This sequence uses our old friend, the “Down Down Up” Cross Picking Guitar Pattern:
Although, the pattern is 1 2 3 1 2 3 I am counting 3/4 as in – 1 and 2 and 3 and for rhythmic momentum and only 1 2 3 in the 3/8 bar.
The fretting hand shapes are mainly Quintal and Quartal moving around in the cycle of 4ths. Although, there is some flattened 5th and Major 3rd movement.
Part 1:
Part 2:
Last Bar:
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In this short study/etude the jazz improviser looks at how to compose in the style of Robert Fripp and King Crimson with the whole tone scale’s major 3rds and employing polytonality with a polytonal picking guitar turn around:
HERE IS THE NOTATION/TAB:
King Crimson Guitar Polytonal and Whole tone scale 3rdsKing Crimson Guitar Polytonal and Whole tone scale 3rdsKing Crimson Guitar Polytonal and Whole tone scale 3rds
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Robert Fripp “Tetratonic” Scale and Tritone Guitar Picking
There are 6 “Tetra-tonic” Scales. They all have four notes. Below, is our scale for this blog and video and will be the Tetratonic scale starting on the note B.
Robert Fripp “Tetratonic” Scale and Tritone Picking
Alternate Picking the Scale: Starting on a “Downstroke”
Robert Fripp “Tetratonic” Scale and Tritone Guitar Picking
We will make a short Robert Fripp-esque line from this scale and employ “Cross Picking” Guitar Technique.
Robert Fripp “Tetratonic” Scale and Tritone Guitar
In order to create a line like this it is a good idea to take “Triplets” and make them into chord pairs.
Robert Fripp “Tetratonic” Tritone chord pairs
Here are the Guitar Picking patterns that I used. They are very Fripp-esque as they employ Alternate picking and Crosspicking.
Robert Fripp “Tetratonic” Scale and Tritone GuitarRobert Fripp “Tetratonic” Scale and Tritone Guitar
Robert Fripp “Tetratonic” Scale and Tritone Guitar
We can also make “Chords” out of this scale.
Robert Fripp “Tetratonic” Guitar chords
Triplet Chordal/Cross picking Robert Fripp style “Tetratonic” Chords
Robert Fripp “Tetratonic” Guitar chords Cross Picking
This next Robert Fripp lick employs “Dyads” which are 2 note chords made from this Tetra-tonic scale.
Robert Fripp Guitar “Dyads’
Next, we will use alternate picking and play the “Dyads” in a single note fashion:
Robert Fripp Guitar “Dyads’
Lastly, we will take 2 chords “NOT” from the Tetratonic Scale but a “Tri-tone” apart. These will be B and F.
Descending:
Robert Fripp Tritone Guitar Arpeggios
Ascending:
Robert Fripp Tritone Guitar Arpeggios
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