How to apply Simple Target Tones as Jazz Chromatics:

Posted on March 24, 2023March 27, 2023 by Modern Music Theory

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How to apply Target Tones for jazz chromaticism in improvisation

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Hi Guys,

Today a repost on how to apply and set up Jazz chromatics with target tones/enclosure/approach notes:

The key to understanding this is to look where the little target tones/enclosure motif/melody starts.

Here we have two.

The first is “OFF” the BEAT

and the second is “ON” the beat

Example 1: “Off Beat” classic target tone/enclosure set-up

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Example 2: “On the beat” and in the bar set-up in the improvised line [Target tone/Enclosure]

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THEORY:

What you will notice is that the Chord tones are “on” the beat [Strong] whilst the chromatic or unessential notes are “Off” the beat.

This is the key to how it works and how to create beautiful flowing lines easily!

target-tones-jazz-chromatics-how-to-example — Chord tones on the “Strong” Beats for jazz enclosure

Full Target tones/Enclosure Jazz Chromatics improvisation lick/line

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Short Alternate Picking [Jazz/Fusion] Style 140 Bpm Exercise

Posted on February 17, 2023February 20, 2023 by Modern Music Theory

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Short Alternate Picking [Jazz/Fusion] Style 140 Bpm Exercise

Hi Guys,

Today, just a short alternate picking ascending and descending Exercise/lick.

This employs simplified fretboard fingering for quick, clean picking and fretting. This is essential for jazz/fusion tempo’s and also world music.

When adding the simple fingering outlined in the video above and accenting the 1st and 3rd notes in each four note grouping the rhythm and momentum will move forward naturally.

Accents on the 3rd note keep the fingering secure, the picking rhythmical and makes sure each group of four is completed properly.

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3 alternate picking jazz fusion guitar licks

Posted on January 30, 2023February 3, 2023 by Modern Music Theory

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3 alternate picking jazz fusion guitar licks

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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:

PDF DOWNLOAD Of above 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:

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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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Author: Clifford Martin Musical Artist: Guitar Gti

Modern Music Theory

Clifford Martin is a trained classical musician and composer. His 1st study being piano and composition and a deep study into the meticulous world of modern music theory. He also studied jazz piano and jazz drums privately. Clifford later came back to the guitar and studied in the jazz fusion style of John McLaughlin and Al di Meola. It was at this point that he put all of his years of learning together into one musical form This website is a sort of cataloging of ideas and musical concepts for exploitation and development in the arts of musical composition and improvisation. What started out as a jazz improvisation site has grown into a full blown, harmony, timbre, pitch and rhythm library. Peace, Enjoy!