Indo-Jazz-Fusion Guitar Techniques with Shakti Examples

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Here, are the Shakti/John McLaughlin Guitar examples of Indo-Jazz-Fusion lines and chordal approaches.

Repeated note: “Raga” style line and scale development.

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From here, we have a descending pentatonic scale:

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Shakti style “Chordal Voicing” for chordal arpeggio picking. [See video]

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Ascending and Descending alternate picking guitar line.

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To answer the ascent, we will now descend to complete the phrase:

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Here, we have some more harmony to create with chordal picking guitar technique:

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Next we have a variation of example 3.

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Once again, to complete the phrase we will employ a scale. This time though, it’s an A Major Dominant scale in descent:

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First inversion chord, slash chord, 3rd inversion:

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Variation line once again, this time starting with an Em arpeggio:

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Indian Raga GUITAR SCALES John Mclaughlin SHAKTI STYLE

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John Mclaughlin Raga “Shakti” Indian Guitar Alternate Picking lines Lesson Examples

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Today, we will look at 2 “Shakti” Indian Raga-esque John Mclaughlin guitar lines. They both employ strict “Alternate Picking” starting on a “Down” stroke.

Indian Raga GUITAR SCALES John Mclaughlin SHAKTI STYLE

Remember to “Accent” the 1st note of each 4 note grouping.

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INDIAN GUITAR SCALES RAGA EASY 2 FINGER “SHAKTI” MCLAUGHLIN STYLE

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INDIAN GUITAR SCALES RAGA EASY 2 FINGER “SHAKTI” MCLAUGHLIN ALTERNATE PICKING STYLE

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Moving on from our last lesson on simple 2 finger alternate picking guitar scales we will now look at applying it to “Raga-Esque”
improvisations. We will do this by using repeated notes to set up the fluid Raga like scales/motifs to hold time together in the beat cycle.

Both examples in this blog employ strict alternate picking guitar technique starting with a “Down” stroke.

INDIAN GUITAR SCALES RAGA EASY 2 FINGER “SHAKTI” MCLAUGHLIN STYLE

Below we can see the whole bar of repeated notes ready to set up the 2 finger scale.

INDIAN GUITAR SCALES RAGA EASY 2 FINGER “SHAKTI” MCLAUGHLIN STYLE

EXAMPLE 1: Indian Raga Guitar Alternate Picking with “Repeated” Notes employing simple 2 finger guitar pentatonic scales.

INDIAN GUITAR SCALES RAGA EASY 2 FINGER “SHAKTI” MCLAUGHLIN STYLE

Indian Raga 2 finger Alternate Picking Guitar “Extended line”.

INDIAN GUITAR SCALES RAGA EASY 2 FINGER “SHAKTI” MCLAUGHLIN STYLE

Another great and common concept in Indian Classical Music is to employ rhythmic groups of 5 notes.

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Lastly, we can employ a reduction effect by removing one beat at a time. This is, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

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