~Sanctuary~ from the album entitled ~Birds of Fire~ featuring guitarist
John McLaughlin and The Mahavishnu Orchestra, is a moody careening melody
placed against a terse series of open-voiced and sometimes ambiguous arpeggios .
My arpeggiated Tabs here below include both pure crosspicking (alternate strokes)
K\/k for the very religious, and a Pick and Roll K\/k_r)a)m) version.
The CODA piano parts are useful for learning the concert pitch of the chords
played by the guitar and the 'jpg' files here , reproduced from "John
McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra" a scores book, indicate the guitar
plays them during the keyboard solo . So, I will include them in Tab for total
appreciation of the music. The ostinato 'E' bass note makes me think that
the general Opening mode is E Superlocrian , from the seventh mode of F Real
Melodic minor. The upper corner notes on 'Sanctuary' Page 91* give a suggestion
as to a possible harmonic starting point for solos.
Note:
A]For another angle on F Minor Scales ses Strumdabiz's :
http://ca.geocities.com/strumdabiz/fret/minor/f_min.html
B] For the full notated version of Sanctuary, see the Scores section of the
excellent John McLaughlin tribute page:
~PAGES OF FIRE~: http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/MclaughlinBook/
See there, separate pages of ~Sanctuary~:
(9)1*/ (9)2_/ (9)3_/ (9)4_/ (9)5_/ (9)6_/
the music of ~John McLaughlin And The Mahavishnu Orchestra~]
[U...#] refers to the opening set of chords repeated sequence as part of [B],
being universal .
The added beat/rest of the even # chords is part of 10/4 meter in [B6] alone. |
| Sanctuary by John McLaughlin |
~[A] K\/k Crosspicking in flow (,---;-) =(1/4 + 1/8)
~[U1, U3] '[U2, U4 ] `~
E|----K1----k1----K1----k1----K1----k1|----K1----k1----K1----k1----K1----k1|E
B|------[----]------[----]------[----]|------[----]------[----]------[----]|B
G|--k0++--K0++--k0++--K1++--k1++--K1++|--k3++--K3++--k3++--K1++--k1++--K1++|G
D|[----]------[----]------[----]------|[----]------[----]------[----]------|D
A|,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-|A
E|K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++|K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++|E
~` ' `~
~ and/or... on the repeat: M.O. by Pick and Roll
~ [A] K\/k r)a)m) ! 1/4`~
~[U1 &U3] [U2 &U4]... ... [U6]
E|----r1----r1----r1----r1----r1----r1|----r1----r1----r1----r1----r1----r1,---|E
B|------[----]------[----]------[----]|------[----]------[----]------[----],---|B
G|--m0++--m0++--m0++--m1++--m1++--m1++|--m3++--m3++--m3++--m1++--m1++--m1++,---|G
D|[----]------[----]------[----]------|[----]------[----]------[----]------,---|D
A|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|A
E|K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++|K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++,---|E
~ ^________________^^________________^`^________________^^________________^ `~
\/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/
[E_A_D_G_B_E] [E_A_D_G_B_E] [E_A_D_G_B_E] [E_A_D_G_B_E]
|0 x x 0 x 1| |0 x x 1 x 1| |0 x x - x 1| |0 x x 1 x 1|
| | | | | - | | |
| | | | | 3 | | |
[____________________________________]`[______________________________________]
|
[B] Melody S/
~ [U1] [U2] [U3] [U4] /S>[U5]
E|---------|--------------------------------|-------|------|---------|E
B|---------|--------------------------------|-------|------|---------|B
G|---------|----K10+K12+K13+K12K13k12K10----|-------|------|---------|G
D|K10+""+++|K10+-------------------------K10|+++++++|++++++|K10+""+++|D
A|,,,,!!,,,|,---,---,---,---;--;-----,---,,,|,...9x4|,..9/4|,,,,!!,,,|A
E|--(9/4)--|--------------------------------|-------|------|---------|E
~
_______________________________________________________________________________
~[U6 =10/4]PosIX Pos13
E|--------------------K13+K15+K16+K15.K16.15K13+|E
B|----------------K13+--------------------------|B
G|----K10+K12+K13+------------------------------|G
D|K10+------------------------------------------|D
A|----------------------------------------------|A
E|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---;---;-----,---|E
~
|
|
~Sanctuary by John McLaughlin ...continued...
~ |
~
~ [U7] shift... PosX [U8]PosIX ........
E|------------------------------------|K13+"+++"+++"+++11.13.11.K9++K8K9k8--------|E
B|K13++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-|-----------------------------------K11+"+--|B
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|G
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|D
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|A
E|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---;-;--*---,---;-;---,---,---|E
~[B7] [B8]
ARPEGGIOS~C7/C A7b9/A F#6 A7b9/A
E|----K6++++k6++++K6++++|----K6++++k6+|----K6++++k6++++K6++++k6++++K6++++k6|E
B]------[----]------[----]------[----]|--k4++++K4++++k4++[----]------[----]|B
G|--k5++++K5++++k5++++--K6++++k6++++K6|,---,---,---,---,---k6++++K6++++k6++|G
D|[----]------[----]------[----]------|[----]------[----]------[----]------|D
A|K3++++k3++++K3++++K0++++k0++++K0++++|------[----]------K0++++k0++++K0++++|A
E|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|K2++++k2++++K2++,---,---,---,---,---|E
~\________________/`\________________/`\________________/`\_________________/
\/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/
~ [E_A_D_G_B_E] [E_A_D_G_B_E] [E_A_D_G_B_E] [E_A_D_G_B_E]
|x 1 x - x -| |x 0 x - x -| |1 x x x - -| |x 0 x - x -|
|FourthFret_| | - -| |_ThirdFret_| | - -|
| 3 -| |Fifth Fret_| | 2 -| |_FifthFret_|
| 4| | 4 4| | -| | 4 4|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4| | | | | | | |
|
~` ' `~
E|----K8++K9++K898--------------------|------------------------|E
B|K11+------------K11+"+++"+++K9++----|------------------------|B
G|--------------------------------K10+|K8++--------------------|G
D|------------------------------------|----K10+++++++++++++++++|D
A|------------------------------------|------------------------|A
E|,---,---,---;-;-,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---|E
~[B9] [B10] `~
................................................................
~`ARPEGGIOS~C7/C A7b9/A ' F#6 A7b9/A`~
E|----K6++++k6++++K6++++|----K6++++k6+|----K6++++k6++++K6++++k6|E
B]------[----]------[----]------[----]|--k4++++K4++++k4++++K4++|B
G|--k5++++K5++++k5++++--K6++++k6++++K6|,---,---,---,---,---,---|G
D|[----]------[----]------[----]------|[----]------[----]------|D
A|K3++++k3++++K3++++K0++++k0++++K0++++|------[----]------[----]|A
E|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|K2++++k2++++K2++++k2++++|E
~ ' `~
|
[B11] /|\ [B12]
~ to CODA \|/ `~
E|------------------------------------10/4|------------------------------------|E
B|------------------------------------,---|----K8++K9++K898--------------------|B
G|----------------------------------------|K10+--------;-;-K10+----------------|G
D|++++++++++++++(...10)+++++++++++++++K10+|--------------------K10+K8++K6++K5++|D
A|------------------------------------,---|------------------------------------|A
E|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|E
~`[B11] {Piano Simulation} ' [B12] `~
E|----K1----k1----K1----k1----K1--------k1|----K1----k1----K1----k1----K1----k1|E
B|------[----]------[----]------[---]-----|------[----]------[----]------[----]|B
G|--k0++--K0++--k0++--K1++--k1++--K1++K1++|--k3++--K3++--k3++--K1++--k1++--K1++|G
D|[----]------[----]------[----]------[--]|[----]------[----]------[----]------|D
A|,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---|,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-|A
E|K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++,---|K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++|E
~` ' `~
|
~/|\CODA
\|/[B13]Melody... '[B 14] `~
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|E
B|----K8++K9++K898--------------------|------------------------------------|B
G|K10+------------K10+----------------|------------------------------------|G
D|--------------------K10+K8++K6++K5++|++++++++++++++++++(...5)++++++++++++|D
A|,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---,-|,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-|A
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|E
~ ' `~
~ [!U1/U3...] $Keyboard chords$ [!U2/U4 ]$Keyboard Chords$
~ !add! 2nd string ' `~
E|----r1----"+----"+----r1----r1----r1|----r1----r1----r1----r1----r1----r1|E
B|!-a0----"++---"+++--a2++--"+++--"+++|--a4++--"+++--"+++--a2++--"+++--"+++|B
G|--m0++--"+++--"+----m1----"+++--"+++|--m3++--m3++--m3++--m1++--"+++--"+++|G
D|[----]------[----]------[----]------|[----]------[----]------[----]------|D
A|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|A
E|K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++|K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++|E
~ ^________________^^________________^`^________________^^________________^`~
\/ m a r \/ m a r \/ m a r \/ m a r
[E_A_D_G_B_E] [E_A_D_G_B_E] [E_A_D_G_B_E] [E_A_D_G_B_E]
|0 x 0 0 1| |0 x x ! 1 !| |0 x x - - 1| |0 x x ! 1 !|
| | | 2 | | - - | | 2 |
| | | | | 3 - | | |
| | | | | 4 | | |
[____________________________________]`[______________________________________]
< |
~` ' `~
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|E
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|B
G|-k0/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/|-k0/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/|G
D|K5\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"|K5\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"|D
A|,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-|,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-,---;-|A
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|E
~` Cresc..........................' ..................................`~
~` ' `~
E|----r1----"+----"+----r1----r1----r1|----r1----r1----r1----r1----r1----r1|E
B|!-a0----"++---"+++--a2++--"+++--"+++|--a4++--"+++--"+++--a2++--"+++--"+++|B
G|--m0++--"+++--"+----m1----"+++--"+++|--m3++--m3++--m3++--m1++--"+++--"+++|G
D|[----]------[----]------[----]------|[----]------[----]------[----]------|D
A|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|A
E|K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++|K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++K0++++k0++++|E
~
|
~` CODA Last Bar Melody `~
E|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|E
B|------------------------------------|B
G|-k0/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/"/Z2++++++++++++++|G
D|K5\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"Z3++++++++++++++|D
A|--------------------Z3++++++++++++++|A
E|--------------------Z1++++++++++++++|E Z=strumdabiZZZZZ :-) \Single stroke\.
~ cresc. \ fin
~` Simulated Piano `~
E|r1----r1----r1----r1,---,---,---,---|E
B|++--a2++--"+++--"+++----------------|B
G|++--m1++--"+++--"+++r2+++++++++++++-|G
D|-]------[----]------a3++++++++++++++|D
A|,---,---,---,---,---m3++++++++++++++|A
E|++k0++++K0++++k0++++K1++++++++++++++|E K\/k__r)a)m)Pick and roll |
