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Playing in Fourths
I really like this style of phrasing, take some great examples like McCoy Tyner, and a lot of the ‘hard bop’ jazz cats. The basic idea is this: take a scale, in this example I will use a C major scale.
Now play all the diatonic fourths contained in C major:
In the video I am playing on a Dm (Dorian) vamp, but you can use this phrasing technique on any scale, mode…have fun.
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Professional guitarist, producer, internet enthusiast and overall geek, Gianni Chiarello has been playing, performing and recording for over 25 years in different parts of the globe. Read more about it here: 
