Modern Music Theory Improvisation and Application
Lessons from Jazz/World to 20 Century Classical Music Harmony Rhythm and Theory
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.
Please watch video above for detailed analysis:
Notation and Tab: Mapped out for the John McLaughlin [iim7b5 V+ Cadence] Variation for the improvised guitar line.
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John Mclaughlin Full Guitar Line:
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Hi Guys,
Just a quick John Mclaughlin “My Goals Beyond” style Alternate Picking Guitar Lick/Lesson:
The first part employs F Melodic Minor over a Dm7b5 chord [Substituted for Dm7]
The last part employs G13b9 for the Dominant Chord and employs a partial G diminished scale to 4 notes of resolving semitones;
This cadences to CMaj7:
Here is the complete Lick:
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TAB/NOTATION PDF DOWNLOAD
Chord Chart for Lick:
John Mclaughlin Melodic “Jazz” Minor Scale Guitar Lick: Alternate Picking starting on a “Down” stroke:
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