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

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John Mclaughlin Melodic Minor Scale Jazz Guitar Lick Lesson

Please watch video above for detailed analysis:

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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2 Guitar Licks Mclaughlin/Martino altered harmony and minor topic

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2 Guitar Licks from John Mclaughlin and Pat Martino-Altered Harmony and Minor Topic

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Lick 1: Altered Harmony [John Mclaughlin] ii V7alt I

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Lick 1: Altered Harmony [John Mclaughlin]

Lick 2: Pat Martino “Minor Topic” Guitar Line played over Dm7:

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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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John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks

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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John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks

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John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks

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