Alternate Picking with cycle 4ths chords guitar lesson

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 by Modern Music Theory and Application

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Today we look at employing alternate picking with chords on the guitar.

https://youtu.be/vi5fDfI-k8A

The alternate picking group of 4 semiquavers [16ths] notes start with an upstroke. “Up Down Up Down”. This little lick/motif joins the two chords together and creates a compositional movement.

alternate picking guitar chords scale 4ths cycle

Here is the descending music notation and tab. [Chords and alternate picking]

alternate picking guitar chords scale descending

Here is the ascending music notation and tab.

ascending alternate picking guitar chords scale

Descending cycle of 4ths chord sequence [for alternate picking scales with chords].

Ascending cycle of 4ths chord sequence [for alternate picking scales with chords].

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CYCLE OF 4THS ON THE GUITAR FINGERBOARD

Posted on March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 by Modern Music Theory and Application

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Below: Cycle of 4ths using triplets in one position on the guitar fingerboard.

Ascending: Cycle of 4ths

cycle of 4ths for guitar triplet lesson exercise

Descending: Cycle [as Cycle of 5ths]

cycle of 4ths triplet guitar descending lesson

To create strength and consistency to our playing it is best to employ “Tetrachords”

But, what is a Tetrachord?

A tetrachord is a 4 note grouping.

"TETRACHORD" 4 NOTE GROUPING FOR IMPROVISATION TECHNIQUE — “TETRACHORD” 4 NOTE GROUPING FOR IMPROVISATION TECHNIQUE

When you play through the exercise you will be aware of the employment of Pentatonic’s, Major/Minor arpeggios and plain arpeggios. This in turn gives us easy fingering and fluidity in the picking hand and the fretting hand.

cycle of 5ths pentatonic's guitar lesson

cycle of 5ths pentatonic's guitar lesson

cycle of 5ths pentatonic's guitar lesson

NOTICE THE REPEATED PATTERN AND GUITAR FINGERING.

cycle of 5ths arpeggios jazz improvisation guitar lesson

cycle of 5ths arpeggios jazz improvisation guitar lesson

DIAGRAM EXPLANATION BELOW:

THE CYCLE OF 4THS [and 5ths]

cycle of 4tha and cycle of 5ths diagram

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CYCLE OF 4THS GUITAR LESSON

Posted on February 2, 2020February 6, 2020 by Modern Music Theory and Application

To begin with lets look at the guitar “Cliche” that employs triplets

cycle of 5ths triplet guitar exercise

cycle of 5ths triplet guitar exercise descending

In practice though and under pressure from a fast tempo this triplet concept generally becomes rhythmically ineffective.

So what do we do?

Well, we employ our old friends “TETRACHORDS”

If you play through the exercise below you will be aware that the employment of Pentatonic’s, Major/Minor arpeggios and plain arpeggios gives us great rhythmical strength and easy guitar fingering.

cycle of 5ths pentatonic's guitar lesson

cycle of 5ths pentatonic's guitar lesson

cycle of 5ths pentatonic's guitar lesson

NOTICE THE REPEATED PATTERN AND GUITAR FINGERING.

cycle of 5ths arpeggios jazz improvisation guitar lesson

cycle of 5ths arpeggios jazz improvisation guitar lesson

CYCLE #2 Ideas

BELOW:

CYCLE OF 5THS AND REVERSE THE CYCLE OF 4THS

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