I watched this 3 yrs ago, went down the Derek gripper rabbit hole. Now I can't stop playing
@adamdebesai8 ай бұрын
Me too, best decision I have ever made. It has been a wonderful journey. Music from Mali is so much fun to learn and play.
@davidosbiston92652 жыл бұрын
Hi Derek, As a guitarist playing for 56 years, about 30 years I moved to the nylon string guitar and unusual tunings and lots of capos. I was at a festival near Exeter UK and I met a young Tata Dindin a kora player from the Jaobarti (spelling) family and I suggested we have a play. Anyway we got on well and we were still friends until his untimely death recently. He was very famous in The Gambia. Unlike u I did not learn to play like the Kora but to accompany it. I ended up playing in a trio and sometimes more with kora guitar and tabla. I use DADGAD and DADAAD mainly. Tata was always inviting me to The Gambia to show how I played. I never went, civil war and life etc. I now play music that has that circular feel and as much as I can play jazz etc I love the improvised aural way of playing. I love what u have done. Your bass string technique reminds me of the Chet Atkins thing that Tommy Emanuel has taken to new levels. Inspiring thanks.
@severini81534 жыл бұрын
That teaching is Perfectly paced. Thank for sharing these beautiful simple melodies.
@PetrieRobert4 жыл бұрын
Mr Gripper is expanding the guitar repertoire with the music of West Africa. A wonderful contribution to the instrument.
@thibaultuzu45224 жыл бұрын
Probably the best guitar lesson I have seen and have taken pleasure to practice Thank you
@patrickloughran60342 жыл бұрын
agreed. well said
@lomamansa6 жыл бұрын
I grew up in West Africa listening to this music and never took the time to learn then...I will now. Thank you so much for sharing.
@rimun52356 жыл бұрын
I am from Kenya and I actually snubbed our traditional music, now I miss it!
@aliasdandavisofficial Жыл бұрын
I know this is an older video, but I just found it this morning. This is the first time anyone has tried to explain this in a way that I understand - & also without dumbing it down to the point that it's only half of an idea.
@dmgsoultogetherness66674 жыл бұрын
Love it...mali has some incredible musicians
@alishademi43472 жыл бұрын
love how you explain it, so simple, slow and beautiful, thank you
@fabiobatz7763 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart 🙏 it's a blessing to find tutorials for this kind of music 🙏🙌
@marcelinogomez23776 жыл бұрын
Thank you Derek, the first time I heard you playing that song, I decided to undust my spanish guitar, a marvelous song, Gracias.
@scottgriffiths7108 Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic progression! Thank you for breaking it down so clearly!
@EleneDOM Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I can't wait to try it.
@kentoskentos8428 Жыл бұрын
Great lesson, amazing teacher.
@StrayVet2 жыл бұрын
Thanks you!!!! A blessed lesson!!
@adicarter60784 жыл бұрын
fantastic lesson, can't believe I found this... thank you
@kassargomelez68162 жыл бұрын
Brilliant teaching. Thank you :)
@allanmunsami17673 жыл бұрын
finally can learn this thanks Derek
@adamtelerman16766 жыл бұрын
superb, as always, and great teaching. Such a great musician, congratulation !
@andrenel63772 жыл бұрын
Really cool to see South Africans doing their thing. Big ups from the eastern cape brother
@maryjaneclaydon2 жыл бұрын
Excellent lesson! Thank you!
@TheIndigoEscape3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, that was a super tutorial!!!!!!!!
@joseignacioencinascalles54582 жыл бұрын
Great lesson, thanks!!!
@bruceboome6 жыл бұрын
Excellent teaching. I was able to follow right away.
@cliky19912 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, this video was just what i was looking for, simply well teached introduction to this mali rythim
@luizeduardoscheinkmann31506 жыл бұрын
Man, thanks for the lesson! Step by step until the intermediate level. Just perfect. Please keep doing for other Mali songs. Regards!
@lucglaistermusic9 ай бұрын
Ooo perfect video🎉
@ciroolf10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!!!
@Geekamazigh5 жыл бұрын
what a great masterpiece !!
@Deecat885 жыл бұрын
Fantastic lesson. Cosmic sound. Thank you!
@sturdyg636 жыл бұрын
thanks to you i can now play like im from the old continent thank you so much for showing me this THANKS FROM THE U.S.A
@tomblake44044 жыл бұрын
great teaching! thanks Derek!!
@trinityesola41564 жыл бұрын
Perfect video. Thanks so much for making this.
@MilleMilles10006 жыл бұрын
so interesting. thank you
@soerenbendixen.audiotect Жыл бұрын
very cool
@loontil2 жыл бұрын
very cool thanks
@juicylucy57975 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@marcussfebruary91045 жыл бұрын
Rep South Africa ♥️🌍
@robertkrueger2219 Жыл бұрын
I've been studying these lessons for several days. I appreciate the clarity and concision of the instruction regarding the form, harmonic, and melodic content of the composition. However, I have zero idea of what the song Jarabi means, who composed it, and why it is culturally important. I feel that I'm learning it as a fetish, like learning the "blues scale" without understanding why Blues music was created. Which is exactly how Mel Bay taught my suburban ass "the blues." Please give references to more African musicians.
@NjN345 Жыл бұрын
Ali farka toure
@johnwise76935 жыл бұрын
thank you-working on it now!
@LOEWE-MEDIA3 жыл бұрын
wearing Birkenstocks for a youtube video ... what a boss
@ncarou4 жыл бұрын
Gracias
@markgroesbeck27172 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial. You’re a wonderful teacher. I love West n North African music. 2 questions: do you have TAB for your lessons? Also Can u recommendation a specific band that uses the exact style u just taught? Thanks!
@mamadoutankedembele7013 Жыл бұрын
Vieux Farka Touré, Afel Bocoum, Bamada
@markgroesbeck2717 Жыл бұрын
@@mamadoutankedembele7013 Thanks for the recommendations.
@reneef74062 жыл бұрын
Do you have this in sheet music? Or a website where I can purchase, and learn this style of music?
@bouchaibehal60694 жыл бұрын
super
@baddgnard51146 жыл бұрын
thanks you man 😁😂😍
@sitaroutreachministry62896 жыл бұрын
Is this in standard tuning, or an altered form? Very nice, either way (:
@sidewalkmantra5 жыл бұрын
standard tuning
@DerekGripperGuitar5 жыл бұрын
the tuning for the final version (which is in the score on my website) is DADf#be. If the video doesn't explain a tuning then it is in standard (I haven't watched it for years so I can't remember).
@milanistderbeste6 жыл бұрын
I am a bit confused between what you say and what you play. You say the swing is made out of a long, short,short,long pattern. And as the pattern is made out of 3/3/2 the swing goes from one block of repetition over the other. Accordingly the first block of 3/3/2 would be played differently than the second. In the first, the base plays always the long note and when you continue the swing this shifts, so that instead of the "p-finger" the "i-finger" plays the long note. However, you don't play it that way. You repeat each block of 3/3/2 from beginning by modifying it so that you actually have a long,short,short,long,short,short,short,short, sequence. This way you are able to begin with a long note on the base again in the second block. It took me quite some time to play it the way you said and maintain the swing over the two blocks and it sound very different from yours. I wonder if you could comment on that or even try to play the swing throughout the two blocks. Much appreciated your video. Great vibe and great skills. You got me into something here. Thanks!
@mylesfranco35456 жыл бұрын
Just noticing the same thing
@DerekGripperGuitar5 жыл бұрын
@@mylesfranco3545 hi there the 332 makes 8 so the swing repeats over only one bar: 3(long short long) 3(short long short) 2(long short) - then the next long would be the first beat of the next bar. Sorry for the delay in responding.
@quaregeg27506 жыл бұрын
I struggle with rhythm in general but I’m really lost here. I can’t tell how many beats to the bar in this figure. Can anyone enlighten this ejit! 🤡Thanks
@DerekGripperGuitar5 жыл бұрын
Two ways to do this. First the complicated way (theory): The foot tapping is 4/4. S0 if you tap your foot 1-2-3-4 you would be saying 12 for each beat (or tap of foot) like this (the brackets are each one tap of the foot: (12) (12) (12) (12) which is one bar. Once you're good at tapping and saying 1-2 for each tap, keeping tapping and change to 123 123 12 while maintaining the same speed of tapping and the same speed of saying. But much easier to never think about how many beats in the bar and to play the right hand pattern over and over until it is comfortable. You will find eventually that you will start tapping your foot along with it. Every bar will have four taps. But you could tap in many different ways and each way is interesting. There is no one answer because in Mali nobody is counting the amount of beats in a bar. They're playing, talking, making tea and enjoying the rhythm of the music. (to generalise)
@jungleninja84155 жыл бұрын
Are you Irish ?
@aboubacarmaguetteconde50365 жыл бұрын
I am lost at 8:06 , this swing thing is confusing... helpppp
@DerekGripperGuitar5 жыл бұрын
two hands clapping on your legs. left right left right. evenly. Then make it 2 om the left and 1 on the right: which will be the swing. Once that is firmly in your mind play the 332 pattern. You will find you have LsL sLs Ls (also see the comment above). But don't think of it that way, just get the long short going in your hands, then play that same rhythm. It falls together naturally if yiuo listen play and don't think about it. :)
@TheRoironm5 жыл бұрын
@@DerekGripperGuitar hey, thanks for those videos. I really love it. I am practicing and want more... Were can I have more, I visited your website and didn't see anything but jazz stuff.... Thanks again. Really good video.
@DerekGripperGuitar5 жыл бұрын
@@TheRoironm busy making more...at present my Patreon page is the best place for lessons. Link on my website.