Strechin' with Larry Coryell Playing Example 5
Let's watch and learn again from jazz legend Larry Coryell, the "Godfather of Fusion," as he plays 3 choruses of a C minor blues where he demo...
Blues (10)
C Whole Tone Phrase 1
C Whole Tone Phrase 1 - In this video, Larry showcases another cool and mysterious sounding line emphasising the C Whole Tone Scale over an A minor chord.
C Whole Tone Phrase 2
Here is another great Whole Tone Phrase by Larry Coryell using the C Whole Tone Scale. Notice that he takes one simple idea from within that scale and simply descends...
Augmented Triads
This time Larry explains to you that you can also use your Augmented Triads over a minor chord. In this case, we are still in the key of A minor and will use a C Augmented ...
Choice Licks 4 Slow and Regular
Here is a cool jazz guitar lick from Armen Mosvesyan's TAGA Publishing course entitled "Jazzify" Your Blues. Look at the PDF below.
Using F Major Over a D Minor Chord
F major over D minor - In this video, Larry shows how it's possible to use an F major scale to play over D minor. He first uses an F lydian scale starting...
C Whole Tone Phrase 3
Whole Tone phrase 3 - Moving forward Larry combines the concept of seeing your C Augmented triads and C Whole Tone Scale together. He is putting it now all together an...
3 6 2 5 Phrase 1
Larry Plays 3 6 2 5 Phrase in C. E minor 7 b5 to A 7 #5 followed by a 2 - 5 in C - D m7 to G 13. This is a common 3-6-2-5 chord progression substitution in C.
E Major triad over C
Superimposing Triads -Another very cool and outside sounding thing that Larry demonstrates is playing an E Major triad over an A minor chord. The notes for an E Major t...
3 6 2 5 Phrase 2
Here is another 3 6 2 5 Phrase. Larry begins his line outlining an altered 6 chord here the A 7 #9. He ends his line with a reversed diminished arpeggio over the V7.