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Arpeggios over All of Me:
what notes to play for each chord

Dive into the world of arpeggios, explore how they can become a powerful tool for your improvisation skills. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned musician.

Avalon and the Magic
of Melody Mastery

Django Reinhardt shows us how to give choruses ending with a II V I progression a clear ending that beautifully leads into the next chorus.

II-V-I bursting with diminished arpeggio energy- Demonstrated over All of Me

Django Reinhardt shows us how to give choruses ending with a II V I progression a clear ending that beautifully leads into the next chorus.

Classic II V I – Django’s Ending Demonstrated over All of Me

Django Reinhardt shows us how to give choruses ending with a II V I progression a clear ending that beautifully leads into the next chorus.

Four Layers of Learning Improvisation – Demonstrated over a Blues Etude

4 key layers to learning improvisation on guitar: the form, the shapes, melodic ideas & the anatomy of melody.

Make Your Guitar Sing Using Trills & Vibrato – Demonstrated Over Minor Swing

Whether you're playing jazz guitar or gypsy jazz guitar, playing the "right" notes or chords is simply not enough in order to play a solo that is exciting and fun to play.

ONE DIMINISHED ARPEGGIO TO RULE THEM ALL – HOW TO IMPROVISE OVER A CYCLE OF DOM7 CHORDS – Mr. Sandman

|This is an idea that you can implement over many different tunes and you’ll also get a very cool lick that doubles as a great technique exercise for you.

One Magic Shape
Over All Chords Part 2-
How High the Moon

Take another trick from Django Reinhardt, that just adds a bit to the one magic shape idea by using the magic shape just a half-tone above the root of the DOM7 chord. Try it out and see how it sounds. We'll look at Troublant Bolero, Nuages and How High the Moon.

One Magic Shape for All Chords – Take the “A” Train

Learn to see these magic shapes over each one of the chords in any song that you play and make them your own with little changes, taking another trick from Django Reinhardt.

Minor Swing 1947 Solo – Improvisation with Octaves

In this lesson, you'll learn how to improvise with octaves and build structure in your improvisation. We will learn the octave chorus of Django's solo over Minor Swing from 1947. This improvisation is arranged in a unique structure that gives us a glimpse into the genius of Django's playing.

Bireli Lagrene’s Chords for Made in France and Nuages

Bireli Lagrene was fun, friendly and brilliant when we played together last week. Most of all, he was an inspiration, sending out musical ideas that I’ve been enjoying playing with and I’m very happy to share some of them with you, so you can share the fun and be inspired too.

Minor Swing 1947 – Improvisation with Structure

In this lesson, you'll learn how to build structure in your improvisation. We will learn the beginning of Django's solo over Minor Swing from 1947. This improvisation is arranged in a unique structure that gives us a glimpse into the genius of Django's playing.

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