Dix Bruce Gypsy Swing & Hot Club Rhythm for Mandolin with CD

Learn 12 great swing standards recorded by Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, and the Quintette of the Hot Club of France.

Play along with a great Gypsy Swing Rhythm Section and learn chords, comping, and melodies, then let the band back you up as you practice chords and soloing. You play all the leads while the band backs you up. Beginners can practice basic skills while more advanced players can hone their improvisation chops, each at their own individual learning pace.

Includes standard notation, tablature, chord diagrams, lyrics, playing tips, and more. Each song is presented on the CD at slow and regular speed. First you’ll hear the melody played on mandolin at a slow speed with just guitar backup, then its repeated at regular speed with the band. Split track mixing on the recording allows the student to hear just the melody (while reading along in the book) or just the rhythm section, or both for maximum flexibility and specific study. Finally the band plays several choruses and you play all the leads. Songs may be repeated, at slow or regular speed, as many times as you wish in order to perfect phrases, melodies and solos in a band context. Potential for improvement is unlimited. Guitar version also available.

We’ll jam all night long!

Table of Contents:
Introduction to Gypsy Swing
How to work with the book and CD
Swing Guitar Rhythm
Avalon
The Sheik of Araby
Some of These Days
After You’ve Gone
Baby Won’t You Please
Come Home?
Swing in Minor
Chicago
China Boy
St. Louis Blues
Rose Room
Dark Eyes
Swingin’ Like ’42