Django Reinhardt Style Rhythmic Example 1
Django Reinhardt Style comping Pattern In G - Bireli starts comping through a simple progression in G. Notice how he makes use of chromatic bass no...
Improvisation 10
Combining Pentatonic with Charlie Parker (Bird) Concept Improvisation Example 2
This video is another example of Mr. Coryell combining the Pentatonic and "Bird" concept. Check out the reall...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 20
G minor arpeggio lick - This lick is essentially a G minor arpeggio played ascending and descending in triplets.
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 9
Dominant ascending lick - In this video Bireli demonstrates an ascending lick that could be used over a dominant chord, in this case D7. Each arpegg...
Improvisation Example
Using the A Blues Scale
Here is an example of A blues scale improvisation. See how to use the A blues scale to create your own solos. Notice that only notes from the ...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 21
G major arpeggio with neighbor notes - Essentially, this lick is a G major arpeggio embellished with upper and lower neighbor notes. As with Bireli...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 7
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example - Pay special attention to how Bireli keeps a descending melody on every first beat of each bar on the first ...
E Minor Pentatonic Scale - slow
A pentatonic scale is a scale made of five different notes, and the E minor pentatonic scale is a key ingredient of rock and blues music. It also appears in ...
Django Reinhardt Style Phrases Example 18
E harmonic minor lick - This lick uses notes from the E harmonic minor scale. Notice how the first two four-note cells are the same, just in a diff...