Gypsy Swing & Hot Club Rhythm Complete: Mandolin Edition - Paperback

by Dix Bruce (Author)

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.)