CHORDS

capilano-gypsy · March 2005

hello, this is my first post in these forums. i'm a student at a jazz school in vancouver BC and am seriously interested in learning gypsy jazz. i've been working through "gypsy picking" a bunch and it's coming along - slowly.

anyways, i'd like to learn more about the chords that are used in gypsy jazz. i've noticed some voicings are common to both idioms of jazz (modern and gypsy), and was wondering do gypsy players often use drop 2or3, quartal, 3/7 voicing, etc?

is there any other advice you can give me on the choice of voicings?

i'm also planning to buy some of the online lessons on la pompe.

thanks in advance.

nwilkins · March 2005

basic major:

Amaj6(9 optional)
7
7
6
7
7
5

Dmaj6/9
5
5
4
4
5
5

Basic Minor
Amin6(9optional)
7
7
5
7
7
5

Amin6
5
5
5
4
x
5

Dmin6
x
3
2
3
2
x

capilano-gypsy · March 2005

thanks!

well, i've now bought the la pompe and beyond 3 note voicing lessons from michael and am studying the material.

damn, these chords are hard to grip. the main problem i find is that when i lay down the middle to hold two strings, i end up muting the string just below. for example, the A6/9 chord makes me grip the 5th and 8ve with my middle finger but when i grip it, the middle finger gets in the way of the 3rd string.

is there any sort of way i can grip this without this happening? or is it a matter of trial and error? or perhaps it might even be the fingerboard radius (i'd imagine it's easier when the board is flat).