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Much of
what's covered here would be uncovered through random use of
colored diagram system. Some musical elements are suggested as
they relate to this improvisation.
* * *USE RIGHT HAND FINGERS PREDOMINANTLY PLAYING 4 NOTES
SIMULTANEOUSLY OR IN SEQUENCE. USE OF FEWER OR MORE NOTES WITHIN A
DIAGRAM IS ACCEPTABLE. THE MAJORITY OF JAZZ CHORDS CONSIST OF 4
NOTES.
* * *A SAMPLE FINGERPICKING PATTERN FOR
THE RIGHT HAND ON ANY 4 STRINGS:
HERE'S THE LANGUAGE:
RING
FINGER=1, MIDDLE FINGER=2, INDEX FINGER=3, THUMB=4
4/1 = THUMB AND RING FINGER
SIMULTANEOUSLY:
SAMPLE
PATTERN:
4/1
2 3 4/1 2
3 4/1 2 - AND
CONTINUE REPEATING PATTERN.
SAMPLE
PATTERN:
4
3/2/1 4 3/2/1
3/2/1 - AND CONTINUE REPEATING PATTERN
ONCE THE PATTERN COMES NATURALLY, WITH
SOME EXPERIMENTING, YOU WILL SEE THAT IT IS OFTEN MORE INTERESTING
TO SWITCH CHORDS OR DIAGRAMS WITH YOUR LEFT HAND SOMEWHERE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THESE SAMPLE PATTERNS RATHER THAN ALWAYS AT THE END.
* * *CENTERING ACTIVITY AROUND THE NOTES WITHIN DIAGRAMS THAT
DIFFER IN SHAPE FROM PRECEDING DIAGRAMS PRODUCES MORE INTERESTING VARIATIONS.
* * *CONTINUITY OF PROGRESSION IN JAZZ IS MAINTAINED THROUGH
DISSONANCE AND RESOLUTION. IF YOU HIT WHAT SOUNDS LIKE TOO
DISSONANT A NOTE AT THE WRONG TIME OR UNEXPECTEDLY, MOVE TO THE
NEXT CHORD OPTION WITHOUT HESITATION. NOTES WILL RESOLVE. AS FLUID
MOVEMENT THROUGH ASCENDING AND DESCENDING CHORD OPTIONS IS
DEVELOPED. THE EAR BECOMES MORE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS AND A FEEL
FOR WHAT TO EXPECT ENSUES.
* * *WHILE ASCENDING (toward guitar body), MELODIC INTEGRITY IS
BEST MAINTAINED IF HIGH NOTES PLAYED DO NOT EXCEED AN INTERVAL
CHANGE OR MORE THAN TWO FRETS. WITH EXPERIENCE, YOUR EAR WILL
GUIDE YOUR RIGHT HAND IN ADJUSTING FOR MELODY.
* * *DIFFICULTIES WITH LEFT HAND FINGERINGS? SEE SECTION LABELED "INSTRUMENT
PLAYABILITY", IN THE MAIN MENU.
You
will begin to enjoy complex jazz guitar improvisation, probably
within a couple of months if you give it a fair effort. It takes
some skill and is quite challenging so as in any technical
development expect ups and downs in progress of course.
copyright©1999-2006
Frank Spagnolo
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