Play Gypsy Jazz Rhythm Guitar! Vol. 2 - Gypsy Bossas

Name: Play Gypsy Jazz Rhythm Guitar! Vol. 2 - Gypsy Bossas
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Learn to Play The Chords for Three Tunes in the Gypsy Bossa Style!

Created byAlex Simon

Last updated 12/2018

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What you'll learn

The rhythm guitar accompaniment parts for three Gypsy Jazz Bossas: "For Sephora," "Made for Wesley," and "Brazil"
Mysterious, "James Bond" sounding chord progressions
Enrich and expand your harmony as we explore these chords: E7b9, D7, Gmaj7, Basic E min, Emin 9, Emin 7, Bmin7, Gmaj6, Abdim, F Major, F#5, G Minor 7, G Minor 7b5, C7b9, F7, Eb7, E7, Bbm6, Eb+, E minor Descending cliche, A Major inversion
Gain efficient Gypsy Jazz chord fingerings and transitions
Get tricks for muting strings while playing the Gypsy Bossa in the open position
Master the ins and outs of basic Jazz arrangements

Course content

4 sections • 16 lectures • 45m total length

Introduction0:55
Explore gypsy jazz rhythm guitar through gypsy bossas and bossa tunes, with arrangements and playing approaches from a rhythm guitarist's perspective for jams and gigs.

"For Sephora"2:05
Explore a simple four-bar gypsy bossa arrangement with intro, looping chorus, the head, and an outro that repeats the intro.
The Intro of "For Sephora"3:55
Master the gypsy bossa rhythm intro of 'For Sephora', using open-string muting, precise fingerings, and a walking half-step chord progression that moves through several voicings.
The "A" Section of "For Sephora"3:24
Master the a section of For Sephora in gypsy jazz rhythm guitar, voicing e minor, e minor seven, b-7, and e7 flat, using thumb muting and barre progressions across measures.
Bridge Part 13:32
Play the bridge's part through a sequence of chords: minor seven, D seven, G major seven, C major seven, F sharp minor seven flat five, B minor seven, E minor.
Repeat to play the Second Half of the Bridge (or "B2" Section)1:22
Explore the bridge form with two B sections and repeats into the second B.S. using seven flat nine chord repeats, then return to the top and go to outro.
Notes on "For Sephora"1:26
Experiment with voicings for Sephora, raising the highest note a half step. Use a B-7 fingering that moves three fingers from the minor chord to the lower strings and back.

"Made for Wesley"2:03
Explore gypsy jazz rhythm guitar in 'Made for Wesley' in e minor. Use an intro that doubles as the outro, playing it twice, then the chorus twice.
Intro/Outro of "Made For Wesley"2:44
Master gypsy bossas rhythm guitar with the intro/outro of Made for Wesley, using e minor and c major shapes, then practice e minor7, c major7, b minor7, and b7.
The Chorus of "Made for Wesley"4:07
Learn the chorus of made for Wesley in gypsy jazz rhythm guitar vol. 2, using e minor 7, c major seven, g big voicings, walk-ups to A-flat diminished, then c7.

"Brazil"3:09
Explore gypsy bossa rhythm by adapting minor tunes to a major Brazil, a jazz standard with a beautiful melody, learn the arranger's take, and play it in F.
The Intro/Outro of "Brazil"3:22
Learn the intro and outro of Brazil, a gypsy bossas style hook over an f chord with a changing top note, then finish with c-7 vamp.
The Chorus of "Brazil"5:53
Explore the chorus of Brazil in F, gypsy jazz rhythm guitar, using the big six chord and moves through F, G minor seven, G diminished, and C-7 with flat nine.
The Bridge of "Brazil"3:05
Learn the bridge in gypsy jazz rhythm guitar, using an F7 walk-down, chromatic half-step moves into E-flat 7, then resolve to G minor with muting for a James Bond vibe.
Brazil's Bridge Continued3:22
Continue gypsy jazz bridge with four measures g minor, four measures b-flat minor, then minor seven, d seven, g minor seven, and c seven flat nine, matching Brazil arrangement.
End of Brazil0:58
Loop the last walk-down as a tag, then play a big F chord on the intro—the ending of the song, Brazil, in gypsy jazz rhythm.

Requirements

It's recommended that you take my "Introduction to Gypsy Jazz Guitar" course beforehand. You will need an acoustic guitar and a hard plectrum.

Description

This course expands on the Gypsy Bossa style of rhythm guitar that we learned in my Introduction to Gypsy Jazz Guitar course. By learning three core Gypsy Bossa tunes, we will broaden our repertoire of and also learn a lot of commonly used Gypsy Jazz chords.

Stochelo Rosenberg's For Sephora epitomizes the Gypsy Bossa with it's Latin minor pastel tonality and mysterious sounding chord progressions. For Wesley (composed by Reinus Steinbeck) is a somber Gypsy Bossa that balances light and dark with a sense of gravitas. The Jazz classic Brazil (Ary Barroso), is a bitter sweet masterpiece that has been covered by many of the world's greatest performers since it was composed in 1939.

If you are looking to spice up your chord choices and add a Latin vibe to your music, this course will introduce to you to my arrangements of those three pieces. We will get deep into the ins and outs of how to efficiently play accompaniment parts that are often used in countless other tunes. By learning these touchstone pieces, you will become familiar with the building blocks of music and find inspiration for your own compositions as well.

Further your journey into the incredible world of Gypsy Jazz guitar with this course on Gypsy Bossas!

Who this course is for:

Anyone who is interested in learning Gypsy Jazz Bossas and expanding their repertoire.

Play Gypsy Jazz Rhythm Guitar! Vol. 2 - Gypsy Bossas

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 1min

"For Sephora"6 lectures • 16min

"Made For Wesley"3 lectures • 9min

"Brazil"6 lectures • 20min

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