I met Pat in San Francisco At the Fairmont hotel. I introduced my self and we spoke for what seemed like forever. He gave his phone number and I would call him And we would talk, Pat had A lot to say.and he was gracious and was always nice to me when ever I called. I spent the weekend with him in south Philadelphia. To this day it amazes me how receptive and open to me as a person. I never met anyone like that before or since. Especially Because of his greatness.
Pat Martino’s “Symmetrical Parental Forms”: 1) Play 554 on GBE. That is an Augmented triad named for any one of those C-E-G# notes. LOWER any one of those notes and you’ll “parent” 3 different MAJOR triads; RAISE any one of those notes and you’ll “parent” 3 different MINOR triads. - So one easy-to-grab AUGMENTED triad “parents” 6 other triads. 2) Now play 4545 on DGBE. That’s a Diminished 7th chord named for F#-C-D#-A root notes (or Gb and Eb enharmonic equivalents). LOWER any one of those notes and you’ll “parent” 4 different Dominant 7 chords; RAISE any one of those notes and you’ll “parent” 4 different Half-Diminished 7th chords (aka Minor 7b5 chords). - So that one easy-to-grab Diminished 7th chord “parents” 8 other 7th chords. 3) That is what Pat Martino noticed about the guitar. Just like a C Major scale, an A Natural Minor scale, and an Eb Minor Pentatonic scale are “natural” on the piano, so too are the Augmented triad and the Diminished 7th chord “natural” on the guitar. - The way the guitar is tuned makes those two chord structures “SYMMETRICAL PARENTAL FORMS”. This is something that every guitarist needs to understand just like CAGED is. It’s just the way that the guitar “works”. - RIP Pat Martino. Thanks for this lesson!-
what a brilliant man, in addition to an incredible guitarist..." music is not a craft.."its a condition" jazz is not a type of music, its improvisation" ..wow
roshan samtani vamwani ..wow, to have been able to study with the maestro in person is profound in and of itself..incredible!..New York September 7, 2020
@@victormusic01x yes, truly memorable....the first thing he did after greeting was the I ching,,,,,,,,,,,before even touching our instruments. That profound Victor.....I studied with Vic Juris, another genius and stellar person who introduced me to Pat, (whom I knew through various recordings already, and had already learned his solos...)
Pat Martino, inspirational man, brilliant man, always, always wise, creative, UNIQUE, a joy to listen to both musically and in every detail and in speech.... I MISS HIM... God bless him, and for ever grateful for the time he gave me, ever so generously and graciously ... I will never forget him. Always an inspiration, I feel super blessed for his friendship and time he gave me THANK YOU Pat. thank you Aya, very much missed , but NOT forgotten.
His paying is astonishing so eloquent, beauty in the moment. He was so succinct in his vocabulary he would make you look at life differently he arrived after the surgery with a sense of a renewal to life.Be here now.The zen of living,l loving ❤.His legacy will live on for al time no doubt.
He's absolutely right. Craft is following a set of pre-determined and thought-out procedures to achieve a product. Street craftsmen who make those palm frond roses, or kids who make a macaroni image based on what their teacher says, or a skilled seamstress. All of those are craftspeople. An artist creates, and that's what improvisation is; spontaneous creation. All the practice and preparation the jazz musician goes through is so that eventually, he will be able to express more freely and accurately what is in their mind during improvisations. To better communicate their thoughts through music.
I met Pat in San Francisco
At the Fairmont hotel.
I introduced my self and we spoke for what seemed like forever. He gave his phone number and I would call him
And we would talk, Pat had
A lot to say.and he was gracious and was always nice to me when ever I called. I spent the weekend with him in south Philadelphia. To this day it amazes me how receptive and open to me as a person.
I never met anyone like that before or since. Especially
Because of his greatness.
Pat Martino’s “Symmetrical Parental Forms”:
1) Play 554 on GBE. That is an Augmented triad named for any one of those C-E-G# notes.
LOWER any one of those notes and you’ll “parent” 3 different MAJOR triads; RAISE any one of those notes and you’ll “parent” 3 different MINOR triads.
- So one easy-to-grab AUGMENTED triad “parents” 6 other triads.
2) Now play 4545 on DGBE. That’s a Diminished 7th chord named for F#-C-D#-A root notes (or Gb and Eb enharmonic equivalents).
LOWER any one of those notes and you’ll “parent” 4 different Dominant 7 chords; RAISE any one of those notes and you’ll “parent” 4 different Half-Diminished 7th chords (aka Minor 7b5 chords).
- So that one easy-to-grab Diminished 7th chord “parents” 8 other 7th chords.
3) That is what Pat Martino noticed about the guitar. Just like a C Major scale, an A Natural Minor scale, and an Eb Minor Pentatonic scale are “natural” on the piano, so too are the Augmented triad and the Diminished 7th chord “natural” on the guitar.
- The way the guitar is tuned makes those two chord structures “SYMMETRICAL PARENTAL FORMS”.
This is something that every guitarist needs to understand just like CAGED is. It’s just the way that the guitar “works”.
- RIP Pat Martino. Thanks for this lesson!-
what a brilliant man, in addition to an incredible guitarist..." music is not a craft.."its a condition" jazz is not a type of music, its improvisation" ..wow
i feel so lucky and privileged to have studied with Pat in the late 1980s...still practice his material! Pat is an incredible musician and person....
roshan samtani vamwani ..wow, to have been able to study with the maestro in person is profound in and of itself..incredible!..New York September 7, 2020
@@victormusic01x yes, truly memorable....the first thing he did after greeting was the I ching,,,,,,,,,,,before even touching our instruments. That profound Victor.....I studied with Vic Juris, another genius and stellar person who introduced me to Pat, (whom I knew through various recordings already, and had already learned his solos...)
Touche! No more words needed....
Pat Martino, inspirational man, brilliant man, always, always wise, creative, UNIQUE, a joy to listen to both musically and in every detail and in speech.... I MISS HIM... God bless him, and for ever grateful for the time he gave me, ever so generously and graciously ... I will never forget him. Always an inspiration, I feel super blessed for his friendship and time he gave me THANK YOU Pat. thank you Aya, very much missed , but NOT forgotten.
Awesome words from Pat- about certain aspects if our reality/life , & interactions , that we perceive in our own mind/ thoughts.
His paying is astonishing so eloquent, beauty in the moment. He was so succinct in his vocabulary he would make you look at life differently he arrived after the surgery with a sense of a renewal to life.Be here now.The zen of living,l loving ❤.His legacy will live on for al time no doubt.
I love Pat Martino
my all time hero...
He's absolutely right. Craft is following a set of pre-determined and thought-out procedures to achieve a product. Street craftsmen who make those palm frond roses, or kids who make a macaroni image based on what their teacher says, or a skilled seamstress. All of those are craftspeople. An artist creates, and that's what improvisation is; spontaneous creation. All the practice and preparation the jazz musician goes through is so that eventually, he will be able to express more freely and accurately what is in their mind during improvisations. To better communicate their thoughts through music.
Wish I could have met that guy. He always has good insights.
Profound on so many levels!
Perfect.
Great to hear Pat-
I need to sample this itw , so many true words ! Brilliant !
Love this man that’s how he think that’s why he Is great artist! Unique. The only one.
Made my day !
love Pat
Um...yes, yes...quite right, Sir.
Wow!!
Just wonder if he play chess?
cool