This stuff sounds awesome. I never really knew what Gypsy Jazz was, just seen it referenced around here.Just realized I have time now, I already like the beginning just because the music
Yeah. In a fire. He basically played with 2 fingers.
It is soooo fun. As jazz goes - it's harmonically MUCH easier than bebop. Get familiar with major & minor arpeggios and a diminished scale - and boom - you're up and running. And obviously - there's a ton of room to shred. Not to mention - it's acoustic. There's no place to hide. It will build your chops up quickly.
Don't forgot the colors, the seconds and sixths make your solo sound a bit more gypsy, especially if you do a semitone bend up to them.Thanks for the tips on wich scales to look for Papa Gates, I need to get more into the genre so I can try to improvise a bit, but I tried to play the first licks of the Minor Swing and it was really fun to play! Just realized tha Syn played that on the Guitar Center Master Class after listening to the song, never knew what he was playing before
Syn's master class solos, both in rock and gypsy jazz were incredible! Whenever I want some inspiration I go straight to them! LIstening to him playing gypsy jazz at guitar centre was the first time I heard gypsy jazzz and made me fall in love with it instantly, then I went straight to a Django playlist haha. If you watch @Hector Trejo youtube video where he jams with syn, they jam over minor swing, definatley worth a check out if you havent seen it and want to see how to shred over gypsy jazz!Thanks for the tips on wich scales to look for Papa Gates, I need to get more into the genre so I can try to improvise a bit, but I tried to play the first licks of the Minor Swing and it was really fun to play! Just realized tha Syn played that on the Guitar Center Master Class after listening to the song, never knew what he was playing before
