A Simple Gypsy Jazz Arpeggio System 'All Of Me' - Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets

[@RicksTastyLicks]

Robin - great lesson for folks who are about to embark on the wonderful experience of improvisation. This is essentially how I learned to improvise, using the arpeggios but making music with them, using them in small pieces with chromaticism and always trying to end on a chord tone when resolving tension. Without those arpeggios, I wouldn't have made anything close to the progress I did - Great Lesson!

[@Jameskeith1972]

I love using this method. It’s great! You can apply it to ANY song or song form even. Try it with the basic 12 bar blues, I got rhythm, giant steps, etc.. This is good music instruction. Robin is fantastic!

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

thanks Keith and yes it's very useful! cheers - Robin

[@francescomanfredi]

This is the Bach-bone of every chord progression!

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Haha perfect! Robin

[@jamesmccarty8988]

Nice lesson-very helpful for someone trying to get to the next level

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Glad it helps James stay inspired! Robin

[@clearmanlawyers753]

Thanks Robin I appreciate your thoughtful lessons. When I heard that about 20% of people have sadistic tendencies it put a lot of crappy internet comments into perspective for me. Ditto crazy drivers. Your stuff is great and the negative comments are simply people who are driven to write hurtful crap. It's a reflection of where they are at and certainly not personal to you.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Beau Chapeau appreciate your comment mate. I’m learning a lot by doing these lessons! Cheers, Robin

[@mariuszkrasnianski7811]

YOU ARE GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Mariusz Krasnianski glad it helps Mariusz! Robin

[@guitartech]

Robin, thanks for a very clear lesson on understanding the real world 'nuts-and-bolts' of using arpeggios! Very useful.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Yeah man glad it helps. Stay inspired! Robin

[@zatarra2766]

Thanks so much robin. this is a very useful lesson. very simple and easy to learn

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Glad it helps you Gerardo 😃 Robin

Thank you from Brazil!

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

welcome man! Robin

[@kennywally]

Cool lesson. Thanks

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Ken Musto glad it helps Ken, Robin

[@RicksTastyLicks]

Robin, I hadn't realized that I once commented on a troll's comment on this lesson some time ago. When I watched this time I couldn't help but wonder why you didn't differentiate between the major seventh you use on the 1 or C chord, but didn't mention that every other arp uses the flatted seventh of the scale of each chord. The arps' derivations are important enough to mention, and the lack of explanation could confuse beginners who wonder why the seventh of C is a half step higher than the seventh of the rest of the chords. I fully understand your wanting to simplify for beginners, but this one deserves the difference between the two types of sevenths. I love what you do and felt obligated to point this out. I just caught your lesson on Nuages before this and am still ecstatic!

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Good point Rick and thanks for pointing this out... u are completely right in what you say.. I'll be sure to highlight this next time I teach a lesson on arpeggios.. great to hear that u enjoyed the Nuages lesson 🎸❤️Robin

[@tinirop]

Very nice my New friend..It's all about taking small steps and that's what I need to do before my new love for this style of Jazz blossoms.Thank you Robin.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Perfect...1 step at a time... have fun mate! 😃🎸 Robin

[@byronlowder]

Thanks for this Robin! Most helpful lesson yet!

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Byron Lowder glad it helps Byron! Robin

[@sockenfrank]

A Good Start. Thank you.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Keep swinging cheers! Robin

[@dannybianchi2128]

Thank you so much for sharing great stuff. :)

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Welcome Danny! Robin

[@markdunn7828]

Thank you so much for your videos. They really are helpful

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

That's great to hear Mark... stay inspired! 😃🎸Robin

[@davidbradford1934]

Great one Robin. Thanks.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Cheers David - Robin

[@100perdido]

Thank You

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

you're welcome! Robin

[@TRAVISLANE6]

its sad to see such negativity over free guitar lessons, i get alot out of his lessons and would like to thank him for his effort

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Thx Travis, it's hard to make everyone happy! 😃Robin

[@TheStrataminor]

I love his stuff too, and really most real gypsy players always say there is no one right way, that the fundamentals and basics allow us to then branch off to our own style and interpretations. Traditional gypsy players never gave string for string lessons to their juniors, but let them observe and learn for themselves! Keep it up Robin...Gypsy Jazz is so confusing at first and it is a relief to have a fun enjoyable approach, even if it gives basics. Don't be fooled, there is more complexity than meets the eye!!

[@Lamoh]

thanx

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

glad it helps Alexander :-) Robin

[@aime-]

Thanks so much robin. I can very good use your lesson wiht the jazz Arpegio wis song "All of me""

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

aime56-687 happy it helps man! All the best, 🙏❤️🎸Robin

[@dumptyland9091]

Thank You very much

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

dumpty land yr welcome 😃Robin

[@meirbenami]

Thank you man its realy halped me exelent lesson ;)

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

cool Amir I'm really glad it helps! Robin

[@geoffbeauchamp5861]

Just came across your vids-excellent Rob 👏👏👏

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Great Geoff glad they help… stay Inspired! Robin

[@geoffbeauchamp5861]

Just a quick q...whats the theory on starting the diminished arp a semitone down from the E7??? Regards G

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

@@geoffbeauchamp5861 you start it a semi tone above the E7 so F dim - make sense?

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

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[@geoffbeauchamp5861]

@@GypsyJazzSecrets brilliant thanks a lot 👍

[@stuartsimmons2747]

Brilliant Stuff.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Glad it helps Stuart! Robin

[@KeroBluEye]

great!

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Stay inspired George! Robin

[@DrBe-zn5fv]

i´m reading some stuff about negative comments and i see ----- absurdly ----- 22 thumbs-downs. If this were some pollyana happyclap ted talk i´might be up for a spot of trollery meself, but this ain´t so would have to assume some bitchiness on the part of parties with some unhealthy interest. .. which can only be an indictment of themselves and an unintended de facto compliment to Rob. Btw .. great little vid, again spelling out some vital stuff that can go under the radar of effective simplicity.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Appreciate the comment Dr Be.. trollery my new favorite word 🎸❤️Robin

[@DrBe-zn5fv]

work on the chops and you can do drollery, a corollary for trollery --- straight up i say .. take a pollery!

[@dennisgunn]

I want to know about that beautiful guitar. Is that quilted pine or cedar or some kind of wood that is actually an appropriate type of wood for a guitar top?

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Hi Dennis - The guitar was made by JWC guitars in the UK and that beautiful top is Bear Claw Spruce...stay inspired mate! Robin

[@bearhall4919]

But all of the 7s except for the CM7 are dominant 7s, meaning they are a half step lower than the major 7... probably worth mentioning that. Otherwise I dig the vid

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Bear Hall yes you are right of course - thanks for pointing that out! Robin

[@usmc1875]

Or maybe whoever sees the video can figure that out for himself, really thinking about it and really practicing it :) . That was great, I have also seen this In one of the jens larsen videos and it really helps, also helps sticking in one position and play it there without moving:) and then go to another place and learn the arpeggios there, its funny cause they are all next to each other if you look for them properly and really practice it:). Amigo, send you love thanks for the video, keep it up, :)

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Lucas Arias all the best Lucas! 🎸❤️Robin

[@midivanilli3847]

Knowledge is not free, musicians study over his whole life to learn exactly what they need to. Give up in the search of the magic video that will resolve your life in a blink of an eye. Commit to the music. If you want to learn PAY. No money? take the long path: listen to the greats, transcribe and practice.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

MIDI vanilli 🎸❤️

[@MrNumber1gator]

awesome but tab would be great.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

thanks - yes we will be rolling out charts to all my lessons here on KZbin soon - cheers, Robin

[@TheStrataminor]

Do it gypsy style and work it out!!

[@TheCompleteGuitarist]

Music is a language and an oral/aural art, go exercise your ears you'll be surprised how easy it is once you get started. Tab just holds you back.

[@jaykalra9417]

Sorry to call you out on this, Robin, but like Vignola, you seem to have become a career educator who puts a lotta seemingly helpful stuff out for free/cheap that never moves past an early stage that can be figured out so many ways. You are one of the bonafide contemporary Gypsy jazz exponents, and folks expect better.

[@johnmalcolm9980]

Sorry to call you out on this Jay, but there are always people at an early stage. If someone's cat keeps the barn free of mice, it is not clever to suggest they use a lion. There are people who are good at teaching beginners; why have a problem with that?

[@johnmalcolm9980]

Can you direct us to your better videos? Your channel has no content.

[@Holms]

there's no need for really advanced stuff but at least showing how to learn solo accoding to which arpeggio should be used - would freaking help, because i can solo out basically any tune with these I-III-V-VII but that doesn't sounds like jazz at all, and there's almost no videos about gypsy goes on youtube who goes beyond that. If i'd have at least one video like that, i'd pay for further lessons.

[@RicksTastyLicks]

Good point, John. I've personally wished for more advanced material, and realised that it's everywhere. If Jay had just sampled a few posts to the right, he would have quickly found plenty of more advanced lessons. Robin seems happy to teach beginners to Gypsy Jazz and keeps his material very much within that framework. He does teach the basics very well, and maybe he'll branch out at some later point. There's no doubt in my mind that he has plenty to teach me, but it won't be from these particular lessons. I just watch him play with Martin Taylor and have all the inspiration I could possibly want to improve my picking!

[@RicksTastyLicks]

Robert, you had a perfectly reasoned and intelligent reply to that comment, and you had to ruin it by making the guy feel lower than whale shit at the last. I'm not into censoring what people say, and it's not because of the word - it's the rancor with which it was used that bugs me.

[@eugeniosaccon4826]

you got the guitar bridge little off-axis

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Oops!

[@GIBSON400ES]

lzs ricains plus de temps a jacasser que jouer arretes d expliquer c est nul

[@brainpanzer361]

lots of fret buzz, but how is using dom7 arps exclusive to gypsy jazz? they are used in all music. the questions are about GYPSYjazz, not general theory

[@johnmalcolm9980]

Firstly this is a lesson that leads on to greater complexity later, it is essential foundation. Unlike most rock lead guitar (and folk) jazz can use dominant arpeggios on chords other than only on the one that is the dominant of the actual key.

[@brainpanzer361]

Perhaps you should read my comment again, greater complexity later? What are you smoking bro? Greater comp...hahaha! Is he your cousin or something? Don't answer, snapperhead

[@brainpanzer361]

My point is that ALL jazz uses this concept, not gypsy jazz exclusively.