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John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner Style Quartal Guitar Line | Jazz Improvisation Lesson

Posted on September 9, 2024September 17, 2024 by Modern Music Theory and Application

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Hi Guys,

Today, a short John Coltrane/McCoy Tyner Style unison jazz quartal guitar line/ jazz head/riff.

This line starts with an anacrusis/upbeat. From here we employ a short pentatonic scale phrase that leads to quartal harmony that resolves down a minor 3rd interval.

I am starting this on an upstroke with strict alternate picking guitar technique.

The key to the first phrase is that it plays upon this “Motif” as it gets imitated up the octaves:

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From here, we create contrast by descending with a pentatonic scale and push hard on a sextuplets feel for rhythmic colour and drive.

To complete the first part of this phrase, we round it off with two chords of Ab and G9

We, will now ascend and frame some interesting intervallic sounds: Opening with 5ths to 4ths with chromatic movement:

Finally, we will play the motif up a semitone one more time and ascend up in semitones to complete the phrase:

FULL EXERCISE:

Alternate Picking starting on an “Upstroke”

IN CONCLUSION

This was just a brief look at what can be done with this modal pentatonic quartal jazz style.

It’s a style very well suited to the guitar in terms of fretting and picking and it’s amazing what interesting music you can easily make from this even just by means of imitation.

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Pat Martino Unpublished Book: “Intervallic Studies”

Posted on September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 by Modern Music Theory and Application

Hi Guys,

Here are some more pages from jazz guitar legend Pat Martino’s unpublished book on intervallic studies.

This blog along with the first blog:

LINK:https://jazzimproviser.com/2024/07/17/pat-martino-unpublished-book-intervallic-studies-pages/]

contain the main core/concepts of the book.

HARMONIC EXPANSION #2

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Scales [and theory] to build intervallic studies from:

A deeper look into Pat’s thought process:

Hexatonic scale study:

Incomplete studies for all 12 keys at the end of the book #1

Incomplete studies for all 12 keys at the end of the book #2

Dominant Studies part of the book:

1972 Pat Martino: Dated

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Pat Martino Unpublished Book: Intervallic Studies: NEW PAGES:

Posted on July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 by Modern Music Theory and Application

Hi Guys,

Many of you have asked me to publish more pages from the unpublished book on intervallic studies by jazz guitar legend Pat Martino:

Here are some excerpts/pages from the book that you might find interesting/insightful and useful:

SCALES:

Firstly, we see Pats thoughts on the many scales available to create his intervallic studies: [He seems to have had an impressive encyclopaedic knowledge of scales].

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Here, Pat lays out the main/commonly used scales to his preferred/choice of harmony [inversions/voicing’s]

Here, his harmonic expansion is continued: Again, scale to harmony [chord voicing’s].

This page demonstrates once again, scales and harmony with possibilities and personal choices. It’s interesting to see Pats chord voicing’s available for development with his unique intervallic concept:

[It presenst a unique glimpse into Pat’s theoretical outlook, considerations and harmonic outlook].

Full Study: The Melodic minor scale EXAMPLE:

Now, let’s take a complete study. Here is the first one of the melodic minor set :

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Pat’s studies to be completed:

Towards the end of the book we find that Pat was either still working on the book or he didn’t have time to complete [in all 12 keys] everything that was in his mind.

Here is an Example:

Although incomplete, here we see Pat preparing studies for the Spanish Gypsy scale, with the key points of string order and correct guitar fingering:

LAST EXAMPLE: FULL STUDY

Lastly, we have a full study with the Hungarian minor scale: Once again notice the string order and Pat’s choice/recommended guitar fingering.

IN CONCLUSION:

In conclusion, these are some of the important pages of the book, although there are lots more studies of interest and some more interesting pages [chords/scales] that I will publish in a later blog. But, this is the main core for those interested.

Judging by this book, although, Pat was an amazing jazz guitarist/composer and improviser he also seems to have been a great theoretician and super creative individual with a vast knowledge of music and not just jazz:

Finally, I would like to say a big thanks to Mark Koch for sending me the book and making all of this possible.

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