Chords for How To Build Killer Solos Using Scales & Arpeggios - Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets
Tempo:
65.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
G
A
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey, how you doing?
It's Rob Nolan here, author of the best-selling Gypsy Jazz songbook series and creator of Fast Track and Transfusion.
These online courses and books have literally taught thousands of guys and girls all around the world how to have fun playing Gypsy Jazz.
And in this series of videos, I'm answering your questions.
And today I've got a question from Rod in Australia.
And he's asking how can you combine playing scales and arpeggios to start making solos?
And this is an apt question.
A lot of people are asking what are the scales, what are the arpeggios and how do I make solos?
Basically, I'll give you an example.
It's a big topic, improvising, soloing.
If you ever get a chance, you should check out my course, Original Licks.
And this is full of my favorite licks which work over the most popular Gypsy Jazz standards.
But for now, I'll just show you one idea.
Let's say we're playing Bossa Dorada, which is a really popular song to play in this genre.
And we've got the chords.
The first chord is D minor for two bars.
Then the [E] second chord is E7 for two bars.
So D minor [Dm] two bars.
It's in a Bossa, it doesn't matter.
[E] [C] So an example of mixing scales with arpeggios would be this.
So let's say over the D minor I'm going to play a scale or something scalic.
So basically something like this.
[G] Using these notes, [A] which is basically [Dm] coming down a minor [C] scale and C minor.
[D] [E]
[Em] So that fits over the D minor.
Then just for this example, for this question, when I get to the E7, then I'll do an arpeggio.
Then for the E7 I'll do something [E] like
So for the D [A] minor I'm going to go
[D] It's not a worked out lick, but it's just the concept.
So [A] [D] for D minor, for the [E] E7, [G] that's an arpeggio.
What it'd sound like, [D] just imagine the chords are going
Two bars, [E] E7 two bars.
Play it once [D] more.
D minor, E7.
[E] Now I'll come in with the thing.
So D [G] minor.
[B] [E]
[D] So that just demonstrates playing something from a scale and then something from an arpeggio.
Then it sounds really cool.
There's no real rule to this, but [G] let's just learn this.
So D minor scale.
[D] Those notes.
And this arpeggio is quite cool.
[E] Over the E7 we've got
[G#m] [E]
So basically arpeggio.
Scalic.
[F#] So that's an [N] example of
I don't think like this when I'm improvising.
I'm not thinking, OK, I've played too many scalic things now.
Now I should do an arpeggio.
Or vice versa.
I'm not thinking, I've just been playing arpeggios, I've got to play something scalic.
But this is maybe
This is an idea which you could practice just at home.
Just alternating between playing scale ideas and arpeggios.
And you can see the difference how it sounds.
It just sounds different.
So there's something for you.
Just to get you going with that concept of mixing up scales and arpeggios.
And like I say, it's a big topic, improvising and all the techniques which can do it.
But there's just a little thing which can help you today to start to incorporate scales and arpeggios in the same kind of thing.
So I hope that helped you.
If you've got a question you want to ask me then about Gypsy Jazz Guitar or whatever you think I can talk about,
then please fire away.
I'd love to hear it.
And I'm here in a series to listen to you.
Also, if you love Gypsy Jazz and you haven't heard of Gypsy Jazz Secrets,
then you should go to gypsyjazzsecrets.com and download the free app.
And then either on your iPad or your Android device or iPhone,
you can enjoy Gypsy Jazz Secrets magazine.
Which is just a ton of guitar lessons and exclusive performances from the best guys in the world.
And it's just an amazing experience.
So go to gypsyjazzsecrets.com and download the free app there.
Hope you learned something in this lesson.
And I'll be back soon with another
It's Rob Nolan here, author of the best-selling Gypsy Jazz songbook series and creator of Fast Track and Transfusion.
These online courses and books have literally taught thousands of guys and girls all around the world how to have fun playing Gypsy Jazz.
And in this series of videos, I'm answering your questions.
And today I've got a question from Rod in Australia.
And he's asking how can you combine playing scales and arpeggios to start making solos?
And this is an apt question.
A lot of people are asking what are the scales, what are the arpeggios and how do I make solos?
Basically, I'll give you an example.
It's a big topic, improvising, soloing.
If you ever get a chance, you should check out my course, Original Licks.
And this is full of my favorite licks which work over the most popular Gypsy Jazz standards.
But for now, I'll just show you one idea.
Let's say we're playing Bossa Dorada, which is a really popular song to play in this genre.
And we've got the chords.
The first chord is D minor for two bars.
Then the [E] second chord is E7 for two bars.
So D minor [Dm] two bars.
It's in a Bossa, it doesn't matter.
[E] [C] So an example of mixing scales with arpeggios would be this.
So let's say over the D minor I'm going to play a scale or something scalic.
So basically something like this.
[G] Using these notes, [A] which is basically [Dm] coming down a minor [C] scale and C minor.
[D] [E]
[Em] So that fits over the D minor.
Then just for this example, for this question, when I get to the E7, then I'll do an arpeggio.
Then for the E7 I'll do something [E] like
So for the D [A] minor I'm going to go
[D] It's not a worked out lick, but it's just the concept.
So [A] [D] for D minor, for the [E] E7, [G] that's an arpeggio.
What it'd sound like, [D] just imagine the chords are going
Two bars, [E] E7 two bars.
Play it once [D] more.
D minor, E7.
[E] Now I'll come in with the thing.
So D [G] minor.
[B] [E]
[D] So that just demonstrates playing something from a scale and then something from an arpeggio.
Then it sounds really cool.
There's no real rule to this, but [G] let's just learn this.
So D minor scale.
[D] Those notes.
And this arpeggio is quite cool.
[E] Over the E7 we've got
[G#m] [E]
So basically arpeggio.
Scalic.
[F#] So that's an [N] example of
I don't think like this when I'm improvising.
I'm not thinking, OK, I've played too many scalic things now.
Now I should do an arpeggio.
Or vice versa.
I'm not thinking, I've just been playing arpeggios, I've got to play something scalic.
But this is maybe
This is an idea which you could practice just at home.
Just alternating between playing scale ideas and arpeggios.
And you can see the difference how it sounds.
It just sounds different.
So there's something for you.
Just to get you going with that concept of mixing up scales and arpeggios.
And like I say, it's a big topic, improvising and all the techniques which can do it.
But there's just a little thing which can help you today to start to incorporate scales and arpeggios in the same kind of thing.
So I hope that helped you.
If you've got a question you want to ask me then about Gypsy Jazz Guitar or whatever you think I can talk about,
then please fire away.
I'd love to hear it.
And I'm here in a series to listen to you.
Also, if you love Gypsy Jazz and you haven't heard of Gypsy Jazz Secrets,
then you should go to gypsyjazzsecrets.com and download the free app.
And then either on your iPad or your Android device or iPhone,
you can enjoy Gypsy Jazz Secrets magazine.
Which is just a ton of guitar lessons and exclusive performances from the best guys in the world.
And it's just an amazing experience.
So go to gypsyjazzsecrets.com and download the free app there.
Hope you learned something in this lesson.
And I'll be back soon with another
Key:
E
D
G
A
Dm
E
D
G
_ _ Hey, how you doing?
It's Rob Nolan here, author of the best-selling Gypsy Jazz songbook series and creator of Fast Track and Transfusion.
These online courses and books have literally taught thousands of guys and girls all around the world how to have fun playing Gypsy Jazz.
And in this series of videos, I'm answering your questions.
And today I've got a question from Rod in Australia.
And he's asking how can you combine playing scales and arpeggios to start making solos?
And this is an apt question.
A lot of people are asking what are the scales, what are the arpeggios and how do I make solos? _
Basically, I'll give you an example.
It's a big topic, improvising, soloing.
If you ever get a chance, you should check out my course, Original Licks.
And this is full of my favorite licks which work over the most popular Gypsy Jazz standards.
But for now, I'll just show you one idea.
Let's say we're playing Bossa Dorada, which is a really popular song to play in this genre.
And we've got the chords.
The first chord is D minor for two bars.
Then the [E] second chord is E7 for two bars.
So D minor [Dm] two bars.
It's in a Bossa, it doesn't matter.
[E] _ _ _ _ [C] So an example of mixing scales with arpeggios would be this.
So let's say over the D minor I'm going to play a scale or something scalic.
So basically something like this.
[G] Using these notes, _ [A] _ which is basically [Dm] coming down a minor [C] scale and C minor.
_ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] So that fits over the D minor.
Then just for this example, for this question, when I get to the E7, then I'll do an arpeggio.
Then for the E7 I'll do something [E] like_
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So for the D [A] minor I'm going to go_
_ _ [D] It's not a worked out lick, but it's just the concept.
So [A] _ [D] for D minor, for the [E] E7, _ _ [G] that's an arpeggio.
What it'd sound like, [D] just imagine the chords are going_
Two bars, [E] E7 two bars.
Play it once [D] more.
D minor, _ E7.
[E] Now I'll come in with the thing.
So D [G] minor.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] So that just demonstrates playing something from a scale and then something from an arpeggio.
Then it sounds really cool.
There's no real rule to this, but [G] let's just learn this.
So D minor scale. _ _
[D] Those notes.
And this arpeggio is quite cool.
[E] Over the E7 we've got_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
So basically arpeggio. _ _ _
Scalic. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] So that's an [N] example of_
I don't think like this when I'm improvising.
I'm not thinking, OK, I've played too many scalic things now.
Now I should do an arpeggio.
Or vice versa.
I'm not thinking, I've just been playing arpeggios, I've got to play something scalic.
But this is maybe_
This is an idea which you could practice just at home.
Just alternating between playing scale ideas and arpeggios.
And you can see the difference how it sounds.
It just sounds different.
So there's something for you.
Just to get you going with that concept of mixing up scales and arpeggios.
And like I say, it's a big topic, improvising and all the techniques which can do it.
But there's just a little thing which can help you today to start to incorporate scales and arpeggios in the same kind of thing.
So I hope that helped you.
If you've got a question you want to ask me then about Gypsy Jazz Guitar or whatever you think I can talk about,
then please fire away.
I'd love to hear it.
And I'm here in a series to listen to you.
Also, if you love Gypsy Jazz and you haven't heard of Gypsy Jazz Secrets,
then you should go to gypsyjazzsecrets.com and download the free app.
And then either on your iPad or your Android device or iPhone,
you can enjoy Gypsy Jazz Secrets magazine.
Which is just a ton of guitar lessons and exclusive performances from the best guys in the world.
And it's just an amazing experience.
So go to gypsyjazzsecrets.com and download the free app there.
Hope you learned something in this lesson.
And I'll be back soon with another
It's Rob Nolan here, author of the best-selling Gypsy Jazz songbook series and creator of Fast Track and Transfusion.
These online courses and books have literally taught thousands of guys and girls all around the world how to have fun playing Gypsy Jazz.
And in this series of videos, I'm answering your questions.
And today I've got a question from Rod in Australia.
And he's asking how can you combine playing scales and arpeggios to start making solos?
And this is an apt question.
A lot of people are asking what are the scales, what are the arpeggios and how do I make solos? _
Basically, I'll give you an example.
It's a big topic, improvising, soloing.
If you ever get a chance, you should check out my course, Original Licks.
And this is full of my favorite licks which work over the most popular Gypsy Jazz standards.
But for now, I'll just show you one idea.
Let's say we're playing Bossa Dorada, which is a really popular song to play in this genre.
And we've got the chords.
The first chord is D minor for two bars.
Then the [E] second chord is E7 for two bars.
So D minor [Dm] two bars.
It's in a Bossa, it doesn't matter.
[E] _ _ _ _ [C] So an example of mixing scales with arpeggios would be this.
So let's say over the D minor I'm going to play a scale or something scalic.
So basically something like this.
[G] Using these notes, _ [A] _ which is basically [Dm] coming down a minor [C] scale and C minor.
_ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] So that fits over the D minor.
Then just for this example, for this question, when I get to the E7, then I'll do an arpeggio.
Then for the E7 I'll do something [E] like_
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So for the D [A] minor I'm going to go_
_ _ [D] It's not a worked out lick, but it's just the concept.
So [A] _ [D] for D minor, for the [E] E7, _ _ [G] that's an arpeggio.
What it'd sound like, [D] just imagine the chords are going_
Two bars, [E] E7 two bars.
Play it once [D] more.
D minor, _ E7.
[E] Now I'll come in with the thing.
So D [G] minor.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] So that just demonstrates playing something from a scale and then something from an arpeggio.
Then it sounds really cool.
There's no real rule to this, but [G] let's just learn this.
So D minor scale. _ _
[D] Those notes.
And this arpeggio is quite cool.
[E] Over the E7 we've got_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
So basically arpeggio. _ _ _
Scalic. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] So that's an [N] example of_
I don't think like this when I'm improvising.
I'm not thinking, OK, I've played too many scalic things now.
Now I should do an arpeggio.
Or vice versa.
I'm not thinking, I've just been playing arpeggios, I've got to play something scalic.
But this is maybe_
This is an idea which you could practice just at home.
Just alternating between playing scale ideas and arpeggios.
And you can see the difference how it sounds.
It just sounds different.
So there's something for you.
Just to get you going with that concept of mixing up scales and arpeggios.
And like I say, it's a big topic, improvising and all the techniques which can do it.
But there's just a little thing which can help you today to start to incorporate scales and arpeggios in the same kind of thing.
So I hope that helped you.
If you've got a question you want to ask me then about Gypsy Jazz Guitar or whatever you think I can talk about,
then please fire away.
I'd love to hear it.
And I'm here in a series to listen to you.
Also, if you love Gypsy Jazz and you haven't heard of Gypsy Jazz Secrets,
then you should go to gypsyjazzsecrets.com and download the free app.
And then either on your iPad or your Android device or iPhone,
you can enjoy Gypsy Jazz Secrets magazine.
Which is just a ton of guitar lessons and exclusive performances from the best guys in the world.
And it's just an amazing experience.
So go to gypsyjazzsecrets.com and download the free app there.
Hope you learned something in this lesson.
And I'll be back soon with another