The Jazz improviser and modern music theory application
Lessons in how the Jazz improviser approaches modern music theory and practice for guitar and all instruments
Hi Guys,
This is from a short that I uploaded on Youtube this week.
This is a long alternate picking exercise built for connecting scales together at the Jazz/Fusion tempo of 140 to 160 Bpm.
As usual I am accenting the 3rd note in each 4 note grouping:
I am starting on a downstroke:
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Hi Guys,
Today we have 3 mid tempo 130-150 Bpm alternate picking jazz fusion cadence guitar lines.
They all employ the same principles of barring, a bit of scale and arpeggio.
This first line starts on an “Upstroke” alternate picking on the up beat. This in turn will let us start on the beat with a down stroke on the first beat of the next bar alternate picking.
Here is the full improvised guitar line:
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Guitar Line 2: This line starts with an Up-Beat but because there is an “Even” grouping of notes it starts on a “Down Stroke”.
PDF DOWNLOAD Of 2nd Guitar line:
Guitar Line 3: This line is just a simple 2 bar line with no upbeat. Strict alternate picking starting on a “Down stroke”.
PDF DOWNLOAD Of 3rd Guitar line:
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Hi Guys,
Today we will look at an exercise for connecting scales in 4 positions along the fingerboard with alternate picking.
The first point to take into account is that it is best to “Accent” the third note of each 4 note grouping.
This will drive the music/exercise along.
The next point to consider is the simplistic guitar fingering employed because this makes it easy for the fretting hand to connect the different positions together.
Here is the exercise:
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