How & What To Practice? - Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets

[@jimmmmybrady]

God bless you for taking the time to share your gift.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

+jimmmmybrady I love what I do Jimmy! - Robin

[@jimmmmybrady]

Gypsy Jazz Secrets Once again,God bless you.There are many of us out here gaining knowledge and insight from people like yourself,without ever saying thank you.Your sincerity comes through in your videos,so once again thank you.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

+jimmmmybrady your kind words mean a lot to me - god bless you! Robin

[@dingoswamphead]

Just going through this again I am appreciating your point about imagining we are on stage, so in the practice everything we play should be as clean and musical as possible. You set a good example of this. I am continually discovering how playing something slowly paradoxically makes you learn more quickly. I really like your Minor Swing simple solo too. Love those 6ths!

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

dingoswamphead yes it really helps me to practice slowly so the notes lock in. Then putting yourself on an imaginary stage forces you to get through a whole piece with that live vibe...cheers.. Robin

[@gizmo9930]

I've been taking private lessons from a famous Gypsy Jazz master in the NYC area. I actually get more out of these videos ,as I can stop and review the chords at my own pace, without my eye on the clock, and getting nervous or frustrated when I clam . Now I need to unlearn my Freddy King 'vibrato'! HA ha ha ! I'll never be as good as R.N., but I've enjoyed swimming in new musical waters . Thanks.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Gizmo99 cool man really glad the lessons help. 🎸❤️ Robin

[@oldgit4260]

It's a great bit of advice, I guess you could do yourself an injury with this style of playing! Thank you for this

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

haha yes! glad it helps, Robin

[@alisterrae5822]

Robin, you go above and beyond the call mate, how can we ever thank you? (I do have the books) The video's are awesome.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

+Alister Rae so happy to know u like the videos - stay inspired mate! Robin

[@mofoslim3086]

Well done!! That's great advice.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

+mofo slim thanks man stay inspired! - Robin

[@pravdaofficial]

Thanks for answering my question dude!

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

+Pravda23 right on mate - stay inspired! Robin

[@textucker1158]

Good advice.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

cool Tex have fun and let me know if you have any questions...cheers! Robin

[@80sMeavyHetal]

Hi Robin, I really love your videos and your playing! Great ideas and a sweet feeling. I'm looking for all the original (typical gypsy) ways to play all the chords. Would you please help me (us) out? :) All the best to you, Sasha from Austria

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

+80sMeavyHetal thanks for the kind words dude - check this vid out for a useful chord inversion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYHSdnd_bsaVhck here's some Major Voicings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGmWY3xsr7ukaNk and Minor Voicings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnO8p3-jfKmAfs0 cheers! Robin

[@chrisyoung8062]

Great advice Robin. BTW what are you using to shim your bridge?

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Thanks Chris oops actually a beer mat - not best practice! 🙏💕🎸Robin

[@chrisyoung8062]

@@GypsyJazzSecrets your notes always ring clearly. Do you have any videos going over setup as you like you guitars?

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

@@chrisyoung8062 not really Chris , we do have a section in The Gypsy Jazz Club where members discuss guitar set up etc.

[@Hucho]

Beautiful guitar Robin! It looks big. Is it the size of a big favino? Im curious about the brand. Kind Regards,Hugo

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

hi Hugo - it's made by the JWC Guitars from the UK. I think it's regular Selmer size....beautiful guitar though! cheers - Robin

[@Hucho]

+Gypsy Jazz Secrets thank you! I heard your based in Amsterdam. I live in Utrecht. Do you know any nice gipsy jazz jam sessions in Amsterdam or holland in general? Kind regards, Hugo

[@dogukansezgin4417]

Hi Robin. Thank you for the tips bro. I see that you use minor 6 chords. Can you suggest scales or maybe licks that uses natural 6 that we can use on minor 6 chords which is very common in Gypsy Jazz ? Cheers mate.

[@spenzerwright5693]

I've only begun learning the style myself, but without getting into arpeggio superimposition, running minor 6th arpeggios can sound pretty swell. Gypsy jazz really isn't a scalar based music, but in western jazz, you might play some sort of minor mode... Usually a Dorian, to improvise over that sort of chord (look for one that includes the minor 6th). In my own playing, I've found that the aeolian (natural) minor mode, and conservatively, the harmonic minor mode sounds pretty damn good over them. Hope that helped.

[@dogukansezgin4417]

+Julian S. Wright Hey thanks Julian. I agree that gypsy jazz is not scale based though if you know how to apply scales then you will be fine. You said minor 6th but i think the trick is to apply major 6th. Dorian/dorian bebop, melodic minor/melodic minor bebop all sounds good. You will only need to play 4 or 5 notes in a chord anyway just like arpeggios. You said arpeggio superimposition. What did you mean by that ? Can you explain it a bit more ? Thanks man.

[@spenzerwright5693]

+Doğukan Sezgin arpeggio superimposition involves playing one arpeggio of a chord over a different chord to get the sound of yet another chord, if that makes any sense. For example, by playing a Bmin7b5 arpeggio over a G7 chord, you are able to get the sound of a G9 chord in your line. It really involves sitting down and figuring out what notes are shared between chords. It's kindve like chord substitution ... Django would do a lot of tricks with arpeggiation, but I don't if he got into the theory of it. Probably a good thing. I'm still figuring it out, to be honest. I'd been used to playing mostly scalar music (a lot of American jazz and blues) and a lot of the gypsy jazz boggles my mind.

[@dogukansezgin4417]

Very good explanation. Thanks man.

[@dogukansezgin4417]

+Julian S. Wright hi there. A question popped up in my mind. Playing diatonic arpeggios/triads from the same scale of underlying chord is superimposition right ?

[@brydon6215]

Can gypsy jazz be played on piano as well

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Rarely done but would sound incredible. Accordion is more popular obviously for portability. Cheers Brydon! Robin

[@dingoswamphead]

... and saxophone! Try this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXbPoGqnnplqhJI

[@alexdakar1994]

Is he high ?

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

always! 😀 Robin