This guy is one of the only teachers who understands that Django,s playing was not all about blistering speed he knows it was phrasing. Timing and soul was the most important thing

Thank you Christiaan - excellent concepts and tips on this tricky run! I like the French pattern up and down, really simplifies it. I also realized this pattern is similar to the Dominant 7 run pattern I already know - just sorta' flipped over - so great way to learn the minor 6 arp! (When counting off the run actually starts on the 2 ;>) I also enjoyed your Bebop vs Gypsy post, you are right the Gypsy Jazz community is very welcoming and supportive! Thanks again

Thank you so much Christiaan! Your explanation on the percentage of mistakes/makes is perfect and totally justifies the fingerings you suggest. I finally got this one up to tempo thanks to you. You are a great educator!!! Keep on inspiring and helping us play better music and have fun with gypsy jazz!

I remember learning this lick from this video when i started playing gypsy jazz about a year ago. I'm now doing a note for note transcription of blues en mineur by Django and i must say that it's way easier the way django plays it with the open strings haha. But it wasn't a waste as this was great for my picking tecnique which i learned from all your videos

@ChristiaanvanHemert

8 ай бұрын

Nice man!

Oh man you’ve seriously become my favorite online teacher in the last few months!

@ChristiaanvanHemert

6 жыл бұрын

+Austin Bertak Wow, thanks man!

@jamierichardcom

6 жыл бұрын

Love your playing...Tres Bon! Love your videos...Keeping Django alive and dynamic...adding your own personality to the genre...play on!

I love this lesson concept. Breaking down the well known licks we love to play...especially the hard ones.

@ChristiaanvanHemert

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, thanks...more to come!

Great lesson! I always learn so much technique-wise from watching your videos. Thanks for posting them!

thanks for the great videos ! You are amazing 🎸💪

Thank you! I am determined to get the open string version down, but these alternatives are a great help!

@ChristiaanvanHemert

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thanks for the wonderful lesson!!!

@ChristiaanvanHemert

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Cool, thank you!

omg Christian this rocksssssssssssss!!! i can finally play itttt

@ChristiaanvanHemert

6 жыл бұрын

Good to know the video helped!

Hi Christiaan - just getting to this seriously, and it totally makes sense to work on this approach, since having solid, fast m6 arps at your fingertips is useful in so many places. I have a question about your choice of fingerings. I would finger these with, for example, the second finger playing the Eb on string 5 (rather than the 4th finger), and, going up at least, on the third string I'd play both the C and Eb with the first finger. I'm sure that my fingering must have been one that occurred to you and that you tried, so I'd like to know why you settled on the fingering that you used here.

HEy dude this is great, you have won me over. Can you tell me why you used the alternate fingering on the higher part...is this the dutch fingering you mentioned, why not keep it the same?

Nice ❤

Very good lesson thanks

@ChristiaanvanHemert

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl!

What are those chords you finish with at 11:12???

I would be much appreciated if you can provide some more information about open string technique in gypsy jazz style. Thanks.

@ChristiaanvanHemert

6 жыл бұрын

+Kongtoon Pongpattana Good idea!

I think both ways are equally challenging, but either way, I've found it becomes much easier if you start the run with an up stroke (sacrilege, I know! )

@ChristiaanvanHemert

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, no man you can start with an up stroke...we just can't be friends no more :)

Apparently I came upon this excellent lesson 2 or 3 years too late. However, I do have a question that I think needs attention. Maybe I missed something in the explanation but Christiaan seems to start the lick on an Eb. However, by listening, I'm pretty sure that Django starts the lick on an A (the 6th of Cm). Joscho Stephan's written lesson confirms the start on A. Yet, from skimming the comments, no one else makes mention of that and they all seem to accept that as correct. Can anyone address this for me please? Sign me Confused in Djangoland. :-)

@wherewoodbinetwines

2 жыл бұрын

Never mind my question. I see. He adds the "missing" notes to the A a little later in the video. My bad for not watching the whole thing first! :-(

Funny, I always learned arpeggios 'diagonally' (French way). Simply because it gives you a bit more possibilities if you wanna add stuff. Also feels a little nicer to me. I guess that way would have been pretty impossible for Django, since he couldn't use all his fingers. I don't think it's cheating, just play what feels right for you. It's not a competition!

hi christiann, maybe continuing with the spirit of this lesson could you do the intro riff of "rhythm future", your lessons are great, take care

@handdancin

6 жыл бұрын

seconded, though i vote for the one i have never been able to get consistently which is the crazy g7 based lick that repeats 3 times where the third time it goes a little further. when im playing that and the rhythm drops out on the third time, a solid 75% of the time its super embarrassing.

@ChristiaanvanHemert

6 жыл бұрын

+handdancin I'll do both in one video!

Thanks for turning my suggestion around to fast! You said Django played it in first position, for the record, how do you know?

@johnleach828

6 жыл бұрын

Paul McEvoy he was there

@ChristiaanvanHemert

6 жыл бұрын

You can clearly hear the open strings in the original recording!

@ChristiaanvanHemert

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, I actually traveled back in time to teach Django that lick, but he improved upon it with open strings!

I learned this some time ago, exactly in the shapes you did. I find those arpeggios with open notes fairly impossible too. Like your brain has to learn not to hit certain notes real fast. A way around it I do try those (not the most ortodox) is to pretend the guitar nut is not there, use the regular min6 shape for that position push the imaginary notes behind it hehe.

@ChristiaanvanHemert

6 жыл бұрын

Haha, I would love to see a video of that!

@SaccoBelmonte

6 жыл бұрын

Let me see what can I do. Maybe is a good opportunity to refresh this one.

Interesting what you call French way, is also referred to as Vertical playing, imagine that every chord in one piece treated that way, combined with what you would do horizontally(so the real improivisation put to it) maybe that is for you also how you practice, but still I haven't seen it that much. As i told befor this way of playing of Jango and of Geore Benson is similar when it comes to those choices: just the aprpeggio over two or three chords but still, hard to do with each chord isn't it? it gives certain advantages, due to the nature of the guitar...in horizontal playing the disadvabtages are the irregularity, because of the switching but holding the same fingers on the same intervals make this kind of playing sound better but is actually regular, the only thing that make it seem more difficult is the using of more than two positions and there for being referred to as "virtuoso" that might be true but other of this true is the effetiviness of it!

Gorgeous guitar! What is it?

@ChristiaanvanHemert

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, is a Peerless Monarch.

I know what you mean when you say "30%, I just can't count on it". I swear Django was purposefully looking for things nobody else could play.

@ChristiaanvanHemert

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, could very well be!

@davidwalker5054

3 жыл бұрын

I sometimes think yor right for example the sheik of araby. Mystery pacific or just about any of his hot club recordings

Do you start with a downstroke every time you change strings, no matter what???

@ChristiaanvanHemert

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, with very rare exceptions. 99% of the time, yes!

@DevelopingNL

5 жыл бұрын

@@ChristiaanvanHemert How is it possible to get really fast. Olli Soikkeli uses alternate when he goes fast. Is that ok, cause I just cant get any faster with the down strokes.

@ChristiaanvanHemert

5 жыл бұрын

Just a matter of practice but you should do what feels best for you!

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@ChristiaanvanHemert

5 жыл бұрын

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yesssssssssssssssssss !!!!

@ChristiaanvanHemert

6 жыл бұрын

+miroslavsafin Preach it!

check those o'Django's still alive', and Eef Albers..do you like Those too... you associate with Don hofstee a violin playing too Student of Ruud de Wit in Zwolle 1989 leaving school at the 2nd year...You are talented and close to what I approach..me half gypsie played and know a few Cats too.....this foto is a friend who I play Gypsie with too only 3 tones in left hand Blue Bossa with just 137 Cm7 grip for Ab7 he plays c, Eb Bb and F7 he play Cm7 F7 and For Db he plays Fm7,, and for Cm6 at the and he plays... Am7 all Non 5 do you like thos approaches and associates..????we'll see

Me alegro saber que el lick es el difícil y no mis dedos 😅