McLaughlin-esque ii V7 I Alt Guitar Line [140 Bpm]

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John McLaughlin-esque ii V7 I Alt Guitar Line [140 Bpm]

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Hi Guys,

Today, a quick ii V7 I McLaughlin-esque lick

This is at 140 Bpm with an altered approach to harmony with strict alternate picking guitar technique.

The chords are as follows.

For the ii minor chord I employ a minor chord with a Major 7th and an added 9th.

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For the V7 chord I raise the 5th [#5] and add a flattened 9th note.

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And for the I chord I make this augmented by raising the 5th.

So, the ii V7 I becomes harmonically altered and creates an interesting sound

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Guitar Line

The line starts on an upbeat with 3 target tones that deliberately set up the 1st note of bar one. This adds forward momentum and adds a colourful chromatic set-up.

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The target tones start on an “Up stroke” so that on the first beat of bar one you will land and start a “Down stroke”

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Over the DmMaj7/9 chord I start with a Dm9 arpeggio and then exploit the D Harmonic minor scale by ascending in fragments.

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Over the G+b9 chord I start on the third note B and then play an Eb 4-3 arpeggio.

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The Bb from this arpeggio then moves up to the B natural and then I play the b9 to tonic and #5 to5 which then finally moves down to the note C for the tonic of the next chord C+.

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Whole Bar:

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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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How to-Jazz Guitar “outside” Playing with Chromatic enclosure [Target Tones].

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Alternate Picking jazz Chromatics [Enclosure/Target Tones]

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Example 1:

Notice the anacrusis/upbeat. See how the note C is targeted with the three chromatic notes starting on an “Up” stroke for alternate picking. It is essential to count time in order to carry the rhythmic phrasing as you connect it all together.

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Notice that the “Target Tones” [Enclosure] are now in the bar as part of the line, but the set up remains the same.

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Example 2:

This time we have an upbeat with 4 [even notes] grouping. Again, the target tones are set up in the bar as part of the line. Notice, how the chromatic notes set up the key notes on the “Strong” beat.

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The next part employs pentatonic tetrachords [4 note groupings]. These are easy to play at a quick tempo on the guitar and work well to connect the next bars chromatic content.

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We finally finish with chromatic notes in even alternate picking groupings outlining B7+

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EX.1

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EX.2

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