John McLaughlin's ~Faith~ Chords
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VOTEB ~Faith~: Tab/Grid

~FAITH~ : M.O. by pick and roll?
~Faith~'s Section [A] intro arpeggio from John McLaughlin's 1970's Mahavishnu Orchestra album Visions Of The Emerald Beyond. See the complete "McLaughlin book" at ~PAGES OF FIRE~ a tribute to John McLaughlin: http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/MclaughlinBook/ : ~Faith~ from scores of John McLaughlin and The Mahavishnu Orchestra. Meter: 10/8. This 3-bar pattern, played twice for 6 bars, is the [A] section, and is repeated, See first six bars [A1-A5] & [A6] on two pages: http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/MclaughlinBook/Faith1.JPG : Faith Page 1 http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/MclaughlinBook/Faith1.JPG : Faith Page 2 (Bar [A6} leads this page) >= Accent below . >'s 5/8 cycle in : 8th note alternate pick and roll flow________________________6-voice chord
SECTION [A]  K\/k_r)a)m)? Pick and Roll
Grip [A] Section F# Minor 7 sus11
_____~E_A_D_G_B_E~_____
_Nut_{- - - - 0 0}_Nut_
_____[- - - -    ]_____
Fret 2_____[1 - - 2    ]_____Fret 2
_____[^ - -      ]_____
_____[  3 4      ]_____
_____[    ^      ]_____
_____~E_A_D_G_B_E~_____
__>_________>__________>_________>__________>_________>_________`~
E|,---,---,-r0++++++++|++r0++++++++++r0++++|>+++++r0++++++++++r0|E
B|----a0++++++----a0++|>+++----a0++++++----|a0++++++----a0++++++|B
G|--------m2++++++++++|m2++--------m2++----|----m2++-->-----m2++|G
D|--k4++++++++--k4++++|++++--k4++>+++++--k4|++++++++--k4++++++++|D
A|>-----k4++++------k4|++++------k4++++----|--k4++++------k4++++|A
E|K2++++++++++K2++++++|++++K2++++++++++K2++|++++++++K2++++++++++|E
~`,   ,   ,   ,   ,   ',   ,   ,   ,   ,   ',   ,   ,   ,   ,   `~
Grips [B] Section
[B1]...............[B2]................[B3]................[B4]................
~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 NUT 0 - -}______{- NUT - - 0}_______[- x - - - -]______[- x - - - -]________
[^\-     \ -]______[- x - - -  ]_______[(V) __1__ -]______[VIII__1__ -]________
[  1 (II)- 2]______[-   - -#1  ]_______[2     ^   -]______[2     ^   -]________
[   |....3  ]______[2 (III)    ]_______[          -]______[          -]________
[ E Min7 9  ]______[^   3 4    ]_______[          4]______[          4]________
[           ]______[G Ma7#11\13]_______[ C Maj/Bb ^]______[Eb Maj/Db ^]________
~E_A_D_G_B_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____\\\_~E_A_D_G_B_E~____\\\~E_A_D_G_B_E~___|||~E_A_D_G_B_E~
_______{- x - 0 - 0}_______[- x - - - -]_______[- x - - - -]______[- x - - - -]
_______[-   -   -  ]_______[III __1___-]_______[ VI __1__ -]______[ IX __1__ -]
_______[1   -   2  ]_______[-     ^    ]_______[-     ^   -]______[      $   -]
_______[^   -      ]_______[3         4]_______[3         4]______[3         -]
_______[    3      ]_______[           ]_______[           ]______[           ]
_______[F# Min7 b9 ]_______[ Bb Maj/A  ]_______[ Db Maj/C  ]______[ EMaj/D#  4]
_______~E_A_D_G_B_E~_______~E_A_D_G_B_E~_______~E_A_D_G_B_E~______~E_A_D_G_B_E~
[B1]...............[B2]................[B3]................[B4]................
SECTION |B| Bars 1-4
        (r)a)m)__K\/k Right hand) Pick "up" on those /k bass notes!
`[B1]                '[B2]                '[B3]                [B4]               `~
`[E minor9][F#Min b9]'[GLyd 11&13][BbMa/A]'[C Maj/Bb][Db Maj/C]`[EbMaj /Db][EMaj/D#]
E--------r2--------r0|--------r0--------r5|--------r8------r8++|--------r11.----r12+|
B----a3++++----a2++++|----a2++++----a3++++|----a5++++----a6++++|----a8++++----a9++++|
G------m0++------m0++|------m4++------m3++|------m5++--------m6|------m8++--------m8|
D;-;-;-;-;-;-K4++++++|--k4++++++--K3++++++|--k5++++++--K6++++++|--k8++++++--K9++++--|
A--k2++++++;-;-;-;-;-|;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-|;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-|;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-|
EK0++++++++k2++++++++|K3++++++++k5++++++++|K6++++++++k8++++++++|K9++++++++k11+++++++|
`,   ,   ,   ,   ,   ',   ,   ,   ,   ,   ',   ,   ,   ,   ,   ',   ,   ,   ,   ,   `
_EMi9______F#Mi7-9___`G Lyd 13__BbMaj7/A__`CMaj/Bb___DbMaj7/C____EbMaj/Db__EMaj/D#__`
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