Messiaen’s 3rd Mode Backing Track

Posted on March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 by Jazz fusion guitar Improvisation lessons and modern music theory

Messiaen’s 3rd mode Backing Track

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Today we will look at a backing track for Messiaen’s 3rd Mode of limited transposition.

Here is the 3rd mode in its most commonly used form in jazz/fusion: [This is a 9 note scale]

Here is the outline to the chords in the backing track: Remember, these are all formed from the same 3rd mode.

Here is the Chord Chart and Video/Track:

Messiaen’s 3rd mode Backing Track

CHORD CHART:

PDF DOWNLOAD:

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Here is some more information/Examples on Messiaen’s 3rd Mode: [Video and Tab/Notation]

Messiaen Modes and Compositional/Improvisational Technique: Modern Music Theory Lesson

Mode 3 has 4 Transpositions and is very useful for jazz. The second transposition was Messiaen’s favourite of his modes.

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Below are some examples employing this scale for improvisation which in turn can be used to create interesting composition.

MESSIAEN MODE 3 [2ND TRANSPOSITION]: EXAMPLE 1

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INTERVALLIC IDEA: EXAMPLE 2

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Many composers like Tora Takemitsu and improvisers like Allan Holdsworth have manipulated this mode in one form or another. In the example below this mode sort of weaves in and out of itself. nother. As you can see in the example belomode sort of weaves in and out of itself.

Weaving in and out of F major 7th: EXAMPLE 3

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WEAVING IN AND OUT OF A ALTERED: EXAMPLE 4

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Below is a Short Compositional Study where I use Messaien’s Modes.

Messiaen Modes and Compositional/Improvisational Technique: Modern Music Theory Lesson

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Messiaen Mode 4 Intervallic approach to Improvisation

Posted on June 4, 2022June 6, 2022 by Jazz fusion guitar Improvisation lessons and modern music theory

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Messiaen Mode 4 Improvisation Concepts for jazz/20c improvisation

Messiaen mode 4 one octave

Messiaen Mode 4, limited transposition, — La technique de mon langage musical mode 4

Messiaen mode 4 Improvisation Concept 1

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Messiaen mode 4 Improvisation Concept 2

Messiaen mode 4 Improvisation Concept 3

Messiaen mode 4 Improvisation Concept 4

Messiaen mode 4 Improvisation Line Development #1

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VARIATION:

Messiaen mode 4 Improvisation Line Development #2

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Messiaen’s 4th mode: Concepts for this blog are taken from the excellent:

“Dick de Graaf – Beyond Borders. Broadening the Artistic Palette of (Composing) Improvisers in Jazz”.

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Messiaen’s Book La technique de mon langage musical “Techniques of my musical language” treatise.

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Messiaen, Fripp, Mclaughlin, Schoenberg, 21st century harmonic concepts

Posted on August 14, 2021October 26, 2021 by Jazz fusion guitar Improvisation lessons and modern music theory

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Messiaen, Fripp, Mclaughlin, Schoenberg, 21st century harmonic concepts

In this blog we will look at improvising over one chord. This will be D minor [D Dorian].

The key is to use chromaticism, tertian harmony, superimposition and outside harmonic content in order to create interesting improvised lines and move away from the cliches of scales and modes to create originality.

For example:

The key for smoothness is to be aware of where the 1/2 steps [Semitones]are in the “Connections”.

If we look below we can see where the 1/2 steps connect and how to play off of the tonic note with this. In this case we play off of the tonic D note resolving straight into the Eb note for Eb melodic minor. We can then resolve down a half step to C#m and back down into D Dorian

Fripp ,Brecker, Mclaughlin chromatic Improvising method for jazz fusion improvisation

Chromatic jazz improvisation Brecker, Mclaughlin and creative Fripp improvising concepts

So as you can see it is easy to weave in and out of the harmony and get back to D Dorian via the 1/2 step.

Below is a line that beautifully weaves in and out of D minor

In this next example we will use tertian harmony and exploit superimposition. We will employ D melodic minor and and keep extending via C melodic minor.