Pat Martino - Jazz Minorization over dom chords

bingefellerbingefeller Frets: 5723

When it comes to playing jazz I quite like Pat Martino's approach as I think it's quite simple and easy to understand.  

I have a Wolf Marshall Pat Martino book that tells you what Dorian scales he is using over particular chords, which gives a good insight into how Martino "thinks" and organises groups of notes on the guitar.  There is also a good Shaun Baxter lesson in the Guitar Techniques June 2002 magazine about Martino's minorization technique too.

Here is a list of some scales Pat Martino tends to use when faced with a dominant chord:


  • Dorian a half step above root of chord

  • Dorian from the 5th of chord.

  • Dorian from minor 3rd of chord.

  • Dorian from root of chord.

  • Dorian from the b6th of chord.

  • Dorian a whole step above root of chord.

  • Dorian from major 3rd of chord.

  • Dorian from #5 of chord.

  • Dorian a whole step below root of chord.

  • Minor(maj7) arpeggios from 5th of chord.

  • Minor(maj7) arepggios form #5th of chord.

  • Minor 9 arpeggio from minor 3rd of chord.

  • Minor arpeggios from root / 5th / 2nd / minor 3rd of chord.

  • Minor pentatonic from minor 3rd of chord.

  • Minor arpeggios half step below root of chord.

  • Melodic minor a half step above root of chord.

  • Melodic Minor from 5th of chord.

  • Melodic Minor from #5 of chord.

  • Diminished scale from 4th of chord.

  • Diminished scale from minor 3rd of chord.

  • Harmonic minor from 5th of chord.
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  • GuyBodenGuyBoden Frets: 733
    Yes, one of my favs:


    "Music makes the rules, music is not made from the rules."
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  • lentolento Frets: 116
    edited April 2015

    Alongside mighty Joey de Francesco too !

    Check out 'Sunny' where he trades with John Scofield ....and Martino more than holds his own !

     

     

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  • GuyBodenGuyBoden Frets: 733
    I've followed Pat Martino for many, many years and seen him live, he's a fantastic player......
    "Music makes the rules, music is not made from the rules."
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