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Noto Swing

By fiddlejamman on April 4, 2013 in A minor, Artist Level, By Ear, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, Cornerstone Styles, Gigger Level, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Harmonic Minor Scale, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies

This song is a very typical example of the gypsy jazz sound. The version we played in our gypsy jazz group “Babik” was slightly different in the first two measures of the B section, but nothing for you to worry about. These melodies are often just handed down by ear

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Bellville

By fiddlejamman on April 3, 2013 in Artist Level, Blues Scale, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, Cornerstone Styles, D major, Gigger Level, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Major Scale, Music Mechanics, Staff Notation, Style Studies

One of my favorite gypsy jazz tunes! This one always sounds spirited to me. Bellville, I’m told, is/was the “red light” district in Paris. E-Z improv: The A section is a mixture of D major and D minor/blues scales stuff. Start with trying just D major scale, then slide in

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Sheik of Araby

By fiddlejamman on April 3, 2013 in Artist Level, Bb major, By Ear, By Knowledge, Cornerstone Styles, Dorian Mode, Gypsy Jazz Violin, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Major Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies

Often done in the gypsy jazz style, this tune was considered X rated back in 1921! Today it would barely be a PG-13! “I’m the sheik of Araby… your love belongs to me… into your tent I will creep… (with no clothes on!)” Join us as a member of the

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Swing Gitan

By fiddlejamman on April 3, 2013 in Artist Level, By Ear, By Key, By Knowledge, By Scale, Cornerstone Styles, G minor, Gigger Level, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Harmonic Minor Scale, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Mixolydian Mode, Music Mechanics, One-Room-School-House ORSH, Staff Notation, Style Studies

Gypsy Jazz. I love the twisting chromaticism of this melody.Improv: Use primarily G harmonic minor scale (G-A-Bb-C-D-Eb–F#-G), but you’ll have to acknowledge important chord tones that are NOT part of that scale at key times too. Examples are the A7 which will have a C# & E, and the Ab

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Coquette

By fiddlejamman on April 2, 2013 in Artist Level, By Ear, By Knowledge, Cornerstone Styles, D major, Dorian Mode, Gigger Level, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Major Scale, Mixolydian Mode, Music Mechanics, Staff Notation, Style Studies

Django Reinhardt gypsy jazz standard. E-Z Improv: Almost all D major scale! The only exception is the bridge, which goes to G major for the first 4 bars then A major for bars 5-6, before winding its way back to D major again. Notes on the demo recording: I interpret

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Micro

By fiddlejamman on April 2, 2013 in Artist Level, By Ear, By Knowledge, G major, Gigger Level, Gypsy Jazz Violin, Jamming 102, jamming 103, Jazz, Lesson List, Master Class, Music Mechanics, Rhythm Changes, Staff Notation, Style Studies

Gypsy Jazz Song by Django Reinhardt. Classic Rhythm Changes tune. The audio demo version you will hear below is as it is often played live, with the scalar line in measures 7-8 being used for an intro and outro. Here it is played once, then repeated one half step up,

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