Jazz Blues in Bb Improvisation Example 2
In the spirit of players like Wes Montgomery and Jim Mullen, Bireli dispenses with his pick altogether for this blues in Bb. See how much can be don...
Arpeggios 10
Rhythm Changes B Section Improvisation Example 11
B section of Rhythm Changes - Bireli employs a sweep picking technique along with dissonant interval shapes on the guitar to give a very mo...
Rhythm Changes A Section Improvisation Example 9
Quicker tempo A section Rhythm Changes - Now in a quicker tempo Bireli once again lays into accenting the thirds and 3rds and 7ths of each c...
Rhythm Changes A Section Rhythmic and Harmonic Variations Example 7
In this last video example of Rhythm Changes Harmonic Variations Bireli plays a really cool phrase three times at the beg...
Jazz Blues in Bb Improvisation Example 1
Bireli uses a whole host of interesting ideas in this blues in Bb. Notice how he gets a pizzicato effect with the left hand alone by pressing onto t...
Rhythm Changes B Section Improvisation Example 10
B section of Rhythm Changes - Running eighth notes with some creative reharmonization. Making use of three note per string skips and scales...
Rhythm Changes A Section Improvisation Example 8
A Section Rhythm Changes Improv - Bireli lays down the foundation for the standard Bb Rhythm Changes by targeting such such notes as roots a...
Rhythm Changes A Section Rhythmic and Harmonic Variations Example 6
Alright, so there is a lot in this Rhythm Changes variations example. It contains many of the concepts used in examples 1...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 13
Resolving diminished seventh lick - This lick is based around diminished seventh arpeggios that resolve to C major. Notice how Bireli's position sh...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 2
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example - This phrase plays around the chord tones of a simple D Major Triad with some added chromaticism. The patter...