Michael Brecker Chromatic Jazz Guitar Line Exercise
PLEASE: Watch video above for detailed analysis:
This Michael Brecker sax line is an excellent exercise for alternate picking guitar technique. The key is to accent the 1st and 3rd notes [Downstrokes] as this will keep the chromatic 4 note “Even” groupings smooth.
Michael Brecker Chromatic Jazz Guitar Line Exercise
The employment of chromaticism and target tones [deliberately “Even” for alternate picking] scale fragments and an arpeggio makes this an extremely useful exercise for linking together improvising ingredients.
Michael Brecker Chromatic Jazz Guitar Line Exercise
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Michael Brecker Chromatic Jazz Guitar Line Exercise
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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