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Pat Martino- Creative Force

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I'm amazed nobody has rated this DVD yet, if you has always wondered who to play those fast, explosive lines Martino plays this is for you, based on substitutions for minor mode, he obtains comfortable fingerings and sophisticated sounds, also you can hear a lot of sounds that Metheny uses also.
This DVD stands over other because this guy is an absolute master, and the information is based on real music, he doesn't mess with modes or theory but I wouldn't recommend it you do not have a GOOD technique and some theory knowledge.
Other thing I can say is that I got the feeling that this guy a very honest person who really wants to provided good information, is scary I can't see a drop of ego when he speaks.

You will find a lifetime worth of work on this DVD. Rather than making you discouraged, you should realize that you will have something that will be unveiled little bit by little bit as you learn. I'm not sure I could recommend it to a beginner unless they are extremely patient. You'll need to know some basic chords. For inspiration, pick up Pat's CDs "Live at Yoshi's" and "All Sides Now". The PDFs on the disc are worth the price all by themselves.

I don't play a bit like Pat, and don't intend to, & I suppose this could be a much shorter DVD for those who, like me, who only wanted Pat's insights into organizing the fretboard , rather than the tons of practical examples he includes, but it doesn't matter: There are a couple of tips that are worth the price alone. I wont give it away, but the diminished-parental chord & the extrapolations built on this concept will be useful to any guitarist.

Pat has a very interesting approach to guitar. He demonstrates how various chords can be derived from just one diminished chord. Then when one shifts finger positions with the same diminished chord shape, they can come to yet another group of chords based on the same idea. By just raising or lowering a 3rd, 5th or 7th note in each diminished shape, you derive at a M7, m7, Dom7 etc etc. I thought the way he laid out this idea was very useful to any guitarist from beginner to advanced. I would highly recommend this video to anyone especially a Pat Martino fan.