it is often hard to steal from jazz great's solos, because a lot of it is passing notes, but should give a person great ideas,,,,a good example of something to steal and transpose to all keys is intro of dizzy gillespie's bebop,
regarding the tune from 3:47 it would be much better to write this in 6/8 time. I am sure John didn't write this down in 4/4, it was written by a stupid programm. If it was written in 6/8 time there would be no "false triplets". Though mathematically correct the sheet is totally crazy.
If people enjoy this kind of thing that's great, but it sums up (and possibly gives birth to) a sad attitude about music to me. It's trying so hard to impress, and creates the impression that being 'good' or 'great' is a measurable thing of how many notes you can hit per minute. It's the kind of thing I'd clap for in a talent show, but I find it difficult to enjoy or connect with compared to the likes of Peter Green or David Gilmour.
@Willsq Umm...John McLaughlin is not attempting to "impress" you with this. It appears he is instructing (note the sheet music) for those who wish to take on the gargantuan task of attempting to play these songs. McLaughlin's been playing for over 50 years and has played with all the greats - he's long past any need to display his chops to impress anybody.
@Willsq Your a tard. It's because what you listen to is boring. Believe it or not there are people smarter then you and this not complex to them, its smooth and relaxing.
@Willsq This is Jazz......This IS what Jazz is....If this was a Sax or Piano solo this is what you would expect......The same for Jazz [Fusion] Guitar. It is about [True] IMPROVISATION That is its core skill....This is why it is a Niche market compared to the market for the Pop/Rock star ......it is an acquired Educated taste and understanding....Try listening to Miles Davis, John Coltrane,Mcoy Tyner, Charlie Parker etc and you will understand what is going on here.....
i'm sorry but that fast stuff is just a bunch of blurry noise. Yeah he is technically great, but so what. I want to hear music, not technical gymnastics
practice over the changes lern altered diminished locrian minor mayor dominant augmented and study on every position make lick paterns and intervals up and down pracrice a lot of voicyngs and if you got some taste ... you are mclaghunig
Just a thought, the notation doesn't always match what he is playing! At 5.30 for example, John is playing 32nd's (DemiSemiQuavers) in 6/8 time, we are seeing a lot of 16th triplets. I'm still enjoying it...thx
To me all the greats have a certain "thing" they rise above the rest at. Mclaughlin's is PICKING the note. He's definitely not one to rely on hammers and pulls.
@IcolossusPSN i cannot read anything wrong in his comment, and i don't understand why he should be an idiot. Insults should be saved for those who really deserve it, ( I know of some people)
starting your solos on off beats and using phrazes which include 1/4 18/ 1/16 and 1/32 but played in a dotted style eg as though broken triplets..also harmonic/melodic devices like starting the tonality of the upcoming chord earlier than the next measure so it sounds ''outside' the tonality for a second until the chord comes and then it slipps 'inside' the tonality creates interest :)
I have been listening to JM since 1974, but it's only when you see the transcription of what he plays scrolling before your eyes (if you can read music) that you see that he is either a) probably the greatest improviser that ever lived or b) cheating...!
The difference between Jazz players and Shred players is that Jazz players use 16th and 32nd notes with odd rhythmic phrasing and interesting tonality (and pick every note), whereas many shred players do the same 16th note triplet pattern over and over, sometimes using only legatto.
@CameronYousef Jazz players are harmonic/melodic players ie they undertsand and use complex chord/scale relationships to solo over the chords ....ie a CM7 might be approcahed by a metal / shredder as Cmin pentatoni of C blues scale possibly Cdorian or Phrigyian or Aeolian modes ..whereas a jazz player will use all of those but also use scales with altered scale and chord tomes eg C D Eb F G A B ..ascending Cmelodic minor scale might get altered to C D Eb F# G A B
@CameronYousef If you watch his playing, he is pretty much continuously playing using all up and down pick strokes, even when moving to different strings. Very difficult.
I think George Benson does not do this. He always changes strings on a down pick stroke. He has even
recommended that guitarists do that.
Shred playing using a lot "tricks" to sound like they are playing fast. They are not.
Mastering this picking technique takes a lot of practice.
@GaryNull Yeah that's true. I know...shredders tend to use simple tricks to sound fast. It's been a long time since I've done any of that. I had a teacher that was dedicated to McLaughlin's technique of picking every note (no legatto, no hammer ons or pull offs), so I developed that as well. But...I have never gotten down that picking technique, nor have I tried to.
@digital6string1 , that's funny. Even if John McLaughlin slowed his playing down to 1/4 speed, I still wouldn't get it. The guy's got not only amazing chops, but also advanced music theory.
John puts (some of ) his cards on the table . Only the very best can do this. There are thousands of musicians who play an A minor chord and try to make a secret out of it .
@docoftheworld -very nicely put although I think "playing" and "prayer" are pretty much synonymous when referring to John McLaughlin. Anyway I love your line.Maybe you could develop the idea?
@docoftheworld -very nicely put although I think "playing" and "praying" are pretty much synonymous when referring to John McLaughlin. Anyway I love your line.Maybe you could develop the idea?
i,ve just spotted a mistake in the music at .45 the third beat he plays Ab F G not four Gs as written .I wonder if there are any more.
monkeysbum999 3 days ago
guitarist Jeff Beck called him "the best guitarist alive"
srt619 5 days ago
@srt619
do you think mclaughlin can play scarified by paul gilbert ?
algrand90 4 days ago
just about the best song to steal licks from the melody,, is charlie parkers donna lee
JazzKeyboardist1 1 week ago
it is often hard to steal from jazz great's solos, because a lot of it is passing notes, but should give a person great ideas,,,,a good example of something to steal and transpose to all keys is intro of dizzy gillespie's bebop,
JazzKeyboardist1 1 week ago
He changed it! And it still hasn't caught up yet!
drj602 3 weeks ago
just like that
simonjajames 3 weeks ago
regarding the tune from 3:47 it would be much better to write this in 6/8 time. I am sure John didn't write this down in 4/4, it was written by a stupid programm. If it was written in 6/8 time there would be no "false triplets". Though mathematically correct the sheet is totally crazy.
emeraldomusik 1 month ago 3
here's a guy who really changed things. brilliant musician.
mookmylar 1 month ago
If people enjoy this kind of thing that's great, but it sums up (and possibly gives birth to) a sad attitude about music to me. It's trying so hard to impress, and creates the impression that being 'good' or 'great' is a measurable thing of how many notes you can hit per minute. It's the kind of thing I'd clap for in a talent show, but I find it difficult to enjoy or connect with compared to the likes of Peter Green or David Gilmour.
Willsq 1 month ago
@Willsq Umm...John McLaughlin is not attempting to "impress" you with this. It appears he is instructing (note the sheet music) for those who wish to take on the gargantuan task of attempting to play these songs. McLaughlin's been playing for over 50 years and has played with all the greats - he's long past any need to display his chops to impress anybody.
beeroosterm 1 month ago
@Willsq Your a tard. It's because what you listen to is boring. Believe it or not there are people smarter then you and this not complex to them, its smooth and relaxing.
blake30615 1 month ago
@Willsq This is Jazz......This IS what Jazz is....If this was a Sax or Piano solo this is what you would expect......The same for Jazz [Fusion] Guitar. It is about [True] IMPROVISATION That is its core skill....This is why it is a Niche market compared to the market for the Pop/Rock star ......it is an acquired Educated taste and understanding....Try listening to Miles Davis, John Coltrane,Mcoy Tyner, Charlie Parker etc and you will understand what is going on here.....
kliff10 1 week ago
John McLaughlin, one of the greatest guitar players in 20 century, what do you think?
BenjaminKersting 1 month ago
My boner is far from subsiding. McL needs the same warning labels on his records as cialis.(just for safety). .
Superman575575 2 months ago
loud and technical
stringmachine2000 2 months ago
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i'm sorry but that fast stuff is just a bunch of blurry noise. Yeah he is technically great, but so what. I want to hear music, not technical gymnastics
fosterchild4523 3 months ago
cool note
supersaintsful 3 months ago
Very cool!!!
zaferozsar 3 months ago
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mookmylar 3 months ago
@mookmylar where is his house?
AhnDanil 3 months ago 50
@AhnDanil hahahahahaha
DanDjembe 3 months ago
@mookmylar Suck my ass man
joakorush2112 1 month ago
@mookmylar I'll steal his licks bro. Guarantee yo ass I don't get arrested. ;)
Karwash24 1 month ago
@Karwash24 should i start holding my breath now?
mookmylar 1 month ago
Welcome, students. Just play this and you will play like me! Holy crap!!!
mahajohn 3 months ago
This is some badass playing by Johnny Mac.
ThePmfan 3 months ago
practice over the changes lern altered diminished locrian minor mayor dominant augmented and study on every position make lick paterns and intervals up and down pracrice a lot of voicyngs and if you got some taste ... you are mclaghunig
litlewing 3 months ago
Just a thought, the notation doesn't always match what he is playing! At 5.30 for example, John is playing 32nd's (DemiSemiQuavers) in 6/8 time, we are seeing a lot of 16th triplets. I'm still enjoying it...thx
KeithHutchinsonYT 3 months ago
His picking technique is very good indeed........but check out this flawless picking:
watch?v=T-cEd_Zp2F0
tinian33 3 months ago
To me all the greats have a certain "thing" they rise above the rest at. Mclaughlin's is PICKING the note. He's definitely not one to rely on hammers and pulls.
theguitarczar 4 months ago
I would never want to transcribe John McLaughlin, but kudos on whoever did
thrashmetalkills 4 months ago 6
Oh yeah You tube and to think i just paid my guitar teacher fifty bucks to learn freebird
erents1 4 months ago 3
what a load of bollocks
SuperNoobTroll 5 months ago 2
This is melting my face off...
psychupmelodies 5 months ago
@IcolossusPSN i cannot read anything wrong in his comment, and i don't understand why he should be an idiot. Insults should be saved for those who really deserve it, ( I know of some people)
emeraldomusik 6 months ago
My goodness!
silentjav 6 months ago
When you were already a guitar monster in late 60s early 70s what can you expect.
He's got such signature, he only needs to play 2 or 3 note...you know its him
vinlandr 6 months ago
hahaha i love when it says easy demo....
KelsoNfun 6 months ago
starting your solos on off beats and using phrazes which include 1/4 18/ 1/16 and 1/32 but played in a dotted style eg as though broken triplets..also harmonic/melodic devices like starting the tonality of the upcoming chord earlier than the next measure so it sounds ''outside' the tonality for a second until the chord comes and then it slipps 'inside' the tonality creates interest :)
BoroughStudiio 7 months ago
I love JM but man he is a terrible teacher
primus3467 7 months ago
I have been listening to JM since 1974, but it's only when you see the transcription of what he plays scrolling before your eyes (if you can read music) that you see that he is either a) probably the greatest improviser that ever lived or b) cheating...!
filtecuk 7 months ago
The difference between Jazz players and Shred players is that Jazz players use 16th and 32nd notes with odd rhythmic phrasing and interesting tonality (and pick every note), whereas many shred players do the same 16th note triplet pattern over and over, sometimes using only legatto.
CameronYousef 7 months ago
@CameronYousef Jazz players are harmonic/melodic players ie they undertsand and use complex chord/scale relationships to solo over the chords ....ie a CM7 might be approcahed by a metal / shredder as Cmin pentatoni of C blues scale possibly Cdorian or Phrigyian or Aeolian modes ..whereas a jazz player will use all of those but also use scales with altered scale and chord tomes eg C D Eb F G A B ..ascending Cmelodic minor scale might get altered to C D Eb F# G A B
BoroughStudiio 7 months ago
@BoroughStudiio That's also true. I was looking at it more from a rhythmic aspect...but in terms of tonality, you're dead on.
CameronYousef 7 months ago
@CameronYousef If you watch his playing, he is pretty much continuously playing using all up and down pick strokes, even when moving to different strings. Very difficult.
I think George Benson does not do this. He always changes strings on a down pick stroke. He has even
recommended that guitarists do that.
Shred playing using a lot "tricks" to sound like they are playing fast. They are not.
Mastering this picking technique takes a lot of practice.
GaryNull 6 months ago
@GaryNull Yeah that's true. I know...shredders tend to use simple tricks to sound fast. It's been a long time since I've done any of that. I had a teacher that was dedicated to McLaughlin's technique of picking every note (no legatto, no hammer ons or pull offs), so I developed that as well. But...I have never gotten down that picking technique, nor have I tried to.
CameronYousef 6 months ago
@CameronYousef
yes even shawn lane who is a technnical monster said that mclaughlin is the ultimate picking technique master
algrand90 6 months ago
His brain and hands just work together on a different level....
CameronYousef 7 months ago
omg...... I wish I can do this. This guy is such a beast.
RedCrescentDemon 8 months ago
Oh,now I get it.LOL
digital6string1 10 months ago 81
@digital6string1 easy, isn't it?!?!
altriego1 6 months ago
@digital6string1 , that's funny. Even if John McLaughlin slowed his playing down to 1/4 speed, I still wouldn't get it. The guy's got not only amazing chops, but also advanced music theory.
marcfedak 3 months ago
John puts (some of ) his cards on the table . Only the very best can do this. There are thousands of musicians who play an A minor chord and try to make a secret out of it .
emeraldomusik 10 months ago
This is some outrageous playing . All for an instructional video!
dorian411 10 months ago
I will have to buy this thing.
schwoazi 1 year ago
The guitar needs to be turned up and the backing track down!
dann3th3manni3 1 year ago 2
The master is playing, the rest of us are praying ...
docoftheworld 1 year ago 17
@docoftheworld -very nicely put although I think "playing" and "prayer" are pretty much synonymous when referring to John McLaughlin. Anyway I love your line.Maybe you could develop the idea?
bluesborn 5 months ago
@bluesborn thanks buddy. and i agree, playing and prayer are indeed synonymous in this case!!!!
docoftheworld 4 months ago
@docoftheworld -very nicely put although I think "playing" and "praying" are pretty much synonymous when referring to John McLaughlin. Anyway I love your line.Maybe you could develop the idea?
bluesborn 5 months ago
@docoftheworld you should be practicing.
Mrgaragancha 4 months ago
@Mrgaragancha praying AND practicing that is :D
docoftheworld 4 months ago
@docoftheworld well i'm athiest so MOAR PRACTICE
Mrgaragancha 4 months ago
Thank you so much for putting this up!!
NartMakhsida 1 year ago
Amazing how he can improvise so difficult patterns and alternatepick every note. his tone and the backingtracks are not my cup of tea though.
SevenCircles 1 year ago