Gypsy Swing & Hot Club Rhythm Complete: Mandolin Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798561451904)

Learn 29 great swing standards in the style of Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, and the Quintette of the Hot Club of France. Download and jam along with recordings of a great Gypsy Swing band, learn mandolin chords, comping, melodies, then let the band back you up as you solo. We'll jam all night long - 110-page book plus play-along audio. - Almost 200 minutes of play-along audio plus bonus downloadable music and exercises. Each recorded song is presented at slow and regular speed. First you'll hear the melody played at a slow speed with just guitar backup, then it's repeated at regular speed with the band. Finally the band plays several choruses and you play all the leads. - 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. - Printed music includes standard notation, mandolin tablature, chords, lyrics. Read along as you play along. - Learn moveable closed-position swing/jazz mandolin chords and the swing mandolin rhythm comp. - Potential for improvement is unlimited. Beginners can practice basic skills while more advanced players can hone their improvisation chops, each at their own individual learning pace. - The back up band is a classic Hot Club-style rhythm section with two acoustic rhythm guitars and string bass. Leads are played on mandolin. (The band also includes rhythm mandolin.)

Author: Dix Bruce
ISBN-10: 8561451904
ISBN-13: 9798561451904
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 11/10/2020
Pages: 110
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.23d