'Swing Gitane' - Crispy Chords - Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets

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Swing Gitane - Crispy Chords!
A lot of you have been asking about the kind of chords I use in my solos so here's an example of an idea I would use when soloing over 'Swing Gitane'.
Adding these kind of chords to your solos definitely adds a lot of dynamics and energy.
Ok so we're looking for chord voicings which we can use over each of the chords in a song
So i'm just going to look at the first part of Swing Gitane which is made up of Gm, A7, D7.& Gm
Here are the 3 note voicings I use:
Gm D,G,D
A7 C#,G, C#
D7 C,G,C
Gm C,F,A
My best tip is to always make these chords rhythmical and punchy. Doesn't have to be complicated but just nice and crisp.
In the video I show you a few ways to do this.
Ok have fun!
Robin
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[@dingoswamphead]

I like the snappy lick endings. They tie it up nicely. Now to invent my own.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

dingoswamphead yes good idea Mark!

[@dingoswamphead]

Hey Bro, has Django been recorded doing this? I found a killer version by Angelo Debarre on UA-cam (ua-cam.com/video/EJsElHkaQEY/v-deo.html) but after combing through my Google Play, iTunes, CDs, vinyl and shellac I can't find anything by the guy who writ it! Of course I like your version, though.

[@lucasbretels]

Thank you Robin , well explained!

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Luc Be you’re welcome mate! 🎸❤️Robin

[@dingoswamphead]

A slick move when it is racing along.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

yes indeed!

[@scody311]

Love that you put these up Robin... so great!

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

yeah Steve my pleasure! Robin

[@mentalmistake1977]

I fell in love with Gypsy but I tuned my JWC Replica two tones down and now I'm singing and playing even more dark and mayhem blues than ever.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Haha love it Nick 😀 I've been playing tuned down to C all week! Robin

[@davidbradford1934]

Great one Robin. Thanks.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Cheers David 😀 Robin

[@davidmccormack]

Sweet.... G5 over a Gm chord? Whod've thunk it? Brilliant ! Thanks Robin :-)

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

yeah David cheers 😀 Robin

[@douglinaker2368]

This is a useful chord run down Robin thanks/

[@bloombloombloom61]

Very cool moves , Thank you Robin :))

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Stay cool & swing Samir 😀 Robin

[@lasalvadora5]

One of my faves, really, really apprecite it :)

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Cheers be of my faves too 😀 Robin

[@stekks]

Thanks Robin! One small question: why do the 'gypsy' guitars have a dot on the 10th fret instead of the 9th?

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Oh man that used to mess me up but I'm used to it now... just one of those things line driving on the other side of the road in UK. 😀 Robin

[@mickkennedy1344]

Mario Maccaferri, an Italian mandolin luthier, INVENTED this kind of guitar, originally for the Selmer company;; if you look at mandolins they also have a dot at the tenth fret.
The original Maccaferri guitar had a large 'D-shaped' soundhole because the guitar had a 'resonator' chamber inside it (which was later dispensed with because it rattled and vibrated, noisily);; the 'small mouth' models (small oval soundhole) produce more bass than the 'big mouth' models.
ALL guitars (electric and acoustic) should have a 'zero fret' like the Maccaferri, it avoids just about all the problems that come from having a nut only ---- nowadays you can get a nut, a replacement nut, that has a 'zero fret' built into it.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

That's the correct answer Mick! 😀 Robin

[@mickkennedy1344]

Robin, have you ever wondered why no luthier of Maccaferri guitars has, so far, ever produced ones with a 'compensated' saddle? --- I have two identical archtop guitars, one is a Harmony Montclair from 1965, the other is a Loar from 2014, the Loar has a compensated saddle whilst the Harmony does not ------ if some of the luthiers now produce Maccaferris with the dot at the 9th fret, why can't they also make them with a compensated saddle?

[@stekks]

Thanks :)

[@hitlerpresidente]

hello can you tell me about the tuning of my classic guitar to sound like django????

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Hey Jesus - tuning the same as any other kind of guitar. What are u working on? I suggest looking at Nuages and Minor Swing - let me know if u have a question... cheers! 😀Robin

[@hitlerpresidente]

hey my friend!!!! thanks i 've just believed that jazz guitarr sound different...i like django , minor swin avallon and so much all! and with my electric guitar i play jimi hendrix , it is a rare musical taste, jajajaj

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Haha it's all music! Check out my AC/DC gypsy project www.premierguitar.com/articles/25441-robin-nolan-manouche-mashup

[@bobdragonpole]

🎻🪕🍀👍

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Welcome! 🙌❤️🙏

[@doylestevenson7395]

Our time is running out

[@antoniocarlosalveslobo9269]

Thanks, Robin. Very useful.

[@GypsyJazzSecrets]

Yeah man, 😃Robin