G Mixolydian Jazz Fusion Lick

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In this guitar lesson you are going to learn a cool jazz fusion lick out of the mixolydian mode. Mixolydian is a guitar mode that can be used over Dominant 7th chords and has a bluesy sound to it. This guitar lick is inspired by guitarist Larry Carlton, and covers a lot of ground on the neck. I am going to show you the lick first in G mixolydian, and then show you how you can transpose this into other keys as well.

8th Note Triplet Rhythm

The primary rhythm that is used in this guitar riff is an 8th note triplet. In a nutshell you are going to play 3 notes in every beat. You count 8th note triplets 1 & a, 2 & a, etc. Triplet are indicated in music by a bracket with a 3.

G Mixolydian Jazz Fusion Guitar Lick

So let’s take a look at the guitar lick, and then break down what makes it tick. This does have a couple of guitar slides and pull offs to help create a smoother sound. The lick below is written in both standard music notation and guitar tablature.

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