3 Django Reinhardt Licks From 1937-1939

[@GMHG777]

The original “shredder”, it is mind-blowing that he could play the way that did with the physical limitations that he had, it’s amazing how some people can adapt to things that would hold most back.

[@Gregorypeckory]

Very true; Django is a great example of that. Another one is a bass player I saw missing his right hand, so he played the crap out of the bass with just his left handed tapping!

[@andy100hp]

Tony Iommi precessdor

[@jazzcat1056]

So interesting that his music kept him and his family safe during the war.

[@jazzcat1056]

So glad Django is getting reviewed!!! Love gypsy jazz.

[@vladjones2446]

What a great overview you gave here. Django was a genius, he pretty much invented EVERYTHING. Every year, 1000s Of Django’s devotees descend on his hometown in Samois about 70km South Of Paris as a pilgrimage and to honour the Man and his Music. It’s a beautiful village on a river, you can see his house and grave and soak up some of the best guitar playing you’ll ever hear. Sadly I doubt that it will happen this year.

[@m.b-ee8815]

I've been twice, I really recommend it. All sorts of jazz performers and you can catch a lot of impromptu jam sessions, saw Birelli Lagrene there as well.

[@stuartmccrea]

This is BEYOND awesome. The breadth of your interest/influence/knowledge (and playing!) is simply astounding 🤯

[@joycesanders4898]

I love the mindblown 'moji..one'a my favourite...use it all'a time I does.🤯

[@davidyates8880]

I wasn't expecting this! Thanks David. My dad introduced me to Django and Stefan Grappelli when I was knee high to a grasshopper. A true legend.

[@Echocat59]

This was awesome thank you. And to the people interested, djangos later work often gets overlooked . From 1946 to 1953 he just kept getting better and kept developing and when he really got into bebop and was playing electric guitar, he was just astounding. So dont stop with " minor swing " keep going cause its awe inspiring . Also check out the Sean Penn movie "sweet and lowdown "it's a fictional account of a jazz guitar contemporary of djangos " Emmett Ray" it's awesome. Thanks for lesson!!

[@voronOsphere]

Thanks for the steer toward checking out some of the later Django material (including Django on electric and exploring Bebop). I will do that!

[@joycesanders4898]

Sweet and lowdown...gotta bolo for that one..👍🖤🎶

[@easter_sunday]

The aggressive rhythms and passing chords are amazing.

[@thejamnasium6447]

Django's surely in my top 10 of all time!

[@georgew.morrowiii118]

While I had read about Django many times, I’ve never really explored his music. Thanks for the cool lesson.

[@9CRonaldo8Kaka]

I could listen to you talking for ages. Soothing voice and you are very calm and collected. A perfect example of a teacher.

[@voronOsphere]

Django!!!! Thanks for this, David!!!!

[@bobparsonsartist564]

Heavy stuff, and it immediately opened my ear. I’ll be coming back to this many times, because it so laden with possibilities, I just pause it, and go off playing! Thank you so much!

[@jameshird6944]

I had no idea! Thank you for this.

[@ColinJarrett]

great stuff man. keep it coming. I suck at guitar but your videos make me want to be better

[@uncleremus5046]

His 2 finger shredding was unbelievable! You’ve outdone yourself again 🍺’ski! Props for Becks Guitar Shop also.🤘

[@chrisgrabowski2678]

I am continually amazed at your versatility and knowledge.

[@MisterPoppy-sc1sj]

cool, I am french and we have a lot of talented guitarists in this style (Antoine Boyer, adrien Moignard, Sébastien Giniaux, rocky Gresset and many more...), very very difficult to play good, a lot of work!

[@R_Thomp]

Great video, Django is one of the greats! 7:39 10:12 13:30 15:00

[@R_Thomp]

Dave, there's 1 thing you are missing when you play these licks imo. You're playing them on the down like a metal type lick, instead you should play them with swing on the up. They'd sound completely different and closer to Django. If you don't pick la pompe style you can still sound correct.

[@chillidogkev]

What an absolutely brilliant channel this is. Pace, delivery and content is superb 10/10. Can't believe I've only just discovered it.

[@arthurmee]

Watching again after two years. Just love your videos David. Weaving the story behind the guitar, licks, riffs or chords adds so much to the learning I get from watching your channel. Inspiring! Keep up the good work.

[@barrypwalkerable]

Another great video. Thank you for posting. Keep up the great work 👍👍👍

[@sacredgodslayer]

One of the best 3 for all you made so far Top 3 for sure

[@briandavis9921]

Brilliant! one can here Django's influence in Tony Iommi, Jimmy Page, George Lynch etc.

[@Taylorxswifte]

Another amazing late night lesson. I always learn something from your videos

[@RobJuneau]

Loved this one! Thanks!

[@clamdigr]

I just watch these to see what picture will be on the wall next to the lamp. The awesome guitar lessons are just a HUGE bonus. Seriously tho, thanks for doing these videos, your insight is much appreciated!! Mr. Reinhardt is a great inspiration.

[@hkguitar1984]

Awesome content here, thank you. I first learned of Mr. Reinhardt from my Guitar Instructor back in 1975. Since that time I've used him as both an example and inspiration for my playing. The strength and fortitude of previous generations is both amazing as well as inspiring, Django Reinhardt is just one example of those qualities.

[@electroKrunch]

Django has been a king. right? Love his stuff all over all the time!! Thanks for the great vid bringing him back into focus!!

[@brainstain2904]

So cool bro I loved it all!

[@chrisdeleo800]

Thanks for this lesson. And congrats on your new nylon string

[@MrXIII-nq3rs]

That's awesome..Django very interesting

[@bmoraski]

Love those licks.

[@steveclermont2203]

Another awesome lesson David. Your knowledge and delivery are excellent. Great lesson!

[@robertritchie2860]

Ritchie Blackmore also quotes Django as being an influence

[@mr.mckinnon5680]

Definitely going to have to look at that story.

[@michaeleaster1815]

Wonderful lesson! I play a nylon string a lot because it is so readily available by my couch... Django is a terrific "first lesson" for this guitar. An idea for a future Three For All is licks from the acoustic showcases that the electric guys had going (e.g. "Mood for a Day", "Spanish Fly", "Dee", "Midsummer's Dream", etc) in 1970s and 1980s.

[@Ratso_DeLynch]

I like your idea here alot michael ^ I will add a couple more here that were no doubt inspired by those pieces ^ *Zakk Wylde* - speed ball - chupacabra *Steve Stevens* - small arms fire intro *George Lynch* - Tierra Del Fuego (Verse, pre chorus+ various classical/flamenco licks) . Especially if you like Dee and Spanish fly you will enjoy the 2 zakk wilde pieces and the last very unknown George lynch tune Cheers from Niagara falls canada 🤟🙏😊 - Adam

[@wyattearpp9540]

Al Do Meola is incredible on acoustics

[@rodiebobwilliams1330]

@@wyattearpp9540 Al is tots..Saw him numerous times in the 80s.. love his latin influenced sticatto!

[@ricardocastillo5485]

Remember there'd be no Django if not for Eddie Lang, his inspiration and one of the groundbreakers of the modern guitar.

[@brownholecharles]

yes, and there'd be no Lamborghini without the Model T Ford also ! Django was completely on a different level than Lang or contemporary American guitarists. Even today I would argue that most of the current European jazz and gypsy jazz virtuosos have few peers State-side.

[@davidwalker5054]

No guitarist influenced Django he was so musically gifted it came naturally to him if he did have an influence it was Louis Armstrong and the american Jazz players

[@image30p]

Excellent lesson! Great job picking out those licks. He reminds me a little of Randy Rhoads with his note selection.

[@joycesanders4898]

A little like Randy,...much better tho'..

[@jcmc3445]

Man...this rocks!!!!!

[@benclark2026]

The licks on the electric sound excellent...

[@francoisrousseau7893]

Good job ! love that channel - you mentioned right at the beginning: "fascinating character" while talking about Django - great choice of word to describe his work.

[@lupcokotevski2907]

Check out the super brilliant Aussie Tommy Emmanuel playing Django, sweep pick's 'n all. For some vintage scarily fast arpeggio sweeps jazz style, check out legend Barney Kessel performing Days of Wine and Roses (Leduc transcription).

[@HABLA_GUIRRRI]

yep.. Django was pure rock n roll in his attitude, whatever the tweed suit

[@ClassicGuitarRockJFL]

Awesome lesson... amazing how “modern” his lines sound when you add the distortion and delay. Just shows that “shredding” didn’t start in the 80s! Lol!

[@patrickmckay6621]

Thanks,great.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

One of the most influential guitarists ever, because he was such a big influence on so many players from every other genre. I can only think of a few other players as influential as Django like Andres Segovia and Robert Johnson, who I consider *as* influential overall, just for other reasons.

[@Jhossack11]

Nice little prezo there Mr. LateNight! I totally dug it.

[@curtwehrmeyer124]

I sure would like the tabs for this. Very interesting and different. The first guy I thought of was Marty Freidman, the exotic style. That's inspiring for sure. Thanks Dave another great lesson. More Django would be just fine with me.

[@LateNightLessons]

Hey Curt! I create PDF/Guitar Pro files that feature the notation/tab for a lot of the lessons on this channel - including this one (which was posted a few hours ago). It's only $5 a month and you get access to all of the files, and then you can view/save/print them and it makes learning from the videos MUCH easier and I'll continually add more lesson files as I create more videos/lessons too! Think about becoming a supporter for this channel (it's only $5) and thanks for watching LNL and for this comment too! Take care and here's a link to Patreon with more information ---> www.patreon.com/latenightlessons

[@joycesanders4898]

I do NOT see how anyone would need tabs with such a definitive breakdown of each phrase and its harmonic foundation...🤔

[@greenmanmusic1259]

Great stuff Dave!

[@kevmet84]

Nice selection. They should keep me busy for a while. 😊😎 New licks that will have to become a part of my personal lick repertoire that I try to go through each day or least each time I get to sit down to practice/play at least an hour. This should inspire me to spend some more time studying Django again for in round of Django for this year. I'd to date only spent about a month of the last few years working on some of his tunes. Your presentation in this forum should help me be more enthusiastic about it. Despite liking those tunes of Reinhardt, I've actually struggled somewhat to really get into studying his works enough to yet learn even one song completely; only bits & pieces and odd & end licks. Seeing some licks demonstrated and placed into some good perspective helps. Thanks.👍👌

[@rabbitohsrule121]

Great work! These licks are better than modern licks. Amazing.

[@carlospellot2426]

Excellent! Really like that guitar. Would love to see more Nylon String content. Nice contrast between the Electric & Nylon.

[@greg77hot]

I like the fact that Django was an honest to God gypsy!😀

[@Boomsterblak]

Dude you need a guitarre,I started Gypsy jazz and the study of Django just before i turned 50 ,Was lucky to have friend who shared the same interest did a couple gigs was fun,turned a couple into rock tunes .The rythm playing is key.Started on acoustic but soon friend bought guittare ,make things easier,so I bought one too.Great guitars pick on nylon style strings..sweet.I always joked my shredding days were just a precursor to Gypsy jazz.

[@wulfenii64]

Good stuff!

[@yragnellaable]

My fave lesson so far... Really unique licks..... Ever notice on one of Djangos songs he plays a lick that Hendrix nicked for the opening bit of Purple Haze?

[@davidwalker5054]

Some of the runs and phrases Django casually lets rip border on whats humanly possible

[@BungleJoogie68]

If you get anymore into Django style playing, I HIGHLY recommend Bireli Lagrene. He's arguably the logical progression in the advancement of Gypsy jazz.

[@m.b-ee8815]

Stochelo Rosenberg is better at the pure Django style in my opinion, but Lagrene is very good as well.

[@monkface]

@@m.b-ee8815 Stochelo? Is that Jimmy?

[@m.b-ee8815]

@@monkface Your thinking of Jimmy Rosenberg.

[@soulpatrolhawaii5409]

Very cool - nicely done! That first Dorian-ish riff shows that Eric Johnson may have been influenced by Django. I imagine if EJ played the riff, for the second part he’d stay up near the tenth fret and alternate pick each note instead of sliding.

[@vladimirverline8251]

very good!!!!!

[@EarthAltar]

Picking close to the bridge is known as sul ponticello. It adds some twang to the guitar's timbre.

[@EarthAltar]

Great vid BTW, Dave!

[@natemendsen1629]

Ahh a quote from Charlie Byrd . Now there would be a nice deep cut for you. Charlie was ahead of the curve in his time. He had the mentality that the prog rockers had but 10 - 15 years before . He has this version of an old Cuban song called Taboo that I think pushed the boundaries back in 61 .And of course there is Blues Sonata , not to mention being early to the breakout of Bossa here in the states .

[@wyattearpp9540]

The beautiful melodic runs of Peter Frampton are very heavily influenced from Django. Listen to Nassau, ( piano/classic guitar) on very early studio version of Baby I Love Your Way. Magical!

[@anthonyromero3193]

I like your contain, hello from Puerto Rico

[@brandongardner7398]

Killer video brother

[@Gregorypeckory]

Very cool lesson, cool channel; thanks for putting in the work to keep us all inspired and learning! Django was like the Michael Jordan of the guitar for his time, but only if Michael had the use of just one leg; superhuman is the right word for him!

[@Krullmatic]

Now I know how Steve Vai got all of those slide licks he does alot lol. Hey Dave! You've become one of my favorite channels! Your playing and knowledge of music theory is phenomenal! How about doing some Robert Johnson licks?♥🎸🤘😝🤘

[@Philip8825]

Cool 😎

[@rodiebobwilliams1330]

Wow.. You digging into the deep time now..Lol.. Glad to see this..Most people are unaware of his influence on guitar.. Noice! Throw down some cat gut!!

[@StealthParrot]

Another amazing lesson, very interesting and love how cool it sounds translated to electric. Oh, and the thumbs down was from someone who was missing a thumb and thought it was a thumbs up instead :-)

[@monkface]

Check out the Joscho Stephan trio for some awesome gypsy jazz.

[@carlosdecastrojr3789]

Awesome lesson. Man, you should check out some licks from the Charlie Parker Omnibook. It is honestly the most challenging stuff outside of playing classical guitar that I’ve seen.

[@arturoromero1871]

Thanks bro. If i play these to girls that only hear justin beaber, it will be magnetic 👍🎸😎

[@MrPoilleke]

He was born in Belgium!

[@denmar355]

Wow!

[@mgcnashville6615]

Can you put a link to the book? There’s so many on amazon I can’t locate this particular one

[@agustinmarioquiroga3776]

Awesome. I think Jose Feliciano was a influenced by Django too.

[@luisvillarreal5262]

Very well done David. Loved the history lesson too. Though I was a Metal Head in the 80's, I always had room for Django Reinhardt, Andres Segovia, and etc. Of course Randy Rhoads kick started my interest even more when he combined his modal style with classical guitar music. Thanks for this lesson David. Keep Rockin'. \m/

[@johnnorris9066]

Great video. By the way Tony Iommi lost the tips of his fingers on his left hand and used a couple of plastic prosthetics but your right that it was Django who inspired him to keep playing. You really know your stuff and this was the best video I’ve watched that shows how Django’s style can be adapted into other styles. Great work👍

[@vorpalblades]

It's his right hand.

[@furiousnewf]

Hey Dave, do you have a link to the book on Amazon? Ps how about some live streams? Unfortunately I'm in 2 week quarantine after coming back from Costa Rica. Two weeks of continuous guitar practice.... I'm gonna be awesome ;)

[@MercutioUK2006]

I think this is probably your most interesting lesson, using the acoustic and electric back to back really emphasizes his impact on modern players........for me at least. Emil Werstler (also in Atlanta I think?) seems to have picked up a lot of Django inspiration, probably another artist to consider looking at. Great lesson either way :)

[@mgcnashville6615]

Dave Thompson funny to see you mention emil. He and I happen to be good friends . He's based in nashville. I'll link a vid to us jamming. He's a brilliant gypsy player as well as all the other stuff he does.

[@mgcnashville6615]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3K0lKx7jq-daNE

[@Ratso_DeLynch]

Love seeing the old django style brought to justice here david good on you for busting out the classical guitar as well ! *and* cant help but see your new ish article on Michael lee firkins you posted so Fck ya MLF getting the spotlight finally thank you David!! *laughing stacks* *black Betty cover* *hula hoops* *cactus cruz* *rain in the tunnel* *carless sonata* All prove how criminally underrated he is as not only an instrumental legend but his melodies and themes are more composer esque than any of the other guys in the shrapnel label/era I'd argue! . *does this give us all a hint hint* that 3 dirty MLF licks are coming down the pipe next dave ?! Please say yes been looking forward to you doing hin justice since I found your channel a year ago man ! . Thanks again for all your awesome content and cheers from Niagara falls canada! 😊🙏🤟 - Adam

[@jasoncheshire6153]

on the arpeggiick going to then flat 5, it sounds like Frank Sinatra , I did it my way way when he says, " and then",

[@Mr.Potato1962]

Hey David what About Lari Basilio History and Licks,Songs Etc...Thank's Have a Great Day !

[@edwardrosicky3263]

(2nd Lick) I'm not exactly sure, but that chord you play is A7b9.?. The b9 is the Bb in the bass... Right? The B would be the 9. Just thinkin. Letmeknow.

[@MatsDagerlind]

There's a vast number of gypsy jazz players around even today, the style is very much alive and well. On occasion the style also pops up in hit-songs like Vaya con dios - Nah neh nah: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX24nmB7aayDi5o

[@mixmixture7049]

Larry Carlton lesson review please😁😂.

[@itsjoeruto3915]

Please source the songs you got these licks from it would be cool to listen to them in context.

[@neilgitman]

Great lics BUT It would be helpful to count the lics in to get a sense of where they fit in rhythmically.

[@theunfortunatespectacle7381]

Steve Miller? Huh? Django Reinhardt? F**k yes.

[@kamoverturf6192]

Glen Campbell three for all? There’s no lesson on KZbin covering his lead style

[@francoisrousseau7893]

in fact there's plenty if you search hard for it - the community self-titled "gipsy jazz" is pretty active. I'll drop two names (and their channels) for those interested in the "authenticity" of Django playing: kzbin.info and Denis Chang's : kzbin.info/door/VDikC8beof_ilnlGp2qEbQ There's many interesting aspects to Django's lead playing. I'll end here with a personal observation: "look more at his right hand that its left hand" - the actual sounds is generated at the picking hand - that's where to secret is - the picking hand - so difficult to reach that level. Ciao

[@joycesanders4898]

Sure, why not..Nashville cats have always been on fire.🔥

[@stratmanuk]

I don't suppose you could post the ISDN for that book? Edit: Doesn't matter, found it and bought it! £10.40 on Amazon :-)

[@petew.1418]

Have you done Charlie Christian?

[@LateNightLessons]

Not yet - but thank you for this request! I'll see what I can do! : )

[@voronOsphere]

@@LateNightLessons Charlie Christian would be awesome!

[@johnhills6262]

Three minutes and still waiting! It's django! No one would tune in to listen to chat ! Four minutes still going on.shouldn't be long now ,oh dear he is still going on-adverts now-should start the lesson soon!

[@johnhills6262]

Six minutes ,still hasn't started! Oh well I'm off!

[@johnhills6262]

First notes at 7.19!

[@StONed-mb1iv]

Covid-19 shut in exercise brought me here.....

[@alexs5723]

8:20

[@DjangoThunders]

No Django, no Tony, what would have happened to metal?

[@elinino5275]

Hey not fair, you're using 4 fingers! Jk! Great lesson

[@randymason8642]

A little less talk and a lot more action