Shakti: Indian Raga alternate picking and fretting hand technique[Development]

Posted on August 29, 2023September 12, 2023 by Modern Music Theory

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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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“joy” by shakti- question-answer from different cultural perspectives

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“Joy” by Shakti/John Mclaughlin analysis from different cultural perspectives

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The first part of “Joy” as a Four bar 16 Beat “Teen Taal” Fusion Cycle

First Bar

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Third Bar

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Shakti (Shakti album)

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Shakti with John McLaughlin

Live album by Shakti
Released	1976
Recorded	July 5, 1975, at Southampton College, Long Island
Genre	World fusion
Length	52:00
Label	Columbia
Producer	John McLaughlin
Shakti chronology
Shakti with John McLaughlin (1976)A Handful of Beauty (1976)

John McLaughlin chronology
Inner Worlds (1976)Shakti with John McLaughlin (1976)A Handful of Beauty (1976)

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

“Joy” Shakti/John Mclaughlin Classic Album http://www.jazzimproviser.com

Shakti with John McLaughlin is the first album by Shakti, described as “another brain blowing achievement” by Agha Yasir [1].

Track listing

Side one

“Joy” (John McLaughlin/L. Shankar) – 18:13
“Lotus Feet” (McLaughlin) – 4:44

Side two

“What Need Have I for This–What Need Have I for That–I Am Dancing at the Feet of My Lord–All Is Bliss–All Is Bliss” (McLaughlin/Shankar) – 29:03

Personnel

John McLaughlin – Guitar
L. Shankar – Violin
Ramnad Raghavan – Mridangam
T. H. Vinayakaram – Ghatam and Mridangam
Zakir Hussain – Tabla

Personnel – Production (Record)

John McLaughlin – Producer
Nathan Weiss – Manager
Joseph D’Anna – Engineer
Stan Tonkel – Engineer
Apeksha Bacciagallupi
Pranavanada – Photos
Gregory diGiovine – CBS Records
Danny Wong – Lettering
Marie de Oro – Design

Personnel – Production (CD)

Mike Berniker – Producer, Coordination
Larry Keyes – Digital Remastering
Gary Pacheco – Coordination
Penny Armstrong – Coordination
Tony Tiller – Package Coordination
Pete Cenedella – Package Coordination

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Billboard 200	194^[4]
1976	Billboard Jazz Albums	37^[4]

“Joy” Shakti/John Mclaughlin Classic Album http://www.jazzimproviser.com

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alternate picking 2 Finger guitar Arpeggios #2

Posted on September 1, 2020September 4, 2020 by Modern Music Theory

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Alternate Picking guitar arpeggios #2. Right hand technique and rhythmic precision.

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Arpeggio 1

Arpeggio 2 Variation

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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!