Make the soloist soar with Django’s exciting chord hits, tremolos, and other rhythmic and harmonic devices. Transcriptions of Django’s comping rhythms, chord scales, and riffs are discussed. Also includes an entire chorus of Django style comping for the song All of Me. 9 notated and MP3 audio examples are included. 7 pages of text (from my Gypsy Jazz column in Just Jazz Guitar May, 2006).

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Add sophistication and the Gypsy “sound” to your V-I and ii-V-I chord progressions. Transcriptions of Django’s unique ii-V-I voicings are discussed. Modern Gypsy approaches to ii-V-I progressions are also explained. 4 long notated and MP3 audio examples are included. 4 pages of text (from my Gypsy Jazz column in Just Jazz Guitar August, 2006).

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Spice up any chord progression with one of Django’s favorite harmonic devices. Transcriptions of Django’s unique line cliches are discussed. You will learn to adapt minor, major, and dominant line cliches to any song. Includes advanced reharmonized versions of All of Me and Minor Swing. 10 notated and MP3 audio examples are included. 5 pages of text (from my Gypsy Jazz column in Just Jazz Guitar November, 2006).

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Spice up any chord progression with Django’s embellishment techniques. Transcriptions of Django’s unique chromatic chordal movements, chord enclosures, and ascending chord patterns are discussed. You will learn to embellish the chords to any song. Includes a reharmonized version Minor Swing. 14 notated and MP3 audio examples are included. 5 pages of text (from my Gypsy Jazz column in Just Jazz Guitar Feb., 2007).

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