic and #5 to5 which then finally moves down to the note C for the tonic of the next chord C+.

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John Mclaughlin ii v7 i chromatic jazz lick guitar lesson

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John Mclaughlin Jazz ii V7 I Guitar Lick Lesson

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John Mclaughlin establishes the Dm7 tonality and then chromatically slips into the altered sound with the EbmMaj7. The Eb note then resolves up to the E natural. The resolution is finally established the F major arpeggio to create Dm7.

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John Mclaughlin Jazz ii V7 I Guitar Lick Lesson

In the next bar John employs Db Lydian Harmony over the G7b5 chord. [The b5 of G7 of course being the Db note]. John keeps the G natural note to establish G7 and at the same time establish the #11 of Db harmony.

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John Mclaughlin Jazz ii V7 I Guitar Lick Lesson

Full Lick:

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John Mclaughlin Jazz ii V7 I Guitar Lick Lesson

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John Mclaughlin Jazz ii V7 I Guitar Lick Lesson

John Mclaughlin Short ii V I Jazz GuitarLick:

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