John McLaughlin's Sanctuary


Transcription by Sandy Freeze a.k.a.: guitalife


  \/     \/  \/     \/     \/  \/      \/     \/  \/     \/     \/  \/ 
  [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    |     |           |
[____________________________________]`[______________________________________]
Sanctuary: M.O. By Pick and Roll

 
  ~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  |     |           |
[____________________________________]`[______________________________________]
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~`                                    '                                    `~
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

                                        "Sanctuary" By John McLaughlin
                           Transcription 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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