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Here are a few simple Shakti style backing tracks catalogued on one page as requested:

BACKING TRACK 1:

Lotus Feet Shakti John McLaughlin Backing Track

“Lotus Feet” Guitar Melody to play over Backing Track:

lotus-feet-shakti-melody-lead-sheet-guitar

BACKING TRACK 2:

Shakti John McLaughlin Style Backing Track for Face to Face Style

BACKING TRACK 3:

Shakti Style Backing Track Loop/simple chords

The two chords used: D13 Sus4/E and E13 Sus4/E

Two Basic Scales: D Major and D Lydian

shakti-scales-john-mclaughlin-backing-track

Constructing simple Pentatonic’s from the above:

Backing track 4:

Shakti Backing Track: Simple Drone and Drum C Major/C Lydian

C Mixolydian:

Create lines from it: EXAMPLE:

OR Simple C major:

Construct Pentatonic’s from it: Example:

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Hi Guys,

Today, a quick look at developing Shakti style Fusion guitar Raga’s from the Mixolydian mode.

Below, is the mode in a Pentatonic form:

Next, we have a phrase that is developed from this mode. In order for it to be smooth and fluid at a “Fast” tempo we will change the fingering:

So, here the 2nd finger comes into play. This makes connecting the phrase easy and smooth to execute with alternate picking.

Notice: I am starting on an upstroke. This is because it is a very smooth “Scalic” and mostly step-wise passage.

Below, we are starting with an anacrusis [Up Beat]. Because of this I am starting on a downstroke.

This means that the actual phrase [1st beat of the bar] will start on the upstroke for smooth step-wise scalic movement.

Below, we have the same thing. This time it starts on the off beat in the bar and employs the same concept:

Start on the down so the up carries the smooth scalic movement:

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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!