B Half Whole Diminished Scale
In this video, Larry demonstrates the B Half Whole Diminished scale. This is also known as the "one-plus-two" scale. As it contains eight notes, it is consider...
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Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 23
Ascending E9 arpeggio lick - Basically, this lick consists of an ascending E9 arpeggio starting on the 3rd and ending on the 9th degree. The upward...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 9
Neighbor note lick - In this video Bireli plays a virtuosic lick that uses upper neighbor and chromatic lower neighbor notes. Notice how Bireli uses...
Django Reinhardt Style Rhythmic Example 4
Django Reinhardt Style backing - This is another awesome sounding example that immediately takes you back into the 1930's! Moving up this chord sha...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 22
E minor tremolo falling fourths - Bireli uses a tremolo (rapid alternate picking on one string) technique with the right hand and descends through ...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 10
Here's a very versatile idea using triplet cross-string thirds, in this case in the key of C. Bireli plays major and minor thirds diatonically on j...
Django Reinhardt Style Rhythmic Example 2
Django Reinhardt Style backing
G Half Whole Diminished Scale Phrase Example 2
G Half Whole Diminished Scale melodic sequence - In this video, Larry gives an example of how to find melodic sequences within the Half Whole ...
Basic Jazz Blues
Come and learn how to play a "Jazz" Blues. The "Jazz Blues" is a little different than the regular 12 Bar Blues. It still has 12 bars (measures) as well as the I, Iv, and V...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 19 - Slow
A minor sixth arpeggio lick slowly - Here is a slower version of the A minor sixth arpeggio lick. The arpeggio descends and then ascends aga...