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.
Fusion (10)
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.
Minor Blues Playing example
Finally, Larry tries to apply all previous concepts together over an A minor Blues. Have a listen and look how everything can fit together over a simple blues fo...
In this 12 Bar Blues video, Larry Coryell will show you how to play the most basic blues. It is 12 measures and consists of 3 chords, a I, IV, and V. The I chord is played for four measures ...
Diminished Whole Tone Scale
In this video Larry demonstrates the Diminished Whole Tone Scale starting from A. This is also known as the altered scale, or as Larry says, it's a little like s...
Double Stops (Diminished)
In this double stops section, Larry starts off with explaining that you can use your C Diminished scale (Notes: C, D, E, F#, G#, A#) over a C Blues. Furthermore, h...
Other ways to get into the IV chord example 1 (ii-V of IV)
This video shows you an example of a different way to get to the IV chord. Mr. Coryell teaches us that you can platy the ii-V of t...
D minor Phrase
In 5th position, Larry plays a very standard D minor Phrase phrase built off an F major 7 arpeggio and D dorian with no 6th degree.
Double Stops (Diminished) Improvisation 1
Moving on, Larry Coryell will play double stops using Diminished triads borrowed from the Diminished scale over a C Blues and makes music out of it...