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    The document discusses intervallic patterns used by jazz guitarist Mike Stern, including examples of lines using 4ths, 5ths, and 6ths. It provides notation and tab for three of Mike Stern's lines and recommends practices for incorporating intervals into one's practice routine by exploring them through scales.

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    The document discusses intervallic patterns used by jazz guitarist Mike Stern, including examples of lines using 4ths, 5ths, and 6ths. It provides notation and tab for three of Mike Stern's lines and recommends practices for incorporating intervals into one's practice routine by exploring them through scales.

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    Mike Stern Intervallic Patterns For Jazz Guitar

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    The document discusses intervallic patterns used by jazz guitarist Mike Stern, including examples of lines using 4ths, 5ths, and 6ths. It provides notation and tab for three of Mike Stern's lines and recommends practices for incorporating intervals into one's practice routine by exploring them through scales.

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    The article discusses intervallic patterns used by jazz guitarist Mike Stern, focusing on 4ths, 5ths, and 6ths, and provides exercises to practice these intervals.

    4ths feature heavily in Mike Stern's improvised lines and solos.

    The article provides four practice patterns for working intervals through scales: ascending/descending the interval, descending as you ascend/descend the scale, alternating ascending and descending, and descending then ascending.

    Mike Stern Intervallic Patterns For Jazz Guitar

    Mike Stern is one of my all-time favorite jazz guitarists, and in particular I have been drawn to
    hisintervallic patternsover the years as they are acharacteristic sound of Mikes lines and solos.

    Using 4ths, 5ths and 6th, both diatonic and chromatic, Mike has been able to create a personalized
    approach tointervallic playing, and to jazz guitar in general, that makes any of his lines instantly
    recognizable as his own.

    In this lesson, you will learn how to practice and apply intervallic lines in the style ofMike Stern,
    usingchromatic and diatonic4ths, 5ths and 6ths in the process.

    Mike Stern Intervallic Patterns 1

    The first example well look at features aDominant 7th Jazz Guitar Lickusing 4ths as thefocused
    intervalfor this line.

    As you can see, there are ascending and descending 4ths, both diatonic and chromatic, used to build
    these line thatsnakes through the chordbefore finally resolving to the b7, Bb, on the last note of the
    phrase.

    4th intervals feature heavily inMike Sterns improvised lines and solos, and so they are an important
    concept to check out in the woodshed if you are looking to bring a bit of Mikes vibe to your own solos and
    lines.

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    Mike Stern Intervallic Patterns 2

    A more complex C7 pattern, this phrases uses both 4th and now 5ths to create a line in theintervallic
    style of Mike Stern.

    Tough these intervals arent too tricky to play on their own, when combined in a faster run like this they
    can pose sometechnical challenges, so make sure to practice this phrase slowly with a metronome until
    it is comfortable under your fingers, and then increase the speed in the woodshed.

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    Mike Stern Intervallic Patterns 3

    The last line well look at features 4ths and 6ths as you play anascending diatonicline over aii V I
    chord progression in the key of C major.

    Though it is more diatonic than the previous two lines weve looked at, thelarge leapsand horizontal
    nature of this phrase can pose some technical roadblocks.

    Again, make sure to start slow with this phrase and build up the speed from there as you get it under your
    fingers andinto your earsin the practice room.

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    Mike Stern Intervallic Patterns Practicing

    In order to get these Mike Stern patterns under your fingers and into your ears, allowing you to expand on
    them and bring themorganicallyinto your own lines and phrases, here are four practice patterns that you
    can use to work them out in the woodshed.

    I have written out each pattern in the key of C major,using 4ths as an example, so make sure to take
    these ideas to any scale, key or interval you are working on in order to cover the most ground possible in
    your practice routine.

    The first way to address intervals in aMike Stern fashion, is to play them all ascending up and down the
    scale.

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    In the next exercise, you will play descending 4ths as you ascend and descend the underlyingC major
    scale.

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    You can now begin to alternate these two ideas as you first ascend and then descend 4ths in yourscale
    practice routine.

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    Finally, you can play a descending 4th first,followed by an ascending 4th, as you have now explored
    the four basic options for working any interval through any scale you know or are learning in the
    woodshed.

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    As you can see, working intervals into your practice routine, and studying theintervallic lines of Mike
    Sternwho is a master of these phrases, is a great way to expand your soloing chops, build your
    technique and dig into the music of alegendary jazz guitaristall at the same time.

    Do you have a question or comment about theseMike Stern Intervallic Patterns? Share your thoughts
    in the comments section below.

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