My Al di Meola Intervallic Picking Style “SHORTS” Explanation:

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Al di Meola Intervallic Picking Style Explanation: Right Hand Technique

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Hi Guys,

This is a response and explanation to the Youtube “Shorts” video I posted employing Al Di Meola’s wide intervallic string skipping right hand guitar technique.

The first part of the pattern is:

Down Down Up Up Up Down

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But, why pick like this?

Surely, just stick to strict alternate picking?

In theory yes: But in practice there is a chance with alternate picking that open strings will get plucked/struck by mistake due to the down stroke.

The Upstroke means that this is cancelled out: [please see video above]

The next part employs:

Down Down Up:

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Also notice the change in rhythm from 3/4 to 6/8. This is a simple concept that works really well with wide intervallic playing and composing.

BOTH PARTS: 3/4 and 6/8 Rhythmic Feel

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Finally we finish with the “Down Down Up” pattern again.

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Also an up-beat works well with this sort of playing: Here I pluck the low open E.

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FULL PHRASE:

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How to apply Simple Target Tones as Jazz Chromatics:

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How to apply Target Tones for jazz chromaticism in improvisation

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Hi Guys,

Today a repost on how to apply and set up Jazz chromatics with target tones/enclosure/approach notes:

The key to understanding this is to look where the little target tones/enclosure motif/melody starts.

Here we have two.

The first is “OFF” the BEAT

and the second is “ON” the beat

Example 1: “Off Beat” classic target tone/enclosure set-up

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Example 2: “On the beat” and in the bar set-up in the improvised line [Target tone/Enclosure]

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THEORY:

What you will notice is that the Chord tones are “on” the beat [Strong] whilst the chromatic or unessential notes are “Off” the beat.  

This is the key to how it works and how to create beautiful flowing lines easily!

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Chord tones on the “Strong” Beats for jazz enclosure

Full Target tones/Enclosure Jazz Chromatics improvisation lick/line

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Melodic Minor 2 5 1 Variation [Re-Post]:Alternate Picking Guitar

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John Mclaughlin Melodic Minor Scale Jazz Guitar Lick Lesson

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Hi Guys,

Just a quick re-post of a video I did a while back that a few of you wanted but couldn’t find the PDF/TAB on this website.

Here is the Chart/Tab/Download:

This is a minor ii V7 I that resolves to the I Maj7 Chord. So we have Am7b5 to D7b9 to Gmaj7 [and not Gm7]

Chord Chart for Lick:

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John Mclaughlin Melodic Minor Scale Jazz Guitar Lick Lesson

Melodic “Jazz” Minor Scale Guitar Lick:

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John Mclaughlin Melodic Minor Scale Jazz Guitar Lick Lesson

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