I got a call to play a gypsy jazz gig. I told them that I've never done it, but they were willing to have me try. So, I went on line to try to figure out how to play the style. I watched several videos, but this one stands head and shoulders above the others. Yakov's rhythm playing sounds startlingly great. Then he breaks it down, piece by piece, showing exactly what he's doing. I had to slow it down a few times, but, by the end, I could play along and, to my non-gypsy ear, I was somewhere in the ballpark of le pompe. It also gave me new insight into the depth of the style. I know this is more of a lifetime of dedication than watching a video, but I'm going to play the gig and we'll see how it turns out. Thank you!
Thank You Yaakov! I have practiced a lot of gypsy rhythm with much less success... Yet with your valuable insight, I found the chord combinations sincerely accurate for the correct intonation...Best Regards and Recommendations to anyone interested, I hope to continue the material in the link soon! Brian Hensley
I have an ERG manouche guitar (actually it is a Yacov Hoter signature model) and it is one of the most toneful, yet wonderfully punchy and full manouche guitars I have played. I love it, and totally recommend them! (no I am not endorsed by ERG guitars...just a fan of a well made and great sounding guitar).
Bravo. You have done a remarkable job at communicating what is important here. It was also very easy to learn by the way you presented the demonstration.
Yaakov, thank you so much for this. What is the name of the first tune and progression played at the beginning of the video? Is it an original piece? Thanks
Thanks, this is a great tutorial. I have a question about the chord changes. When playing a chord for 1 bar and the changing to the next chord: Do you change to the next chord already at the "4 and" of the current bar or at the "1" of a new bar? I find it very hard to change in between the upstroke note at "4 and" and the "1". hope i made that clear. here's a tab to make it maybe more understable x|1--2-x3--4-x|1--2-x3--4-x|... => chord change at the "x" or at the "1"?
yaakov - whatever you do, please sit down right there next to your piano, set the camera up, and please, please keep teaching. You are truly a godsend.
It is very similar to the chord changes of Dinah. Check out the Rosenberg Trio's version and watch/listen to the chord changes. EDIT: Also Dinette has practically the exact same chord changes as Dinah except in Ab rather than in G and at a slightly slower tempo. Also check out the Rosenberg Trio version on that.
Very nice video thanks ! But I have a question about the rhythm pattern, I saw on some other videos that the two up down 8th note strokes are placed on beat 2 and 4 and not on beat 1 an 3 , does it matter ?
The guitar tabs and chord diagrams for the INTRO are available here 🡆 www.jazzguitar.be/blog/gypsy-jazz-chords/
That opening makes me feel so very happy.
100% correct.
I agree. Now I want to know what the exact chords are. Also the intro solo. Is it written somewhere?
@@stanuitm.7749 Transcribe it and you ll progress a hundred light years in your musicianship. :) (I know it can suck)
I find it out; the chords and rhythm but not the intro solo. ..;)
@@stanuitm.7749 can you write out the chords?
The opening 45 seconds of this video is the best thing ever
thank you somebody that gets right too the lesson instead of talking,
Oooo I'm so excited to get this up to speed. Gonna take a while. Thanks for the great video.
I got a call to play a gypsy jazz gig. I told them that I've never done it, but they were willing to have me try. So, I went on line to try to figure out how to play the style. I watched several videos, but this one stands head and shoulders above the others. Yakov's rhythm playing sounds startlingly great. Then he breaks it down, piece by piece, showing exactly what he's doing. I had to slow it down a few times, but, by the end, I could play along and, to my non-gypsy ear, I was somewhere in the ballpark of le pompe. It also gave me new insight into the depth of the style. I know this is more of a lifetime of dedication than watching a video, but I'm going to play the gig and we'll see how it turns out. Thank you!
Thanks a lot, this is so far the best lesson on rhythm I've seen.
Happy to hear that!
You write me online all the time but I did no realize what a GREAT teacher and player you are!!! Thank you so very much!
First Gypsy Jazz tutorials I could follow. Thanks a lot for this. Checking out the home page.
hehe i can just see that little smirk on your face as your frothing on those chords~! Love it
Thank you so much. Learning a new style is great fun and you are a great teacher.
Jaco seems like a beautiful person. This really helps me on my mission to learn gypsy jazz.
great guitar player...but even better teacher...thank you..so precise
What an absolutely wonderful demonstration! Thank you so much! Manouche pour toujours
9:04 starts the play-a-long!
The best gypsy jazz teacher on youtube!
An excellent teacher.
Thank You Yaakov!
I have practiced a lot of gypsy rhythm with much less success... Yet with your valuable insight, I found the chord combinations sincerely accurate for the correct intonation...Best Regards and Recommendations to anyone interested, I hope to continue the material in the link soon! Brian Hensley
soul crushing difficulty, what a mirror to stare into to, I need to learn to practice😭😭😭
Difficult but great challenge!
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge...
Wonderful, so clear and helpful, my heart is brimming with excitement to play, hooray!!!!!! Thank you!!!
What an excellent lesson, this has opens some doors for me. Thanks
Marvellous. Brilliant ideas. Martin Schmidt-Hahn with his very good warm clarinet- sound could fit as well !!
I love this! and what a beautiful guitar.
Excellent video for somone who want to start learning Gypsy Jazz! Well done and Thank you!
Best teacher and tutorials on gipsy guitar i have found on youtube! thank you very much
That was wonderful and informative. Last progression really made me smile. Thank you.
excellent teaching!
you manage to keep it simple
but also share a lot of information
great playing too
thank you for this video!
I have an ERG manouche guitar (actually it is a Yacov Hoter signature model) and it is one of the most toneful, yet wonderfully punchy and full manouche guitars I have played. I love it, and totally recommend them! (no I am not endorsed by ERG guitars...just a fan of a well made and great sounding guitar).
VERY GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN... OLDER, BUT EVEN BETTER THAN BEFORE!!!! ;-) YOU ARE SIMPLY THE BEST!!! CIAO FROM ROMA, ITALY.
You are the best!!!! And also so sympatique!
Way to go Jacob, love the lessons and the sound of the drums demo at the start was great!! Keep up the good work!
Really love this lesson. Big thanks, sir!
Who is this guy,???.. he actually plays in one of the few was I like in the modern Gypsie jazz players I have heard...and teaches really well
Such a good lesson , such a fun style
Excelent class! I'll try! Thanks!
Great work thank you so much.
You're very welcome!
Terrific lesson, thank you so much! Very good instruction!
Una de las mejores lecciones que he visto! Gracias
Great beginning!
Thank you so much for this! Great lesson!
Bravo. You have done a remarkable job at communicating what is important here. It was also very easy to learn by the way you presented the demonstration.
Thanks for the excellent video
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for this! Any chance you can show us the intro and variations you do at the beginning? But either way, thanks!
Thank you so much for this lesson. That Gadd6add9 is just an impossible chord.
That is awesome !
Petit coucou de Belgique :)
Sounds great!
Bravo!!! 😎 Greeting from Kobe JAPAN. Masaki SHIMAZAKI
You are Masterteacher !
thanks for the lesson, first chord at 4:38 destroyed me but the lesson was great
Number 1 !! exellent !! Pedagogique !
Thank you so much it was very helpful!
Is that intro piece the best bit of guitar I've heard in my entire life?
If so then come back right now
You made this so easy to understand! Thank you so much. I subscribed and rated thumbs up!
I agree, best I have found so far. Thanks
This so awesome. Thank you so much ❤️
Congratulations! Nice tutorial. You are very talented. Greetings from Italy
Yes!!! I love this stuff!!! Makes me happy!
Great lesson! Enjoying practicing this.
GOOOOOOOD AND Thanks !But first chord is really difficult!
Great tutorial!
Neat little demo that you started off with!
You are the best! Thank you so much! Nice sound and explain!!
Fabulous stuff many thanks
I feel at home while living this video. mazing!!!
Great stuff! A guitar player who can actually PLAY gypsy jazz...
As apposed to a guitar player...who THINKS he can! 😬
Man, you're great! Many thanks!
I love the look of those guitars ... the bridge looks like Django's moustache :-D
This is really incredible! I love it! I am trying to start learning gypsy jazz and I would like a guitar like yours. What would you recommend?
Excellent Lesson. For the G/B chord I prefer a open C Major barred at the 7th fret.
very accurate lesson!
I love your videos man! Thanks!
Great tutorial
Yes very enjoyful. Thanks a lot Yaakov!!!
Beautiful! What a nice thing was played in the beginning?
thank you so much for this introduction! great video
also, those are some beautiful chord progressions :)
Bien Hecho Amigo!!!
You are a great inspiration!
Yaakov, thank you so much for this. What is the name of the first tune and progression played at the beginning of the video? Is it an original piece?
Thanks
Excellent!!
Brilliant!
always great master !
Thanks, this is a great tutorial. I have a question about the chord changes. When playing a chord for 1 bar and the changing to the next chord: Do you change to the next chord already at the "4 and" of the current bar or at the "1" of a new bar? I find it very hard to change in between the upstroke note at "4 and" and the "1".
hope i made that clear.
here's a tab to make it maybe more understable
x|1--2-x3--4-x|1--2-x3--4-x|...
=> chord change at the "x" or at the "1"?
Thanks so much mate!
Danke Jakob.Tolles Video
excellent ! merci
yaakov - whatever you do, please sit down right there next to your piano, set the camera up, and please, please keep teaching. You are truly a godsend.
What's the name of the first solo and song? Or is it just improvising stuff?
sounds like "Lady Be Good" to me
It is very similar to the chord changes of Dinah. Check out the Rosenberg Trio's version and watch/listen to the chord changes.
EDIT: Also Dinette has practically the exact same chord changes as Dinah except in Ab rather than in G and at a slightly slower tempo. Also check out the Rosenberg Trio version on that.
You are my hero!
Mate you rock
Great lesson! What tune is this progression used in?
Thanks!
Olá. Você poderia me indicar aonde compro planos de construção dessa guitarra (plans Gypsy Guitar Django)
try this at home and i feel my hands are so useless at the beginning... nice tutorial, clear enough for me :')
very interesting moviments
Dude just the part where you play air drums and beat box looks hard enough XDDDD
תודה על המדריך אחי
makes me feel sooo goooood :))))))
Please give me 1/4 of your talent. Then we could both be world class guitarists!
Very nice video thanks ! But I have a question about the rhythm pattern, I saw on some other videos that the two up down 8th note strokes are placed on beat 2 and 4 and not on beat 1 an 3 , does it matter ?
Very nice tutorial, for perfection it could be a little more soft.