How To Spice Up Your Accompaniment

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In this free lesson I'll give you the most useful method of playing an interesting accompaniment using inversions and simple bass lines.
The method demonstrates accompaniment to two different songs:
Django Reinhardt Waltz: Montagne Sainte Genevieve (Django's Waltz) and
bei mir bist du schoen
I guarantee it will change the way you think about
accompaniment and chords.
Enjoy!
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[@morabenjamin]

I love the way you teach! The fact of choosing only one inversion for each chord, and only 3 chords, instead of trying to show all possible inversions and messing up our minds, that is knowing how to teach, thank you so much

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Thanks for your comment! I am happy that you find it helpful

[@micahcarlsen2523]

Adds to the vocabulary and then you can hear the narrative. Fab!

[@GypsyAndJazz]

How's it working for you, Micah?

[@junasuncion3412]

This concept of spicing makes guitar playing such a great treasure. Thank you for the inspiration!

[@GypsyAndJazz]

My pleasure! Have fun spicing up your playing!

[@mangello13]

This man is such a real "king" in matter of pedagogy !.. His explanations are so clear that it is quasi impossible to find some better lessons on the web, in my opinion !.. Thank's a lot for all Yakov !..

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Thank you Sam!

[@paullangerak9884]

THX Jako! your lessons really help me to improve allot. You explain everything very clear and accessible to me. This iversion lesson as well. Nice to find so much music that is already right there under my fingerss

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Great job!

[@juceorbe]

Great lesson. I've played the guitar for more than 30 years, and I only know some of those inversions.

[@vikcr888]

Thanks for the great lesson Yakov. Really opens up a lot of possibilities and I like the way you break things down and make it easy to understand for beginners like me!

[@GypsyAndJazz]

+vikcr888 You welcome !

[@chriswalter3754]

great lesson, you are a very good and inspiring teacher

[@zevpass]

I wish i had you for a teacher years ago ... some of the best lessons I have seen brother

[@yaakovhoter496]

Thanks! it's never too late my friend. Keep swingin'

[@pororin60]

Hi Yakov, Great, great, great👏👏👏 You are a great teacher. Thanks tons from Kobe JAPAN. Masaki SHIMAZAKI

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Thanks! 😃

[@raubenbehrends617]

I love these lessons! I did a short impersonation of you for the ukelele player in my band. She was like "wow! Mind blown! I actually just learned something really cool!". We call you the Bob Ross of gypsy jazz. Thank you so much for your time and specificity too.

[@GypsyAndJazz]

HaHA - thanks man. Just happy to help

[@johnfair62]

Your awesome. I understand what your saying about playing the same standard chords.Learning what you are doing is one of the reasons why I want to open my world of music learning exactly what you are talking about. I am where you used to be trying to get where you are at. With your help I think I will make it. Thank you Yaakov.

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Good luck John, keep on swingin'

[@steliossalvador9715]

Very beautiful sound , thanks a lot for this approach of the inversions ...

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Glad you like it!

[@icedmocha6670]

Very great sifu...i think these chord inversion technique enable you to play chord melody without sound out of key..great lesson !!

[@GypsyAndJazz]

You are right. Thanks!

[@tomdoyle3727]

Just excellent info for many songs where these inversions can create so much color and improvisation . Excellent demonstration showing how it can be used I'm looking forward to practicing , I am a fingerstylist but this is just wonderful knowledge that can be applied to what I do too. Thanks you !

[@armagheddon28]

Grazie 1000 hour teaching Way si vero didactical and push and motivate peuple to increase their knowledge thanks to you👍👍

[@GypsyAndJazz]

My pleasure!!

[@rodildequiroz4421]

Yakov. Wow. The best and the most inspiring lesson I have seen. Makes me want to practice more and try things. Truly the possibilities to sound different and better is inspiring. Merci!

[@yaakovhoter4076]

Thanks Rodil. I'm happy to hear that. You will find more if you sigh in to www.gypsyandjazz.com

[@pupiilbacho7112]

thanks for this lesson, you are a great teacher !! i will go for the course !!!! great job !!!

[@jerroldborenstein690]

Love it. Simple and sounds great

[@zeevogel]

Great lesson. I can use this concept. Thank you!

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Glad it was helpful!

[@merrileemose571]

yakov.....great lesson on top of news of your new arrival !!!! congratulations!!

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Thanks Merrilee

[@Dcba964]

Yakov you are an incredible player and great teacher.

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Thanks man

[@JimVence]

Excellent work as always. Perhaps there is a Part Two in the future to include chord subs - as in your example of Dmin7/D to Dmin/F, you insert A7/E bass, and start a diatonic bass walk up (D, E, F..).

[@GypsyAndJazz]

I show all the substitutes in my paid courses which have many lessons inside that allows me to explain substituted clearly. But I will consider creating a short KZbin lesson abut that as well. Thanks!

[@eliaspap8708]

amazing stuff! now i know how to start practicing.

[@GypsyAndJazz]

So glad to help!

[@alwynfernandes2792]

Dear Yakov, thank you for the lesson... Looking forward for more...!!

[@GypsyAndJazz]

+Alwyn fernandes Thanks! Soon to come

[@Brucelectricmoose]

just learning this this morning it is really amazing!!!!

[@franciscomurrone]

I feel like you are my friend

[@johnfair62]

He is the friendliest sounding kind nice guy isn't he. So innocent and real. Hard to find people like him in this world.

[@m.sundin7186]

Thanks! You really are a good teacher!

[@agustinormea5314]

Awesome! i'm learning so much from you Yaakov. I like so much your channel don't stop to upload your videos. Saludos desde Argentina.

[@GypsyAndJazz]

+El Chino Agustin You welcome Don't miss the free trial I give on this course as well- courses.gypsyandjazz.com/courses/classical-games-for-improvisation

[@adukill]

Magic! thanks alot Yakov.

[@EASTSIDESTORYtheband]

thanks thank thanks!!! u made my life easy and simple with this lesson:)

[@ericabergel988]

very good and very usefull for all songs thanks a lot Yaakov !!

[@GypsyAndJazz]

+Eric Abergel Love to help!

[@marcosking8]

really good, you are best the teacher on youtube

[@alexroussos8228]

Thanks for lesson!!Realy appreciate it!!!

[@GypsyAndJazz]

+Alex Roussos You're welcome!

[@gianfrancobasile8560]

Is too much for me! But amazing lesson. I will try. Thanks yakoow always surprise me. I see your exibition in my city ( syracusa ) you was playng LED zeppelin in gypsy mode...molto bello.

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Thanks! I love making that video in Syracusa. Were you watching me play? You can see the recording here on KZbin. Just look for "Stairway to Heaven." Take your learning nice and easy and get a bit better every day, Gianfranco. Ciao!

[@lucasbretels]

Great teacher! and lesson!(s)

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Thanks!

[@olocin3477]

THIS IS GOLD

[@jeffspaulding7720]

Thanks Jacob! I am enjoying your lessons. As I am new to Gypsy jazz, my question is this: when moving from for example an E-7 to an A7 chord, might you insert sometimes a Bb7 or Bb13 on the fourth beat as you move to A7? I know this is done in other styles but not sure if this fits with Gypsy Jazz. Thanks!

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Hi Jeff Yes of-course you can do it. GJ is not different than Jazz in that manner. especially we love to play A13/Bb Give it a try Cheers

[@cemsanat]

Thanx awesome 👏👏👏

[@Brucelectricmoose]

Very cool

[@daveyewart4289]

amazing

[@RayRiders34]

It would be nice to show two videos. One with the licks and the other video with the accompaniment. Then we would see how the accompaniment follows the the instrumental. You could split the screen with two videos.

[@fredman2183]

Genial !! THANKS !

[@morabenjamin]

master lesson

[@GypsyAndJazz]

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[@mah77708]

Wow 😍

[@GypsyAndJazz]

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[@ilkayatay87]

Thank you very much for this stimulating lesson. May i ask what kind of guitar pick do you prefer? Thanks again.

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Hi I use Wegen 3mm Gypsy Jazz pick Cheers

[@walterlyon2460]

What do you use for guitar picks?

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Gypsy Jazz Wegen pick. Sounds great!

[@gianfrancobasile8560]

Inversion wil get me a good player!

[@GypsyAndJazz]

You can be a good player right now. Enjoy what you're doing and explore!

[@gerardabitbol5680]

Toda Yakov

[@GypsyAndJazz]

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[@paullangerak9884]

Sorry Yakov!

[@GypsyAndJazz]

Because of the way you wrote my name? I thought you were giving me a nickname, Pauly!