Lessons from Jazz/World to 20 Century Classical Music Harmony Rhythm and Theory
Tag: John Mclaughlin
alternate picking guitar style and jazz fusion improvisation lessons in his style. Looking at Mclaughlins use of altered dominant chords and chromatics in john’s improvisations. Lessons in john mclaughlin’s guitar style and improvised line using altered scales, harmonic minor and melodic minor scales. Mclaughlins use of modes, dorian, phrygian,aeoloean,ludian,mixolydian, locrian. Also the modes of the diminished scale.
The first bar uses the A Harmonic Minor Scale over the Dm7b5 chord. John employs 4 note groupings [“Tetrachords”] to create a quick rhythmic alternate picking drive.
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
The 2nd bar uses the C minor Pentatonic scale: Notice how the F to E [from the previous bar] fall by 1/2 steps to the Eb creating a smooth connection.
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
In the 2nd example notice how to final two beats employ the C melodic “Jazz” minor scale.
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
John Mclaughlin: iim7b5, V7+, I Maj7, Harmonic, Melodic, minor: Lick 1
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
John Mclaughlin: iim7b5, V7+, I Maj7, Harmonic, Melodic, minor: Lick 2
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
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This is a repeated alternate picking pattern starting on a down stroke.
It consists of rhythmic sextuplets. These can be counted as triplets or as Konokol Ta ki ta Ta ki ta.
How to Play “Frevo” intro by Guitar Trio John Mclaughlin and Paco De Lucia Guitar Lesson
It is essential to accent the first note of each 6 note grouping in order to get “Rhythmical” picking patterns.
How to Play “Frevo” intro by Guitar Trio John Mclaughlin and Paco De Lucia Guitar Lesson
After crossing the first two strings the pattern is repetitive
How to Play “Frevo” intro by Guitar Trio John Mclaughlin and Paco De Lucia Guitar Lesson
Below, is the whole intro starting on a “Down” stroke for strict alternate picking
How to Play “Frevo” intro by Guitar Trio John Mclaughlin and Paco De Lucia Guitar LessonFriday Night in San Francisco by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía
