"lets look at the minor pentatonic scale " - then completely destroys any notion or understanding anyone has of how simple it is by making it sound like the most ridiculously difficult thing you have ever heard - the greatest ever
I’m an old professional guitarist and discovered John back in the late 60’s along with Larry Coryell. I immediately started buying anything he produced, both as a solo artist or with ensembles and began transcribing as much as I could. Every time I thought I was getting closer he jumped about fifty steps ahead. I was playing in cover bands back then backing up prima donna singers in bars and would drive the other band members crazy by bringing in McLaughlin’s tunes to play as break songs. Eventually I made the transition to the orchestra pits for Broadway musicals where I couldn’t get away with this habit anymore. Some time in the 80’s I got to briefly meet him before one of his gigs and told him about how he influenced my playing and my musical life. He was extremely modest and somewhat self-deprecating when I told him about my crazy quest to transcribe all his work.
When the master speaks we better listen ... I met John several times and I have to say he's first of all such a nice and gentle man. I remember I started admiring him 55 years ago, 51 years ago we met.
what amazes me is how well and how thoroughly he has organized the materials! He has clearly given a lot of time and consideration to an efficient method of communicating his approach!
This'll be taken off RUclips due to copyright possibly? Be interesting to see how long it lasts. Very interesting stuff anyway from a guitarist & composer I've admired for the last 50 years since a first heard birds of fire. My other hero is genius allan holdsworth.
could someone please please tell me what notes the bass is playing (not anywhere in video in particular but as a rule, what is the underlying principle in backing up a solo?) - and please don't laugh I'm just a beginner and amateur
the most basic thing is playing the root (lowest note) of the chord being currently played or you can play the fifth (from the root) or the major/minor third (always from the root)
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"lets look at the minor pentatonic scale " - then completely destroys any notion or understanding anyone has of how simple it is by making it sound like the most ridiculously difficult thing you have ever heard - the greatest ever
LOL........ 28:39 .he figures you already know it well enough to take it to outer space.
I’m an old professional guitarist and discovered John back in the late 60’s along with Larry Coryell. I immediately started buying anything he produced, both as a solo artist or with ensembles and began transcribing as much as I could. Every time I thought I was getting closer he jumped about fifty steps ahead. I was playing in cover bands back then backing up prima donna singers in bars and would drive the other band members crazy by bringing in McLaughlin’s tunes to play as break songs. Eventually I made the transition to the orchestra pits for Broadway musicals where I couldn’t get away with this habit anymore. Some time in the 80’s I got to briefly meet him before one of his gigs and told him about how he influenced my playing and my musical life. He was extremely modest and somewhat self-deprecating when I told him about my crazy quest to transcribe all his work.
When the master speaks we better listen ...
I met John several times and I have to say he's first of all such a nice and gentle man. I remember I started admiring him 55 years ago, 51 years ago we met.
He didn't admire you
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3:40 all modes (scales)
5:34 modes in 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 7ths
10:07 / 12:40 demos
15:15 analysis
20:52 play along
23:29 chapter 2, expo 1
23:50 modes in triplets
27:32 pentatonic scale (expo 2)
28:00 / 28:56 modes in pentatonic scale
29:40 / 32:14 demos
34:49 analysis
40:18 play along
42:53 chapter 3, expo 1
44:02 modes in advanced rythm
47:37 expo 2 (d dorian and g mixolydian chords, ii7-V7)
48:36 / 51:12 demos
53:42 analysis
59:56 play along
1:02:32 chapter 4, expo (chords and extensions)
1:03:52 whole tone and quartal harmony example
1:05:25 expo 2 (scale-tone chords)
1:06:40 scale-tone chords demo
1:07:38 demo 3 (modal triads)
1:08:00 linear triad low strings
1:08:41 linear triad med strings
1:09:08 linear triad high strings
1:09:26 expo 4
1:09:49 easy demo
1:11:37 advanced demo
1:13:21 analysis
1:17:47 play along
1:19:36 chapter 5, expo 1 (diminished/symmetric scale)
1:20:10 c symemetric scale in two ways
1:20:40 expo 2
1:21:48 exercises
1:23:37 expo 3, scale-tone in diminished
1:25:06 / 1:25:45 scale-tone chords in two ways (c symmetric)
1:26:30 expo 4
1:27:40 demo mixing modes (d dorian, g dorian, e locrian, a13b9/symmetrical scale)
1:29:16 analysis
1:33:45 final play along
what amazes me is how well and how thoroughly he has organized the materials! He has clearly given a lot of time and consideration to an efficient method of communicating his approach!
Thanks for this upload.
John McLaughlin is probably one of the finest jazz guitarist or guitars of any genre the man is just simply a muse.
Glad you figured that out by yourself
@@jmcgee9280 gee thanks
Thank you for posting this !
There's a lot of stuff missing from the DVDs here, especially all of the notation library
Just bite the bullet and by the DVDs. It's worth it
that pigeon on his head.....😁
Merci, c’est super ❤
Gracias !!!!!❤
1:21:46 diminished scale exercices
Wow so cool, I didn’t know he had a vid
Great. Now I have to go find my 1987 Casio Keyboard to create backing tracks.
This'll be taken off RUclips due to copyright possibly?
Be interesting to see how long it lasts.
Very interesting stuff anyway from a guitarist & composer I've admired for the last 50 years since a first heard birds of fire.
My other hero is genius allan holdsworth.
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27:07. 44:03. 1:08:00
1:23:09
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I'm level 5:37, still a looong way to go
could someone please please tell me what notes the bass is playing (not anywhere in video in particular but as a rule, what is the underlying principle in backing up a solo?) - and please don't laugh I'm just a beginner and amateur
the most basic thing is playing the root (lowest note) of the chord being currently played or you can play the fifth (from the root) or the major/minor third (always from the root)
@@numinex2035 Thanks, I'll listen to this now and try to see and reproduce the pattern (in MuseScore).
Always intrigued by his impossible to place accent.
Interesting accent for a bloke from Doncaster . Poser ?
Maybe because he moved away from there 60 years ago?
The guy has lived in several different countries.
He copied this format from Julia Child’s multi-part instructional video series, “The Way to Cook.” Especially the part about eggs.
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