Fripp, Mclaughlin, Messiaen,Stockhausen,Schoenberg jazz guitar improvisation lines

Posted on May 24, 2021October 26, 2021 by Modern Music Theory

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Modern jazz fusion chromatic improvisation licks, Brecker, Liebman, Mclaughlin and Fripp etc

Lick lines from modern jazz fusion improvisation guitar:

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Guitar Licks ONLY from Modern chromatic jazz/fusion improv

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Target Tones Chromatic Jazz improvisation Modern approach

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Chromatic Jazz improvisation Modern approach

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Melodic Minor Chromatic Jazz improvisation Modern approach

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Melodic Minor Chromatic Jazz improvisation Modern approach

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Flat 5 Modern jazz improvisation chromatic example

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Michael Brecker “Outside” Jazz/Fusion playing 4 note Cells/Tetrachords

Posted on December 19, 2019November 8, 2021 by Modern Music Theory

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Michael Brecker Outside Playing Chromatic Jazz Breakdown Lesson/Example

Breaking down Michael Brecker!

When looking at musical notation it can seem like random notes. But if we break down each group into 4 note groupings called “Tetrachords” or “CELLS” we can break down the music theory and play each group on our instrument.

We can then remember the “Sound and Shape” of each cell and then join them together. In turn we can then apply these cells to our own instrumental playing/improvisations.

[For the advanced improviser you could break this into “Hexachords”, but for this lesson we will apply 4 note cells].

FULL SOLO LINE/PHRASE

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1st Grouping of 4 notes [Tetrachord]=E flat Pentatonic shapE [F Mixolydian]

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2nd Tetrachord=A flat Minor triad and 4th interval [or #11 #9 and #5] THE

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3rd Tetrachord=Minor scale fragment with #11 added

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4th Tetrachord=Changing cell. [From flat 9 to C melodic minor]

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5th Tetrachord=C Lydian [Major].

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6th Tetrachord =D major Pentatonic shape [ C LYDIAN leaning AGAIN]

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7th Tetrachord=C minor arpeggio and 4th TO F TONIC NOTE

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8th Tetrachord=F MAJOR SCALE FRAGMENT

Jazz improvisation Michael Brecker Lesson — Michael Brecker Outside Playing Chromatic Jazz Breakdown Lesson/Example

9th Tetrachord=F LYDIAN [FLAT 7]

Jazz improvisation Michael Brecker Lesson — Michael Brecker Outside Playing Chromatic Jazz Breakdown Lesson/Example

10th Tetrachord = VERY OUTSIDE. F SHARP 9

Jazz improvisation Michael Brecker Lesson — Michael Brecker Outside Playing Chromatic Jazz Breakdown Lesson/Example

Lastly= Flat 6 for C minor

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Michael Brecker Outside Jazz Line Brecker “Outside” Lick pdf Download

CONCLUSION:

In terms of fingering and musical application on our instruments learning shapes and “Connections” and breaking phrases down into 4 note cells [Tetrachords] is really useful because complex lines can be understood and learnt quickly.

In turn this gives us lots of patterns for improvisation and theoretical knowledge to improvise with as opposed to just playing scales and arpeggios.

If you found this easy then try and break this solo down into“Hexatonic” scale application. You might find it really interesting!

MICHAEL BRECKER #2

CHROMATICS AND CELL [TETRACHORD] REPLICATION

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Played 8va

To begin with we have a bit of standard Be Bop chromaticism

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BUT!

If we look further we can see that we have an exact replicated cell that descends in minor 3rds weaving in and out of the harmony.

4 note cell

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2 four note cells descending in minor 3rds replicated

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We can now look at the whole line and see and hear where the descending replicated cells in minor 3rds start and how they serve their purpose.

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Jazz/fusion improvisation Altered scale Theory Lesson

Posted on December 11, 2019December 26, 2019 by Modern Music Theory

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Today we will look at a John Mclaughlin alternate picking Jazz/Fusion improvisation cadence employing the altered dominant chord! Please watch the video below and then try it out yourself.

As you will see this cadence employs the Altered scale. It is a 2 [minor 7 flat 5] going to 5 [ “Altered Dominant”] 1 [major 7th]. This being Dm7 flat 5 G7 altered resolving to C major7.

I also employ a flat 5 substitution on the Dm7 flat 5. All of this resolves though and slips nicely into the altered dominant 5 chord. I also use pentatonics within the altered scale for rhythmic flow. Please look at the TAB/MUSIC below and play through it yourself to see and feel how it all “Naturally” unfolds. I employ alternate picking the same as John Mclaughlin.

John Mclaughlin alternate picking altered scale line Music/Tab

John Mclaughlin Alternate picking Altered scale jazz improviser line

VARIATION With an A flat Pentatonic shape replacing A flat minor/Major Arpeggio for the flat 5 substitution.

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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!

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