John McLaughlin Guitar Fingering-Jazz Chromatics

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John McLaughlin Jazz Guitar Chromatics easy Fingering

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Today we will have a look at an easier fingering for jazz chromatic target tones:

Below we have the old “Traditional” fingering:

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Now, we have a simpler and more intuitive John McLaughlin guitar fingering. 2 fingers to 2 fingers with a slide.

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We will now apply this to the most common and easiest scale on planet guitar, the A minor Pentatonic scale.

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This time we will add a “Side Step” and chromatic target tone movement

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In this example we will have an upbeat with 4 chromatic descending notes starting on the tonic note D:

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Finally, we will extend it over a ii V7 I

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PDF John McLaughlin Tartget Tones Jazz Chromtics Guitar Fingering Example

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John Mclaughlin Guitar Jazz/Fusion Lick/Lesson

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John Mclaughlin Alternate Picking Jazz/Fusion Guitar Lick/Lesson

This John Mclaughlin Jazz/Fusion guitar lesson employs alternate picking for solid rhythmic fluidity. I start on the down stroke with the guitar plectrum.

Alternate Picking Mclaughlin Lick in Parts.

The first part is built from simple Pentatonic cells.

John Mclaughlin Guitar Lick
John Mclaughlin Guitar Lick

The second part uses scale fragments 4ths, and Arpeggios

John Mclaughlin Guitar Lick

The last part Uses 4ths and a Pentatonic Shape

John Mclaughlin Guitar Lick

Full Score of Lick:

Alternate Picking John Mclaughlin Guitar Lick
Alternate Picking John Mclaughlin Guitar Lick

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Jazz/fusion improvisation Altered scale Theory Lesson

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Today we will look at a John Mclaughlin alternate picking Jazz/Fusion improvisation cadence employing the altered dominant chord! Please watch the video below and then try it out yourself.

As you will see this cadence employs the Altered scale. It is a 2 [minor 7 flat 5] going to 5 [ “Altered Dominant”] 1 [major 7th]. This being Dm7 flat 5  G7 altered resolving to C major7.

I also employ a flat 5 substitution on the Dm7 flat 5. All of this resolves though and slips nicely into the altered dominant 5 chord. I also use pentatonics within the altered scale for rhythmic flow. Please look at the TAB/MUSIC below and play through it yourself to see and feel how it all “Naturally” unfolds. I employ alternate picking the same as John Mclaughlin.

John Mclaughlin alternate picking altered scale line Music/Tab

John Mclaughlin Alternate picking Altered scale jazz improviser line

VARIATION With an A flat Pentatonic shape replacing A flat minor/Major Arpeggio for the flat 5 substitution.

 

Altered scale jazz improvisation, jazz improviser lesson

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