Master Pat Martino’s Linear Expressions: Unlock the Secrets to How These Lines Function!
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Pat Martino was one of the world's best guitar teachers and players.
I have immense respect for Pat Martino and highly recommend his linear expressions book for all avid students of jazz guitar!
Pat Martino's website: (great articles and resources available here!!!)
https://www.patmartino.com/
The book can be purchased online here:
https://www.halleonard.com/product/70011/linear-expressions-pat-martino
The gist of how it works:
"You play a LINEAR EXPRESSION (or a line) using a modified Dorian or Melodic Minor with chromaticsim. This becomes your weapon for performing over chord changes."
The lines are minor.
So: Let us use the Bb Minor Line as our point of reference.
We can then play:
* Bb minor 7 - play a minor line on I or on Bb!
* Eb7 - play a minor line on V or on Bb
* G Minor 7b5 - play a minor line on bIII or Bb
* A7#5 (or altered) - play the minor line on bII or Bb
* C13b9 - play the minor line on bVIII
* Ab Major 7 - play the minor line on II
* Db Major 7 - play the minor line on VI
The study above needs to be taken very seriously and you need to extensively study the relationships between chords/degrees and what is happening.
For example on C13b9 by playing the Bb minor line or let us call it Bb Melodic Minor we are really playing the C Dorian b2 scale OR the second mode of the melodic minor.
If this sounds complex... IT IS NOT... but you need to just wrap your head around it.
The C Dorian b2 scale can be seen as a C13b9#9 chord WITHOUT a third. The minor 3rd of the Dorian scale with a Tritone in the accompaniment becomes a #9 tension.
Anyways... if this all sounds like a lot... get in touch... let us schedule a meeting online - I can explain it ✔
As always thank you for watching and wishing you all a MERRY Christmas ahead!
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