Gypsy Jazz Guitar Basics Vol. 2 - Exploring Harmony

Explore how dissonance interrupts harmony using minor arpeggios in gypsy jazz guitar, creating momentum by shifting one note a half step lower from the arpeggio.

Explore half-step lead-ins to arpeggios on the gypsy jazz guitar, starting on the G string and ascending, using hammer-ons, slides, upstrokes, and downstrokes to color minor and major shapes.

Explore half-step additions to arpeggios on the B string, using hammer-ons and upstrokes to color phrases, build vocabulary, and hear bluesy, West Side Story style melodies.

Learn how to add a half step to arpeggios on the high e-string, ascending, using position changes, hammer-ons and pull-offs, with rhythm and d-minor progression.

Practice the half-step addition to arps of minor swing on the high e-string, ascending in a locked position at a low tempo with downstrokes.

Mix arpeggios across different strings and positions, shifting the lead-in between the G, B, and high E strings using varied fingerings to suit upcoming notes in D-minor progressions.

Lead in from a half step above to descend minor arpeggios across positions, adding the extra note on the high e string, and explore major/minor color with varied picking.

Explore descending major arpeggios and adding the extra note on the high e and g strings as you test major chord voicings, revealing a mysterious yet wholesome tonal character.

Explore descending arpeggios with an added note over minor swing chords, in locked positions, cycling G, B, and C shapes, echoing Django's harmonic exploration in gypsy jazz.

Explore the sound of whole-step leading on ascending minor arpeggios across positions, comparing consonant and dissonant colors on the G string and high strings in gypsy jazz.