18/12/2021Learn these 20 songs (arranged in order of difficulty) and you will be ready for any Gypsy Jazz Jam!
18/12/2021There are three Tonic chords in any key, as explained here. There are three Dominant chords, too. So most of…
18/12/2021Gypsy Jazz Jams are usually in ‘sharp’ keys because there are mainly string players. But if you are in a…
18/12/2021Here are some recurring chord changes you will come across again and again in standards. With useful phrases to play…
18/12/2021The Blues sound is never far away, even in Gypsy Jazz. Here is the pentatonic Blues scale in the key…
18/12/2021Licks can be changed. Start them on a different note; make them longer; or even play them backwards. Here’s how:…
18/12/2021Using the minor third connection from the previous chapter, we can transpose our existing licks and ‘sub’ (substitute) them on…
18/12/2021Dominant (Dom) and Diminished (Dim) chords are nearly the same, only the root note is different: The Dim chord is…
18/12/2021Substitution is part of the language of jazz. We can ‘sub’ on Tonic chords, playing a Minor lick on a…
18/12/2021Here are some indispensable Kickoff and Exit Licks to start and finish a phrase or song, and a couple of…