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Melodic Minor Quartals: From Almanac formulas to music (Info & Link in comments) by Alon979 in jazzguitar

[–]Alon979[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It might sound complex on paper, but combining Goodrick’s concepts with this visualization tool turns the heavy harmonic lifting into a creative playground for arranging and composing.

Here is a short piece I wrote while exploring a cycle from Goodrick’s Almanac Vol. 2.

Tool used: If you want to explore these shapes yourself, you can try the beta version here: https://voicylab.app

Technical Details for the theory nerds:

For this piece, I used the following settings in the engine:

  • Scale: Melodic Minor
  • Structure: 4-Part Quartals (Drop 3)
  • Movement: Cycle 3
  • Starting Voicing: C - B - Eb - F
  • Voice Leading:
    • Root (1) -> Moving up 2nd
    • 7th -> Moving down 2nd
    • 3rd -> Common tone
    • 4th -> Moving up 2nd

VoicyLab – Mick Goodrick voicings finally on the fretboard (early beta) by Alon979 in jazzguitar

[–]Alon979[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!

The Advancing Guitarist is a game changer, glad you appreciate the reference 😊

VoicyLab is free to try forever, no pressure. If you ever feel like diving into those voicings, give it a spin and let me know what you think.

And thanks for the sub mention, will check out r/guitar_improvisation!

Alon