Scott McGill Pentatonic Fusion Concepts for Guitar
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Күн бұрынThis is a short clip demonstrating Modern Fusion Improvisation concepts with an E Minor Pentatonic Scale using different rhythmic groupings. I look at the technical and conceptual aspects of playing these ideas, and demonstrate them over a Mahavishnu Backing Track.
I have played and recorded with musicians as Bassists Michael Manring and Percy Jones, Producers Neil Kernon and David Torn. Keyboardist Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater played on two tunes of my 2001 disc "Addition By Subtraction" as well.
@PaulBertrand-rd8tt Ай бұрын
Thanks you nailed the john mclaughlin style, one of the best guitar videos I have ever seen, thanks
@mtstyre7768 Ай бұрын
Paul, thank you very much and I appreciate it. He's always been a big influence and what a legacy. Let's stay in touch
@clovis2012 7 жыл бұрын
Wow! This was awesome Scott. Such a great way to refresh the pentatonic scale for me. I am now using the upstroke and it's flowing like crazy. Thank you so much!
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
I appreciate it Clovis and many thanks!!!!
@securitasreceptionenbonnie4149 Ай бұрын
Fantastic!!!!!!!!
@mtstyre7768 Ай бұрын
TY very much and glad you found this of interest!
@securitasreceptionenbonnie4149 Ай бұрын
This gives me so much and spice upp my poor improvisations vocabulary - I´m partly a good composer, also was a totally hopeless understanding music theory (also in writing English to) so this is very important to me. (tuning guitar EADGHF - also building my own keyboards - a neutral one, not like the Classical keyboard/piano.)
@mtstyre7768 Ай бұрын
@@securitasreceptionenbonnie4149 I am so glad to hear it is of help-keep going and stay in touch!!!!!
@howtoplayguitar4385 7 жыл бұрын
Awesome lesson, packed full of great stuff to practice, thanks
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jaymse. Let's keep in touch
@Gregorypeckory 7 жыл бұрын
Another great one-thanks for yet another thoughtful, inspiring lesson Scott!
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Greg. I wrote you on Facebook
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Greg--I wrote you on Facebook
@anthonydemitre9392 7 жыл бұрын
man I just listened to your the group's recordings, a great teacher and amazing records too
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Anthony!!
@joewalker511 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Scott!
@mtstyre7768 6 ай бұрын
TY Joe!!
@rhampton1914 7 жыл бұрын
Love your Scales....John Coltrane,,excellent example....
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you rhampton. Love these things!!
@alwilliams1997 7 жыл бұрын
Great lesson Scott, Cheers
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Al and much appreciated!!
@bnpapp Ай бұрын
Excellent lesson!! Can someone please tell the awesome Mahavishnu track you are plsying over ? Carve on amigo
@mtstyre7768 Ай бұрын
Thank you Bruce and very much appreciated! It is called "You Know You Know".
@andreasalustri9703 7 жыл бұрын
great lesson Scott... I'm a fan of Mahavishnu...like you I feel comfortable with inside picking...although I m a little frustrated because i cannot reach high speed with the outside picking like many guitarists ....
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Andrea and much appreciated. Just go with what works for you!
@ronaldo.araujo 7 жыл бұрын
yeah
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ronaldo!!!
@SwamiOrchestra Ай бұрын
Thx for that clip. I follow all the theoretics (as I am a big admirer of McLaughlin and Lane), but what really kicks me is your picking speed. You use only alternate picking? What hints could you share the improve picking speed, durage and uniformity?
@mtstyre7768 Ай бұрын
Thank you and much appreciated for checking out the material. For some odd groups I might repeat a pick stroke but usually its alternate picking. Try just two strings at a time and move them up and down the neck instead of across to focus in on the picking (start on both down and up strokes to see what works for you) and small excerpts of Violin Studies (memorised) are very good too as exercises to move in all keys and on all string sets. I hope that helps and let's stay in touch.
@SwamiOrchestra Ай бұрын
@@mtstyre7768 Hi Scott, thank you!
@mtstyre7768 Ай бұрын
@@SwamiOrchestra of course and keep on it!!!
@R_Thomp 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent dude! Sounds like John McLaughlin
@mtstyre7768 6 ай бұрын
TY and that was kind of you
@R_Thomp 6 ай бұрын
@@mtstyre7768 yw!
@anthonydemitre9392 7 жыл бұрын
hay Scott what do you think about the Kiesel Vader 6 string and Carvin amps, tube and solid state, me thinks me get the Vader soon, will be able to work shortly and get decent gear again
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
Wow. To be honest I know nothing directly about those pieces of gear. Sorry as I cannot help there.
@anthonydemitre9392 7 жыл бұрын
Scott, do you live in the UK? I was born and raised in south west London, Clapham common till the age of 11 then came to Montreal
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
Yes we live in Brighton/Hove. I teach in Clapham--I take the train to Balham and then the Underground to Clapham Common. Fantastic Anthony!!!
@anthonydemitre9392 7 жыл бұрын
OMG in the 60s I lived on Macauley road went to Macauley primary and Clapham manor school, beautiful common, my dad was a Greek Canadian pro wrestler working in England from 1939 to 1970 then brought us to Canada, me mam was from Laciesire, Google images Mike Demitre. talk about a small world
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
Love it!!!
@anthonydemitre9392 7 жыл бұрын
you live in Brighton seaside town ya, you come into London (Clapham) each day to work or once a week? what street in Clapham, would like to go there by Google maps, I visit Clapham Common regularly on Google earth and go to my old stomping grounds, it like driving through the area from my couch
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
On Tuesday mornings at around 10ish I get into CC tube
@anthonydemitre9392 7 жыл бұрын
my longest finger is just under 3ins. this type of playing I love to be able to do, think if I worked on this I would be able to do it? oh and my fingers have no relation to other parts of the body OK! Lol
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
Try a shift instead of stretching Anthony. Shift the hand quickly and that will do it.
@anthonydemitre9392 7 жыл бұрын
ya I see you said that in the video, I'm just hoping I will be able to do it as smoothly as other things I can play
@mtstyre7768 7 жыл бұрын
Go for it Anthony!!
@anthonydemitre9392 7 жыл бұрын
cheers S the sun is up I'll go sleep now
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