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edited April 2005 in Gypsy Jazz 101 Posts: 145
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.

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  • nwilkinsnwilkins New
    Posts: 431
    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
  • Posts: 145
    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).
  • MichaelHorowitzMichaelHorowitz SeattleAdministrator
    Posts: 6,152
    see this discussion on Gypsy style fingerings:

    viewtopic.php?t=308


    'm
  • djangologydjangology Portland, OregonModerator
    Posts: 1,018
    send me you email address and ill email you a nice email with pretty chord fingerings.
  • BarengeroBarengero Auda CityProdigy
    Posts: 527
    Look here, too:

    http://djangobooks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=241

    Best,

    Barengero
  • zavzav Geneve, SwissNew
    Posts: 94
    send me you email address and ill email you a nice email with pretty chord fingerings.

    Djangology, please, is it possible for me to get that nice e-mail also?

    zav (at) ihep.ru

    Thanks.
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