This shows the pick flow K\|/k attack in either pure crosspicking or,
 hybrid Pick and roll style, where:
A] K\/k are alternate flatpick strokes 
B] r)a)m) refers to the 3 free right hand fingers.
 Whatever the time value of the note, here these repeated 5/8 pattern chords 
can be an experiment with the arithmetics of 
A]odd numbered chord voices,     | 
B] a very consistent down stroke\|/upstroke flatpicking,
 ...and...                       | 
C] a rounding out with a hippie-esh "whatever" 3/8th single string TAG to {18 x 1/8ths}.
 The attack direction changes on the Root note of these on the 6th note of the 
bar, so that up beat is picked skyward /k.
 This diagram shows a standard Dominant 7th voicing with additional notes
(0)(N/..) are either open strings attacked (trebleB&E), or parts of an active 
string change on one string (bass 'E'), indicated sequentially in the TABlature.
The first pitch of the chord stop on this active string line, and the last 
! are distiguished here. Since all attacks here are 1/8th note, with no
rests, the attack flOW line skips up the open B string (R 7 alt9), back to the
 3rd (on G'string) and back up to the open treble "E'. 
(Could it look more complicated?)

K\/k

~\/ _ \/ \/ \/ \/~ ______[ E A D G B E ]_______. ......{ 0! x - - 0 0 }Nut..... ......| - - - |-....... .Pos.N| 1 2 - |Pos.N... ......| 3 4 |........ ~FRET~| |Fret.... ______ | | | | | | _______ ______ \|/ x \|/\|/\|/\|/ _______ ______ | | | | | | _______ -PICK->K\_____/k___K\ <#3| `\ ------> __| <#0| +5 ------> /k___K\ <#2| `/ ------> ______________| <#0|~~~ ------> /k___K\_____/k <#3| `\ ------> ___| <#0| +5 ------> K\_____/k <#2| `/ ------> _______________| <#0|~~~ ------>K\_____/k___K\ <#3| `\ ------> __| <#0| +5 ------> /k___K\ <#2| `/ ------> _______________| <#0|~~~ ------> /k; <#1|TAG ------>K\; <#1|/\/ ------> /k;________________<#1|=+3 ______[_E__A__D__G__B__E_]________

........<><><><><><><............

K\/ \/ \/ k_r) a) m)_

........><><><><><><>............

Back to ~BIRDS OF FIRE~ Arpeggios [E_A_D_G_B_E] [E_A_D_G_B_E] Tuning {0 x - - 0 0} {0/x - - 0 0}open..NUT |- - - \#/| |- - - |1rst fret |- - - | |- - - | 2nd fret |- - - | |- - - |3rd Fret |1 2 - | |- - - | 4th Fret |3 / 4 | |- - - |5th Fret |\Ab7___#9#5| |1 2 - |6th Fret |R | |3\ 4 | 7th fret Pure Crosspicking [E|--------K0|E\_____] [E|--------K0|E\_____] [B|----K0++++|B \____] [B|----K0++++|B \____] [G|------k5++|G 3x___] [G|------k7++|G 3x___] [D|--k4++++++|D...\__] [D|--k6++++++|D...\__] [A|,---,---;-|A_& \_] [A|,---,---;-|A_& \_] [E|K4++++++++|E k4K5k0 [E|K6++++++++|E k6K7k0 [~`Ab7+9b13 [~`Bb7b9b5 ~ Hybrid PICK AND ROLL [E|--------r0|E\_____] [E|--------r0|E\_____] [B|----a0++++|B \____] [B|----a0++++|B \____] [G|------m5++|G 3x___] [G|------m7++|G 3x___] [D|--k4++++++|D...\__] [D|--k6++++++|D...\__] [A|,---,---;-|A_& \_] [A|,---,---;-|A_& \_] [E|K4++++++++|E k4K5k0 [E|K6++++++++|E k6K7k0 [~`Ab7+9b13 [~`Bb7b9b5 ~

G#=Ab #9/-13 E to E string outlay at NUT ~ # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b~ ~ | | |R| | | | | | | |7| | | | | | | | | | | |\| | |~ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |9| |3| | | |6| | | | |/| | E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G /A440Hz ----------- Bb alt9b5 E to E string outlay at NUT ~ # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b # b~ ~ | | | | |R| | | | | | | |7| | | | | | | | | |\| | |~ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |9| | | |3| |5| | | | |/| | E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G /A440Hz You should refer to his Scales and Synthetic Modes as well. Birds of Fire:Page2 Birds Of Fire:Page 3 Birds of Fire: Page 4 These are my OW-n guitar versions of the Keyboard 'bridge'Chords . Play at own risk!!! :-) E|r0++++|E E|r0++++|E E|r11+++|E B|-a0+++|B B|-a0+++|B B|-a0+++|B G|--m12+|G G|--m10+|G G|--m11+|G D|-k11++|D D|-k9+++|D D|-k9+++|D A|,---;-|A A|,---;-|A A|,---;-|A E|K11+"+|E........E|K9++"+|E........E|K678_+|E) ~`Eb7b9+5.........~`Db7+9 ..........~`B/C.......Warning:Stretch!~ _________ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^__________^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^/ ________ \^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^/ / ______ \ \grips ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^/ / / ____ \ \ \^^^| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^/ / / / __ \ \ \ \^^| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^/ / / / / \ \ \ \ \^| ____________Guitalife____....... / / / / / /\ \ \ \ \ \| ~E_A_D_G_B_E~ ______E|Z0++|Z0++|E/ / / / / /~E_A_D_G_B_E~ {- x - - 0 0} / _____B|Z0++|Z0++|B_/ / / / / {- x - - 0 0} [- - - ] / / ____G|Z12+|Z10+|G__/ / / / [- - - ] [ 10thfret..] / / / ___D|Z11+|Z9++|D___/ / / [ 8th fret..] [1 2 - ] / / / / __A|Eb7!|Db7!|A____/ / [1 2 - ] [12th 3 ]/ / / / / _E|Z11+|Z9++|E_____/ [10th 3 ] #\ \ \ \ \ \/ / / / / /######### [ . . . . . ] g-\ \ \ \ \__/ / / / /-Tablature_____________________________ r;;\ \ \ \____/ / / /;;;;;;;;;;;----------------------------- i---\ \ \______/ / /--Tablature-_____________________________ p::::\ \________/ /:::::::::::::----------------------------- s-----\__________/!Tablature!!!!_____________________________ ________-

~BIRDS OF FIRE~ BY JOHN McLAUGHLIN

The Tab for Melody and Riffs Violin
The Chords For ~Birds Of Fire~
Suggested Crosspicking patterns for Arpeggios
Tabulature by Sandy  Freeze (a.k.a.:guitalife)

E to E string outlay at NUT
~        # b # b # b     # b # b     # b # b # b     # b # b     # b # b # b~
~        | | | | | |     | | | |     | | | | | |     | | | |     | | |\| | |~
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |/| | 
  E   F   G   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   A   B   C   D   E   F   G /A440Hz 

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