Learn all about the Gypsy Jazz gear utilized in this style – 11:40 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross takes you through the gear utilized in this style of music. Learn all about the types of Gypsy Jazz guitars and all the differences in tones and features that these guitars feature. Jeff discusses the tonewoods utilized in the building of these guitars as well as some of the popular manufacturers of these types of guitars. Learn about the guitar strings, design of the guitars, price points, picks, pickups, and more!

Gypsy Jazz ARPEGGIO exercises 2, learn chords and arpeggios – 11:05 min

IN this gypsy jazz lesson you will learn another arpeggio exercise. This will be in the key of D major and you can utilize these arpeggios in songs. SO not only is it an exercise that you want to get proficient at your technique but also a device that you can add to your playing arsenal. And as an added bones you will learn all the chords that go with the arpeggios – so keep adding to that chord vocabulary as well as learn how they get broken down to arpeggios in this hot lesson.

Gypsy jazz arpeggios, devices, and licks lesson part 1 – 13:35 min

In part one of this Gypsy Jazz lesson Jeff Ross will take you through a big bunch of Arpeggios, devices, and licks as you construct a solo over a jazz rhythm- the lesson is based off the rhythm of Am6-Bb6-E7/B-C6. So here in this lesson you start to assemble solo guitar lines and learn more about arpeggios and licks that fit over these chord changes. Learn some cool devices that Django and many other famous gypsy jazz guitar players utilized in this style. 

Compare the tones of different Gyspy Jazz guitars – small and big hole – 7:18 min

In this module Jeff Ross demos the sounds and compares the features of two Gyspy Jazz guitars. The two guitars he focuses on are a large D hole and small hole Selmer type guitars. Learn all about each and hear the tonal qualities of each. Jeff goes over each guitar in depth and why they work for the type of playing they are intended for.  

GYSPY JAZZ Arpeggio learning exercise – major, minor, and diminished arpeggios – 15:06 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches a killer arpeggio learning exercise using major, minor, and diminished arpeggios in the gyspy jazz style. He moves the arpeggios to different roots down the neck and connects them together in a fluid manner to play this exercises. Learn all the arpeggios up close and with on screen tab. Take them slow – this is more challenging material – so start slow and slowly work them up to speed. Use a metronome when you are comfortable with the arpeggios and stay positive – remember… YOU CAN DO IT!