Chord Diagrams in iRealPro

Gojdan

I downloaded the iRealPro Django in June 2019 charts from https://www.irealb.com/forums/showthread.php?215-Gypsy-Jazz&p=54909#post54909

Is there a way of showing chord diagrams with gypsy jazz chords ?

billyshakes

Doubtless, you have actually been to the DiJ page to see the materials there (https://djangoinjune.com/get-ready/). Jack Soref has created charts that show chord shapes similar to what you request, but they are in pdf, not ireal. I think a lot of people have tried different versions of noting chord charts/grilles in various combinations with the melody, chords, etc but I think ireal is limited in what you can show.

I personally use it just as a guide...I might see G major but choose to play G6 or G6/9 or even Gmaj7, etc depending on how I feel at the time.

ChristopheCarington

Hey @Gojdan, most people I know are similar to what @billyshakes says. In general with Jazz we might see a G7, but play a G7#5b9 in the moment. To get a "gypsy" sound we just substitute gypsy voicings.

If you're not sure what gypsy voicings are, I would heavily recommend this series by Christiaan Van Hemert:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-9fa-16N0c&list=PLfSAb6wKuMZx_e-5s2LxoIO6RAyMR4D8f