~Meeting Of The Spirits~

Meeting Of The Spirits

John McLaughlin's Meeting of The Spirits:
Suggested Guitar Tabulature for, in order played:
The Overture chords,
Whole Melody and recurring Vamp,
Bass Patterns
TAB equivalent to Keyboard voicings
Transcription by Sandy Freeze (a.k.a.:guitalife)

 This tune, from The Lp ~INNER MOUNTING FLAME~, by John McLaughlin and 
the Mahavishnu Orchestra has some tough chords,
A] Block chords in the "Overture" which may
 be placed in 2 different string sets.
 Either way,  they're all quite unique stretches!
B] In the remainder of the piece, two dissonant Arpeggios voiced by electrics 
Guitar and Piano , interchangebly dazzle the ear .

 Note : [( ,---)=1/4 value ], [(;---)=1/8 value],[(;---)=1/18 value]
      : Lowest Fret(#>0) stopped by left 1rst finger.

* ~MotS~ OVERTURE SET #1             *                    **            ** 
E|0+++++|1+++++|4+++++|,,,,,,|2+++++|5++7++|------|1+++++|E
B|2+++++|3+++++|5+++++|3+++++|4+++++|6++8++|3+++++|1+++++|B
G|1+++++|2+++++|4+++++|5+++++|4+++++|5++7++|4+++++|2+++++|G
D|3+++++|4+++++|3+++++|5+++++|2+++++|------|5+++++|------|D
A|------|------|------|7+++++|3+++++|7++8++|------|------|A
E|,,,,,,|,,,,,,|,,,,,,|7+++++|3+++++|,,,,,,|5+++++|3+++++|E
 *                    *                     **           **

                      [same____________here]

  ~MotS~ OVERTURE~SET # 2 Alternate   *                     **           ** 
E|------|------|------|,-----|2+++++|5++7++|------|------|E
B|5+++++|6+++++|9+++++|3+++++|2+++++|6++8++|3+++++|6+++++|B
G|6+++++|7+++++|9+++++|5+++++|4+++++|5++7++|4+++++|5+++++|G
D|6+++++|7+++++|9+++++|5+++++|2+++++|------|5+++++|7+++++|D
A|8+++++|9+++++|8+++++|7+++++|3+++++|7++8++|-----stretch!|A
E|,,,,,,|,,,,,,|,,,,,,|7+++++|3+++++|,,,,,,|5+++++|3+++++|E
~`                                                       `~

There may have been a distinctly Flamenco inspiration for this piece.
 The ~MotS~ Main Vamp, Guitar Pattern One, has 2 chords:
F# Minor 7 Flat 9 _______G Major 7th #11.13
An ~F# Phrygian Minor Scale~ the full 5th Mode of B Harmonic Minor,is
the main Melody's source, with F# Minor Pentatonic contrasting.

 A separate URL of mine, Strumdabiz has
~D Major Scale Arrays~: 
http://ca.geocities.com/strumdabiz/fret/D/d_array1_12.html
 here, in D Major's Third Mode, F#, in most positions,
will be similar to B Harmonic minor's Fifth mode.
 See also B Minor array: http://ca.geocities.com/strumdabiz/fret/minor/b_min.html

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^__________^^^^^^^
^^^^^Mahavishnu John McLaughlin^^^^^^^^^^^^/ ________ \^^^^^^
^^^^^From ~The Inner Mounting Flame~^^^^^^/ / ______ \ \grips
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^/ / / ____ \ \ \^^^|
^^^~F#_7b9 Grip,|TABs| GMa7#11.13Grip~^^/ / / / __ \ \ \ \^^|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^/ / / / /  \ \ \ \ \^|
___F#-7b9___Meeting of The Spirits____/ / / / / /\ \ \ \ \ \|
~E_A_D_G_B_E~     ______E|Z0++|Z0++|E/ / / / / /~E_A_D_G_B_E~
Nut  {0 x - 0 - 0}    / _____B|Z2++|Z2++|B_/ / / / / {0 x - - - 0}  Nut
Fret 1[~\  -   -  ]   / / ____G|Z0++|Z4++|G__/ / / /  [~\  - - -  ]Fret 1
Fret 2[T/  -   1  ]  / / / ___D|Z2++|Z4++|D___/ / /   [~/  - - 1  ]Fret 2
Fret 3[    -      ] / / / / __A|----|----|A____/ /    [T   - -    ]Fret 3
Fret 4[    3      ]/ / / / / _E|Z2/0|Z3/0|E_____/     [    3 4    ]Fret 4
#\ \ \ \ \ \/ / / / / /#########                [ . . . . . ]
g-\ \ \ \ \__/ / / / /-Tablature_______G Major 7#_11_13______
r;;\ \ \ \____/ / / /;;;;;;;;;;;-----------------------------
i---\ \ \______/ / /--Tablature-_Created by Sandy Freeze_____
p::::\ \________/ /:::::::::::::-----------------------------
s-----\__________/!Tablature!!!!_____________________________



  Using a Pick and Roll method K\/k is alternate flatpicking.
____________________\/____________________
 See the down beat attacks |,---| on K\ ? 
 r) a) m) are Right hand fingers.

                 D.S.
~`              Guitar Pattern One                 `~
E|--------r0--------r0++++|--------r0--------r0++++|E
B|----a2++++----a2++++++++|----a2++++----a2++++++++|B
G|------m0++------m0++++++|------m4++------m4++++++|G
D|--k4++++++--K4++++++++++|--k4++++++--K4++++++++++|D
A|,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---|A
E|K2++++++++k2++++++++K2k0|K3++++++++k3++++++++K3k0|E
~`

                                                `~
..F# Minor 7-9____________`G Major 7(#11 13)_______..
  ^Use left thumb.

VIOLIN MELODY Third time: (here on Guitar POSITION II)
~`                                                 `~
E|K2k0--k3++k2--k5++k3K2k3|++k2K5k2++k0--k0++------|E
B|----K3------K5----------|------------K3----K3k2--|B
G|------------------------|----------------------k4|G
D|;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-|;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-|D
A|------------------------|------------------------|A
E|,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---|E
~`                        '                        `~


 PAGE 14 Guitar  riffs K\/k Alternate picKing
~`                                                                         `~
E|---k12K12---K12+++---k12+++---K12+++|++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|E
B|K14------k14------K14------k14------|------------------------------------|B
G|;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--|------------------------------------|G
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|D
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|A
E|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|E
~`   F#Mi7-9                          '   GMa7 13 #11                      `~
VIOLIN MELODY (Played on GUITAR POS IX
~`                                                                         `~
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|E
B|---------------------K10+++---------|------------------------------------|B
G|K11k9+---k12+++k11K9+------k12K11k12|+++k11K9+k11+++k9+---k9++++---------|G
D|------K12---------------------------|------------------K12------k12K11k9+|D
A|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|A
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|E
~`                                                                         `~
________________________________________
~BASS GUITAR~ K\/k = Alternating picKstrokes 
~`                                                                         `~
G|---------k0++++------k2++++k0+---k0+|+++---------------------------------|G
D|K4+k2+K0+------k4+K0+---------K2+---|---k4+k2+K4++++k2+K0+k2++++k0+------|D
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------K4+k2+|A
E|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|E
~`....................................'....................................`~

~GUITAR SOLO~ 
OH! You thought I'd transcribe that?
 :-)

PAGE 14   Guitar riffs to Unison with Violin
~`                                                                         `~
E|---k12K12---K12+++---k12+++---K12+++|++++++++++++++++++;--;--;--;--;--;--|E
B|K14------k14------K14------k14------|,-----,-----,-----,-----------------|B
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|G
D|;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--|------------------K9+------k11+++k9+|D
A|------------------------------------|;--;--;--;--;--;-----k12K10---------|A
E|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|E
~`                                                                         `~
~BASS GUITAR~ K\/k = Alternating picKstrokes 
~`                                                                         `~
G|---------k0++++------k2++++k0+---k0+|+++---------------------------------|G
D|K4+k2+K0+------k4+K0+---------K2+---|---k4+k2+K4++++k2+K0+k2++++k0+------|D
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------K4+k2+|A
E|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|E
~`....................................'....................................`~

 
Page 15 Bar 1                         Page15 Bar2                         
~`                                          .__3__.__3__.__3__.__3__.__3__.`~
E|;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--|-----\-----\-----\-----\-----\------|E
B|------------------------------------|------10.9\ 12.10 14.12 15.14 17.15-|B
G|---------------k9+|-----K11k9+---k12|K11k9+----11\--\12---\14----\16--\18|G
D|--k12++++k11K9+---K12k11------K12---|;--;--;--;--;--;--------------------|D
A|K12---------------------------------|------------------;--;--;--;--;--;--|A
E|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|E
~`                                                                         `~

~`  Page 15 Bar 3    Page 15 Bar4                 `~ 
~`            (.)   `                    `    (.) `~
E|K12---------------|--------------K14---|---K15++|E
B|---k17K15---------|---K15k12+++++---k15|K17,,,,,|B
G|---------K14+++k12|K11-----------------|,----!--|G
D|------------------|--------------------|--------|D
A|-------------;-;--|--------------------|--------|A
E|,--,--,--,--,,----|,--,-----,,-,,,-----|,--,,,,,|E
~`                                                `~

KEYBOARD CHORDS (On guitar) ~`,--,--,--,--,,----',--,-----,,-,,,-----',--,,,,,`~ E|Z0++++++++++++++++|Z0++++++++++++++++++|Z0++++++|E B|Z0++++++++++++++++|Z0++++++++++++++++++|Z0++++++|B G|Z11+++++++++++++++|Z7++++++++++++++++++|Z11+++++|G D|Z12+++++++++++++++|Z7++++++++++++++++++|Z12+++++|D A|Z12+++++++++++++++|,--,-----,,-,,,-----|Z12+++++|A E|ZK8+++++++++++++++|Z7++++++++++++++++++|Z8++++++|E ~` D9.13/C B Minor SUS11 D9.13/C `~

__E__A__D__G__B__E_`_E__A__D__G__B__E_ `_E_A_D_G_B_E_ | - - - - 0 0 || - x - - 0__0 | |- - - - 0 0| |_Seventh Fret_ ...||1_____2___3/ VII| |SeventhFret| |1 - Eighth Fret|| Eighth fret.... | |1\. . .VIII| | - - - || | | |. . . | | _Tenth Fret_ || | | Tenth Fret| | - - 2 || | | \- - 2 | |____3__4__________||_________________| |__3_4/_XII_|
BASS GUITAR ~`;--;--;--;--,,;;--',--,-----,,-,,,-----',--,,,,,`~ G|------------------------------------------------|G D|------------------|--------------------|--------|D A|K3++++++++++++++++|K2++++++++++++++++++|K3++++++|A E|------------------|--------------------|--------|E ~` `~
Page 16 Bar 3 Guitar chords Keyboard Ad Lib With VIOLIN V# ON TREBLE E ~`" Repeat "`~ E|V2------r0V2------r0V3v0|V3------r0V3------r0V3v0|E B|----a2+++-----a2++++++++|----a2++++----a2++++++++|B G|------m0++------m0++++++|------m4++------m4++++++|G D|--k4++++----K4++++++++++|--k4++++++--K4++++++++++|D A|,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---|A E|K2++++++++k2++++++++K2k0|K3++++++++k3++++++++K3k0|E ~` `~ ..F# Minor 7-9____________`G Major 7(#11 13)_______.. Bass Guitar pattern two G|------------------------|------------------------|G D|K4++++++++k4++++++++K4k2|K5++++++++k5++++++++K5k2|D A|------------------------|------------------------|A E|,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---|E
Page 16 Bar 4 ~` POS XIV POSX POSIX `~ ~` (4 & ah) ___3.____ ___3.______`~ E|K14k12---k17.--k14+++\--/--!-----------------------|E B|------K14------------K17k14K12+k10+---!------------|B G|;--;--;--;--;--;-------!-----------K11+K9++--------|G D|---------------------:--:------------------k11+K9++|D A|------------;--;--;--;----;---;--------------------|A E|,-----,-----,-----,-------,-----------,------------|E ~`1 2 3 4 5 6 `~ Piano Chords Similar to Guitar Pattern One ~` (o7o)_ `~ E|-------------r0------:--:--;---;-----r0++++++++++++|E B|------a2+++++++------a2++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|B G|---------m0++++---;--;------m0+++++++++++++++++++++|G D|---k4++++++++++---K4+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++|D A|,-----,-----,-----,---------,----------,-----------|A E|K2+++++++++++++k2++++++++++++++++++++++K2++++k0++++|E ~` `~ ..F# Minor 7-9____________`G Major 7(#11 13)_______.. Bass Guitar Pattern Two G|---------------------------------------------------|G D|K4+++++++++++++k4++++++++++++++++++++++K4++++k2++++|D A|---------------------------------------------------|A E|,-----,-----,-----,---------,----------,-----------|E ~`1 2 3 4 5 6 `~
Page 17 First Bar ~` `~ E|;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--\___3.____ \___3.____ |E B|------------------------K10+--------k12+------|B G|------K11k9+---k12K11k9+----k12+K12+---K14+k12|G D|K12k11------K12---------;-----;-----;----;----|D A|----------------------------------------------|A E|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----------,---------|E ~` F# Mi7-9 `~
Page 17 Second Bar ~` `~ E|\___3._____ \__3.__ ----------------K14------K17.--k12|E B|K12+--------k15+K14+---k17+k15+K14+----k17K14---------|B G|----k16+K14+--------k16+------------------------------|G D|;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;--;--;--;--;--;--|D A|------------------------------------------------------|A E|,-----------,-----------,-----------,-----,-----,-----|E ~` G Major7.#11.13 `~
Page 17 Bar 3 ~`PosXII PosXI PosIX`~ E|++++K17k14;-----;-----;-----;-----;--;--;--;--;--;--|E B|----------K12+--------------------------------------|B G|:-:-:--:------k14+K12+K9++--------------------------|G D|;---;---------------------k11K9++++++------k11+++---|D A|----------\_____3.___ \____3.____ ---k12K10------k9+|A E|,---------,-----------,-----------,-----,-----,-----|E ~` GMajor7 #11.13 `~
Page 17 Bar 4 ~``~ E|;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--|E B|------------------------------------|B G|---------------K9+------K11k9+---k12|G D|---k12+++k11K9+---K12k11------K12---|D A|K12---------------------------------|A E|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|E ~` `~
Page 18 Bar 1 ~` `~ E|------\_____3.___ \_____3.___ \____3.____ \_____3.___ |E B|------K10+--------k12+--------K14+--------K17+k15+K14+|B G|K11k9+----k12+K11+----K14+k12+----k16+K14+------------|G D|;--;--;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----|D A|------------------------------------------------------|A E|,-----,-----------,-----------,-----------,-----------|E ~` F# minor 7-9 `~
Page18 Bar 2 ~` `~ E|K12------k17.---k12++++++------\____3.____ \___3._____ |E B|---k17K14---:------------K17k14K12+k10+----------------|B G|----------------:--:-:-:-:--:----------K11+k9++--------|G D|;--;--;--;--;---;--;---;-----------------------K11+k9++|D A|-------------------------------------------------------|A E|,-----,-----,------,-----------,-----------,-----------|E ~``~
Page 18 Bar 3 ~` `~ E|;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--|E B|------------------------------------|B G|--------------------------------k9++|G D|+++------k11+++k9+---k12+++k11K9+---|D A|---k12K10---------K12---------------|A E|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|E ~` F# Minor 7-9 `~
Page 18 Bar 4 ~` `~ E|;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;-----;-----;-----;-----|E B|------------------------K10+--------K12+--------|B G|------K11k9+---k12K11k9+----k12+k11+----k14+K12+|G D|K12k11------K12---------\____3.____ \____3.____ |D A|------------------------------------------------|A E|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----------,-----------|E ~` G Major 7 #11.13`~
Page 19 Bar 1 ~` `~ E|\____3.____ \____3.____ \____3.____ K12------k17---k12|E B|K14+--------K15+k14+----k17+K15+k14+---k17K14---------|B G|------------------------------------------------------|G D|;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;--;--;--;--;--;--|D A|------------------------------------------------------|A E|,-----------,-----------,-----------,-----,-----,-----|E ~` F# Minor 7-9 `~
Page 19 Bar 2 ~` `~ E|+++-------\___3._____ \___3._____ ------------------|E B|---K117k14K12+k10+----;-----;-----;--;--;--;--;--;--|B G|------------------K11+k9++--------------------------|G D|--------------------------K11+k9+++++------k11+++k9+|D A|;--;------;-----;--------------------k12K10---------|A E|,---------,-----------,-----------,-----,-----,-----|E ~` G Major 7 #11.13 `~
Page 19 Bar3 ~` `~ E|;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--;--|E B|------------------------------------|B G|---------------k9+------K11k9+---k11|G D|---k12+++k11K9+---K12k11------K12---|D A|K12---------------------------------|A E|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|E ~` F# Minor7-9 `~
Page 19 Bar 4 ~` `~ E|;--;--\___3._____ \____3.____ \____3.____ \____3.____ \___3._____ |E B|------K10+--------K12+--------k14+--------K15+k14+----k17+K15+k14+|B G|K11k9+----k12+K11+----k14+K12+----K16+k14+--------K16+------------|G D|------;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----|D A|------------------------------------------------------------------|A E|,-----,-----------,-----------,-----------,-----------,-----------|E ~` G Major7 #11.13 `~
Page 20 Bar 1 Page 20 Bar2 D.S. CODA al Tutti To CODA/|\ \|/ ~` `~ E|K14+++++++++++++++++++++|W_/12++++++---Options---|E B|------------------------|WholeTone Bends_W_/17+++|B G|------------------------|------------------------|G D|------------------------|------------------------|D A|------------------------|------------------------|A E|,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---|E ~` `~ Piano Chords Similar to Guitar Pattern One ~` `~ E|--------r0--------r0++++|--------r0--------r0++++|E B|----a2++++----a2++++++++|----a2++++----a2++++++++|B G|------m0++------m0++++++|------m4++------m4++++++|G D|--k4++++++--K4++++++++++|--k4++++++--K4++++++++++|D A|,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---|A E|K2++++++++k2++++++++K2k0|K3++++++++k3++++++++K3k0|E ~` `~ ..F# Minor 7-9____________`G Major 7(#11 13)_______.. ~` `~
CODA ~` Guitar Pattern One `~ E|--------r0--------r0++++|--------r0--------r0++++|E B|----a2++++----a2++++++++|----a2++++----a2++++++++|B G|------m0++------m0++++++|------m4++------m4++++++|G D|--k4++++++--K4++++++++++|--k4++++++--K4++++++++++|D A|,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---|A E|K2++++++++k2++++++++K2k0|K3++++++++k3++++++++K3k0|E ~` `~ ..F# Minor 7-9____________`G Major 7(#11 13)_______.. VIOLIN AD LIB ~BASS GUITAR~ Pattern One K\/k = Alternating picKstrokes ~` `~ G|---------k0++++------k2++++k0+---k0+|+++---------------------------------|G D|K4+k2+K0+------k4+K0+---------K2+---|---k4+k2+K4++++k2+K0+k2++++k0+------|D A|------------------------------------|------------------------------K4+k2+|A E|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----,-----|E ~`....................................'....................................`~
~BASS GUITAR~ K\/k = ~BASS GUITAR~ K\/k = Alternating picKstrokes Bass Guitar pattern two G|------------------------|------------------------|G D|K4++++++++k4++++++++K4k2|K5++++++++k5++++++++K5k2|D A|------------------------|------------------------|A E|,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---|E






Transcribed by Sandy Freeze a.k.a.:guitalife
 See also, from "The Inner Mounting Flame":
The Dance Of MAya
______"You Know ,You Know______"
"Awakening"


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Meeting Of The Spirits

John McLaughlin's Meeting of The Spirits:Suggested Guitar Tabulature for, in order played: The Overture chords, Whole Melody and recurring Vamp, Bass Patterns TAB equivalent to Keyboard voicingsTranscription by Sandy Freeze (a.k.a.:guitalife)

John McLaughlin's Meeting of The Spirits:
Suggested Guitar Tabulature for, in order played:
The Overture chords,
Whole Melody and recurring Vamp,
Bass Patterns
TAB equivalent to Keyboard voicings
Transcription by Sandy Freeze (a.k.a.:guitalife)