Gypsy Jazz Guitar Artistry (Book + Online Audio)

Publisher: Mel Bay
Standard Notation and Tab
Level: Intermediate

In the tradition of Django Reinhardt, Biréli Lagrène is one of most highly regarded Gypsy jazz, bebop, and fusion guitarists of recent decades.
Gypsy Jazz Guitar Artistry introduces the intermediate jazz guitarist to the essential rhythms used in Gypsy jazz accompaniment, as well as to the vocabulary needed to improvise in the Gypsy jazz style.

The book includes access to online audio recordings of 33 rhythm exercises and licks to incorporate the right feel or panache in your own Gypsy jazz performance style. The musical examples are written in either chord symbols or standard notation and tablature.

Index:
 • Interview with Biréli Lagrène
 • Brief History of Django Reinhardt
 • Django Reinhardt-Style Rhythm Examples
Example 1, 2 3 4 5, 6, 7, 8
 • Django Reinhardt-Style Lines
Example 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
 • Licks Based on Finger Patterns
Example 18, 19, 20,
 • Neighbor-Note Licks
Example 21, 22, 23
 • Diminished Arpeggio Licks
Example 24, 25, 26, 27
 • Other Arpeggio Licks
Example 28, 29, 30, 31a, 3b, 31c, 31d, 32, 33