Short Melodic Sketch #13 - 4x4 (Modern Melodic Phrasing using Intervals of a 4th)

Short Melodic Sketch #13 - 4x4 (Modern Melodic Phrasing using Intervals of a 4th)

In this short melodic exercise I present a phrase over a Cmin7 harmony which is constructed by mainly using perfect 4th intervals from the C Dorian Mode.

Playing fourths on the guitar at fast tempos presents quite a few technical challenges as such intervals are always located on top of each other on two adjacent strings. Their clean execution and tonal control is something that requires a lot of practice. So here I am sharing with all of you a few lines that exemplify how I like to partition the mode in fourths and where to position the notes on the fretboard.

Hope you enjoy it!

Materials Included:

Short Melodic Sketch #13 (PDF file - TAB and Standard Notation).

"HD Video" of the Phrase (at tempo and slowed down).

Backing Tracks (fast and slow version).

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