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Location: Chicago | In case you are burning with impatience, I have also nailed the CORRECT pattern for the "drone" or "trance"-like picking pattern that follows the weird chords discussed in "for Mahavishnu fans". (I have studied YouTube versions and almost everyone plays it WRONG except for the man himself, of course....)
Time: 12/8 that breaks down 5 + 5 + 2
Strings, lowest to highest, numbers=frets, X=ignore
Chord One: 2 X 4 0 2 0
This is an F#7b9 that is missing its 3rd
Pattern (sequence of which strings to pick):
6 4 2 3 1, 6 4 2 3 1, low F# open E
Chord Two: 3 X 4 4 2 0
This is a GMaj13#11
Pattern (sequence of which string to pick):
6 4 2 3 1, 6 4 2 3 1, low G open E
The main effect is that you ACCENT the notes on the THIRD and FIRST strings to ring in an insistent pattern. Also emphasize the last two notes a bit (the "low F#" and "low G" are on the sixth string, of course).
Play it fast! I find the cross-picking hard to do cleanly at a good tempo, so I opt for finger-style here.....
Then (if you know the tune or have the record) the melodic material is easy to pick out by ear.
Finally: the chords in the turn around are simply a bar all across the SEVENTH fret, one with a low C in the bass, the other with a B (that is the full bar). |
main riff for MEETING OF THE SPIRITS