Gypsy Jazz Licks - Pattern Playing: Diminished & Whole Tone

[jlm0406]

as i've said before. thanks for the pleasure. keep being selfless. it's good

[ChetArrista]

I thought I was making progress with speed, maybe even getting close. And then I came back and watched this video again. I am not even in the same universe let alone on the same planet. You are fully automatic rapid Uzi machine gun fire and I am a 6 shot hand load pistol. Damm you reality.

[ChetArrista]

In the first scale, are you playing dud, dud when you repeat the line on the same string or playing dududu until you change strings? Thanks.

[totsmarkopolis]

@ChetArrista it always starts with a down stroke on the string change. i alternate pick on one string, but even then the first stroke is down. then when it is time for the string change, its a down stroke on that next string, lower or higher. always down on the string change.

[ChetArrista]

Firstly, Thanks! Anyone of your caliber that shares their knowledge, talent and gifts is an outstanding person.

I want to pick fast and clean like you. I have never studied ‘manouche’ picking but I am ready. Is there a video that demonstrates the fundamentals well?

In this video (diminished scale) it would be D U D U D – D U D U D – D…etc ascending. But doing these ‘double down’ pick strokes when you are descending too seems crazy to me. I can see U – U descending, but not D – D

[jpalmerer]

are you keeping your rest stroke pattern on the way back down the scale? that seems really hard.

[totsmarkopolis]

@jpalmerer Yes. Its difficult, but the more you do it the more natural it will become.

[superalbertos550]

Thank you and thanks again for your valuable lessons!!!

[miskgkdlss]

thanks!

[superalbertos550]

what guitar are you using?? Is still the Gitane John Jorgerson model ??

[totsmarkopolis]

@superalbertos550 no its a Dell'Arte Hommage Favino copy.

[snowboxer1992]

Very simple and applicable lesson. two thumbs up.

[totsmarkopolis]

@snowboxer1992 Cool thanks!