John Mclaughlin ii v7 i chromatic jazz lick guitar lesson

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John Mclaughlin Jazz ii V7 I Guitar Lick Lesson

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John Mclaughlin establishes the Dm7 tonality and then chromatically slips into the altered sound with the EbmMaj7. The Eb note then resolves up to the E natural. The resolution is finally established the F major arpeggio to create Dm7.

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John Mclaughlin Jazz ii V7 I Guitar Lick Lesson

In the next bar John employs Db Lydian Harmony over the G7b5 chord. [The b5 of G7 of course being the Db note]. John keeps the G natural note to establish G7 and at the same time establish the #11 of Db harmony.

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John Mclaughlin Jazz ii V7 I Guitar Lick Lesson

Full Lick:

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John Mclaughlin Jazz ii V7 I Guitar Lick Lesson

LICK VARIATION:

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John Mclaughlin Jazz ii V7 I Guitar Lick Lesson

John Mclaughlin Short ii V I Jazz GuitarLick:

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John Mclaughlin Jazz ii V7 I Guitar Lick Lesson

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John Mclaughlin minor 7 flat 5 alt Dom I mAJ7th Harmonic minor alternate picking guitar Licks

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John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor alt/Dom alternate picking guitar Licks Examples Lesson

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Alternate Picking “Frevo” Variation Guitar Trio Lick

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Alternate Picking “Frevo” Variation Guitar Trio Lick

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This is the same as the “Frevo” intro from the guitar trio [Friday night in San Francisco].

The fingering is the same throughout. It is a simple repeated pattern of a 6 note grouping.

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“Sextuplets” Alternate Picking “Frevo” Variation Guitar Trio Lick

You can count this easily as 1 2 3 4 5 6 or in Triplets or as Ta ki ta Ta ki ta.

The lick starts on a “Down Stroke” and employs strict “Alternate Picking” guitar technique throughout:

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“Sextuplets” Alternate Picking “Frevo” Variation Guitar Trio Lick

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