McCoy Tyner Style Tutorial

Visit my website at http://www.lot2learn.com for midi files, backing tracks and solo transcriptions.

My first "McCoy Style" video was so well received I decided to make another one. I have placed some annotations in the video and hope that the enhanced midi keyboard view will help with deciphering the various techniques I use.
As with my previous McCoy style video, here are some basics:

1. Know your pentatonic scales in all 12 keys. If you need to review these check out the pentatonic tutorial done by Volvoxburger - watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVYky3cNC_Y Practice different patterns in the right hand using these scales and try moving in and out of different keys.
2. You can move in and out of different keys as long as you end up at the tonal center at key points or as I call them "landing zones". These typically will be the first beat of a 4 measure phrase.
3. 2nd inversion triads (there is a typo in the video) can be effective in the right hand when used in combination with stacked 4ths in the left.
4. Much of McCoy's improvisation is rhythm based - that's why he has dynamite drummers and very solid bass players. Vary the rhythms of both hands. Check out the section from 3:30 - 3:36 for an example of this.
5. Anticipate the upcoming chord in the LH by playing a line in the RH based on that upcoming chord in beat 3 or 4 of the preceding measure.

Production Notes:
The backing track was created partially with Band-in-a-Box with additional drums (crash cymbals) and bass added using the Roland FP-4.
The MIDI keyboard on the screen is from a program by PGMusic (makers of Band-in-a-Box) called PowerTracks Pro Audio. The notes played on the keyboard are captured using the program Camtasia and resized and placed in the proper position using the video editing program Adobe Premiere elements.

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• Roland
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• Tyner
• Jazz
• Piano
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• drums
• coltrane
• miles
• Roger
• Friedman

[Thodmod]

I cant stop press the replay button. Amazing

[Lot2learn]

@Thodmod I appreciate your comment - thanks.

[ddsunata]

ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING!!!!

Sincerely,

 Dhannan from Indonesia

[Lot2learn]

@ddsunata Thank you for you comment!

[keller91711]

Outstanding. What tool are you using for the annotations?

[Lot2learn]

@keller91711 Thanks for your comment. I use camtasia software.

[Triumphinchrist1]

Do you have these midi files so I can play it through a recording software & use VST sounds to match it?

[DOREMISOLO]

˙·٠•●♥ღ.*♫•* ♫♪

[DavidAKZ]

@Modes9 do you have an example ? Do you think he is 'thinking' about what he is doing ??

[Modes9]

It sounds like it boils down to one thing. If you play a minor pentatonic from the root of the ii chord of the moment, you can continue it on the V chord and still sound like you're "making the changes" more or less. Furthermore, the "out" pentatonic choices make sense as long as there's a melodic sequence that the listener can follow. I guess you don't have to "think" as much if you can use one scale for two chords at a time.

[sicktired01]

I play jazz on drums, loved watching this b/c mcoy is my fav.

[stevepope1975]

can u teach me man? just give me the price at which u teach...

[stevepope1975]

sweet

[jitterbugdance]

thanks, this is very amazing. where did you study or who with? thanks for the work that went into this vid