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✔ Gypsy jazz technique

✔ Use of chord tones

✔ Playing in different keys

Welcome to my second in this series looking at playing gypsy jazz. You may remember that in last month’s article we looked at how to build a range of gypsy jazz licks around various Dm7 chord shapes. This month we move on to look at some static Dominant chord licks. In gypsy jazz, an A7 chord might resolve to either D Minor or D Major, so the lines you learn here will

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