Mel Bay Publications
Dix Bruce - Gypsy Swing & Hot Club Rhythm II - Guitar
Level : Intermediate
Standard Notation and Tab
Code No. MLB903BCD
Learn 12 great Gypsy Swing/Hot Club standards in the style of Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and The Quintette of the Hot Club of France.
You'll play along with a great Gypsy Swing Rhythm Section and learn chords, comping, and melodies, then let the band back you up as you practice chords and soloing. You play all the leads while the band backs you up.
Includes standard notation, tablature, chord diagrams, lyrics, playing tips, and more. Each song is presented on the CD at slow and regular speed. First you’ll hear the melody played on guitar at a slow speed with just guitar backup, then it's repeated at regular speed with the band. The back up band is a classic Hot Club- style rhythm section with two acoustic rhythm guitars, string bass. Songs may be repeated, at slow or regular speed, as many times as you wish in order to perfect phrases, melodies and solos in a band context.
Songs:
- Indiana
- Chinatown,My Chinatown
- Clouds and Shadows
- El choclo
- Django's Djazz Blues
- Margie
- Limehouse Blues
- Red Wing Swing
- St. James Infirmary
etc.
