Mastering String Skipping: Fripp/Martino-Style Guitar Techniques

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Here is the TAB/Notation for the “String Skipping” exercise in the style of guitar great Robert Fripp.

This 12 tone concept was taken from the brilliant 12 chromatic forms of jazz great Pat Martino.

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I am staring this little etude/exercise on an “Up” stroke with alternate picking guitar technique.

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As an example here is the first part:

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The key to be aware of, is the exploitation of “Octave displacement”. This creates unique harmonies and S.A.T [B] style lines.

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As you can see, in the diagram above this is just the chromatic scale, but, moving/resolving through the different registers.

This octave displacement technique, offers us a way to create/extract interesting colourful music from the chromatic scale, whilst, keeping us far away from one string banality.

Although, there is octave displacement, there is also some basic scale parts to link it all together:

I am starting both of these scale fragments on an“Up” stroke with strict alternate picking once again:

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Also, the last part descends back into the chromatic scale to tie the [Composition] etude back together and give clarity to the ear, and let it know that we are still in an atonal chromatic form.

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Robert Fripp Cross Picking Guitar craft Technique Lesson

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All of the Picking Patterns consist of “Down Down Up” with the guitar plectrum. Below you will see this basic pattern in a repeated loop.

Robert Fripp Cross picking “Down Down Up” Guitar Technique Lesson

In the next exercise we will move this basic “Down Down Up” Cross Picking guitar pattern along the fingerboard

Robert Fripp Cross picking “Down Down Up” Guitar Technique Lesson

Next, we can employ Augmented and Diminished triads in triplets which is a very King Crimson Frippesque 70’s guitar sound/technique.

Robert Fripp Cross picking “Down Down Up” Guitar Technique Lesson

We will now cross pick with the plectrum and employ an “Open string” concept.

Robert Fripp Cross picking “Down Down Up” Guitar Technique Lesson

Now, we will develop this open string cross picking with a variation exercise

Robert Fripp Cross picking “Down Down Up” Guitar Technique Lesson

This last pattern doesn’t employ any open string play but is useful in regards to the string crossing movement.

Robert Fripp Cross picking “Down Down Up” Guitar Technique Lesson

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Robert Fripp [of Guitar Craft] guitar style angular idioms/primaries

Angular and Atonal guitar lines from primary exercises in the style of guitar craft maestro Robert Fripp.

Exercise 1: Example of alternate picking starting on the “Up” stroke [Odd patterns]

Robert Fripp [Guitar Craft] style angular phrase

Primary Exercises: For starting on the “Up” stroke for angular atonal guitar lines. [Compositional and Improvisational”]

Fripp “Upstroke” primary exercise 1

Primary Exercise 2

Fripp”Upstroke” primary 2

Primary Exercise 3

Fripp Primary exercise 3

Primary Exercise 4

Fripp primary exercise 4

Primary exercise 5

Fripp Primary exercise 5

Robert Fripp Long line/Extension

Robert Fripp Primary Exercises Application line

Fripp/Andy Summers chordal alternate picking example starting on a down stroke

Fripp/Summers Chordal picking example/exercise

Intervals: Tri-tone and Augmented 8th note movments

Tri Tone/Augmented Fripp 8th note applicationsThanks for

Starting on the “Down” Stroke alternate picking “Variation” of the first exercise

Fripp starting on the “Down” stroke alternate picking

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