Diminished Lightning Vol. 3 - Advanced Gypsy Jazz Guitar

Name: Diminished Lightning Vol. 3 - Advanced Gypsy Jazz Guitar
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Advanced Gypsy Jazz Guitar Soloing Using Diminished

Created byAlex Simon

Last updated 11/2018

English

What you'll learn

Play advanced guitar solos using Diminished!
Apply Gypsy Jazz picking technique to your licks for speed, fluidity, and power!
Get better at getting good: internalize new material faster!
Learn how to play diminished arpeggios going different directions of the fretboard!
Clear and thorough explinations of exactly how to play many diminished arpeggios!
Master the art of placing single note diminished licks, arpeggios, and phrases!
Create momentum in your solos by leading-in with diminished!
Use your solos to "lead" the music instead of the other way around!
Learn how Django Reinhardt used Diminished in his solos
Tips for playing smooth chromatic runs

Course content

4 sections • 23 lectures • 49m total length

Introduction: How this course is structured0:41
Explore diminished arpeggios and shapes across the guitar neck, learn gypsy jazz arpeggios, and use diminished patterns to lead into chords, open string diminished arpeggios, and gypsy jazz licks.
Diminished Sweep from Low E (Backwards, Ascending)1:45
Explore two-note-per-string diminished arpeggio shapes, including the staircase diminished and a faster up-the-neck variant, enabling smooth descending and ascending sweeps through the strings for improvisation.
One-Note, Two-Note Diminished (Backwards, Ascending)2:17
Learn a diminished arpeggio pattern up the neck with a shared skeleton, adding a note, and practice hammer-ons, up-stroke, and triplet-based execution across strings.
Box-Shaped Diminished (Vertical, Ascending)1:41
Explore a box-shaped diminished arpeggio across the neck using the top four strings. Use two notes, then one on a higher string, with hammer-ons and upstrokes to access diminished color.
2-Fret Diminished Sweep (Vertical, Ascending)1:19
Demonstrates a 2-fret diminished sweep ascending arpeggio by repeating two notes, using hammer-ons, and sweeping the pattern across strings as you shift positions.
Diminished Box Sweep (Forward, Ascending)2:29
Explore ascending and descending diminished arpeggios with a boxy feel to lead into chords, using hammer-ons, upstrokes, and gypsy picking that lands on downstrokes when strings switch.

Leading into Minor with Diminished Box-Sweep4:29
Learn to lead into a minor chord with diminished arpeggios and box-sweep shapes, timing the lead ahead of the beat to build momentum and anticipation in gypsy jazz solos.
Leading into Major with Diminished Box Shape2:31
Learn to lead into major chords using diminished arpeggios, with root position, first inversion, second inversion, launching from the same fret as the bass note.
Leading Into Major with Descending Diminished Zig-Zag3:14
Explore a descending diminished lead using a staircase arpeggio and zig-zag phrasing, with half-step and whole-step moves resolving into a major guitar chord.
Leading into Minor with Diminished Zig Zag Ascending1:23
Develop leading into minor chords with diminished zigzag arpeggios, using ascending sequences, inversions, and half-step leads from highest notes, and practice on the top strings with major and minor chords.
Leading Into Minor with Descending Diminshed Zig-Zag1:46
Explore using a zigzag diminished arpeggio as an ascending lead into an A major chord, with half-step prep, first and second inversions, and triplet phrasing.
Leading into Major With Diminshed Zig-Zag Ascending1:35
Learn how to voice diminished leads into minor and major chords on guitar, using bass-note positions, and apply first and second inversion arpeggios as shown in the Dinah's G example.
Leading into Minor with Sweep From Low-E1:58
Master sweeping diminished arpeggios to lead into major or minor from low-E, using bass departure points a whole step up or a half step below, including first and second inversions.
Leading into Major with Sweep From Low-E0:58
Learn to lead into major chords using first inversion with a half-step above the bass, plus diminished single-note arpeggios and sixteenth-note options before the target chord.

Open String Diminished Arpeggio (Ab, B, D, F)2:55
Explore open string diminished arpeggios on Ab, B, D, F to color minor and dominant chords in gypsy jazz. Learn picking patterns, fingering, and substitutions for common progressions.
Open String Diminished Arpeggio (E, G, Bb, Db)2:02
Open-string diminished arpeggio (E, G, Bb, Db) demonstrated with down and upstrokes, usable over e minor, g minor, db minor, and over c-7, eb7, gb7 chords as substitute for dominants.
Open String Diminished Arpeggio (Gb, A, C, Eb)2:32
Learn open string diminished arpeggios on gypsy jazz guitar using hammer-ons and upstrokes, with fingerings on frets across strings, and apply them to g minor, c minor, and related chords.

Rolling Diminished Lick3:34
Learn the rolling diminished lick in gypsy jazz, master the right-hand picking and backward triangle shape, and move through minor thirds between A7 and D‑minor as heard in Reinhart's solo.
Descending Lightning Triplet Lick1:08
Master the descending lightning triplet lick in diminished gypsy jazz guitar, using a staircase arpeggio and first and third fingers, practiced slowly then with a metronome for right-hand picking.
Ascending Lightning Triplet Lick1:01
Master an ascending lightning triplet lick using alternating down-up-down picking, hammer, and going up the guitar neck to create an echoey sound without pedals.
Chromatic Diminished Lick (Descending)2:43
Learn a chromatic diminished lick descending, built on a staircase shape. Apply liquid legato by dragging the hand with the arm, using upstrokes and downstrokes across frets.
Chromatic Diminished Lick (Ascending)2:02
Master a chromatic diminished lick ascending across the neck, using diminished as a skeleton with chromatic enclosures and arpeggio-like jumps to create a dizzying gypsy jazz guitar line.
"Cliche" Diminished Lick3:03
Master the diminished lightning lick in gypsy jazz guitar, a fast, channel-spanning pattern. Move with pinky on seventh fret, hammer-ons on the B string, and alternating upstrokes and downstrokes.

Requirements

This is a course for guitarists, but the concepts can be applied to other instruments

Description

Electrify your guitar solos with Diminished lightning!

In this advanced Gypsy Jazz guitar soloing course, we delve into some of the most powerful uses of the diminished 7th Arpeggio!

The first section is an exploration of different ways to play the diminished arpeggio. This will help you to master the entire guitar neck. By using diminished to move in different directions, your fingers will effortlessly fly around the guitar!

We will also get into how to use diminished arpeggios to create momentum in your solos. By leading-in with diminished, you can imbue your solos with a sense of authority and drive the music!

In the third section, we will master the open string diminished arpeggios. Doing this will instantly give you more soloing options in the twangiest area of the strings!

Learn some lightning fast Gypsy Jazz diminished licks in the fourth section! Everything is broken down in great detail so that even a beginner can get the hang of how to use diminished in a single-note solo.

If you want to take your playing to an advanced level, then join me on this dive into the world of diminished lightning!

Who this course is for:

This is an advanced course. If you are new to diminished, check out my beginner's course "Diminished Lightening Vol. 1" and my intermediate course "Diminished Lightening Vol. 2"

Diminished Lightning Vol. 3 - Advanced Gypsy Jazz Guitar

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Course content

Variations of Diminished Arpeggios6 lectures • 10min

Leading-in Using the Diminished Arpeggio8 lectures • 18min

Open String Diminished Arpeggios3 lectures • 7min

Gypsy Jazz Diminshed Licks6 lectures • 14min

Requirements

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