{"id":3719,"date":"2016-08-23T15:59:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T13:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/?p=3719"},"modified":"2018-10-11T16:39:25","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T14:39:25","slug":"gypsy-jazz-arpeggios-and-picking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/gypsy-jazz-arpeggios-and-picking\/","title":{"rendered":"Gypsy Jazz Guitar – Introduction to Arpeggios and Picking"},"content":{"rendered":"

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O<\/span>ne of the things that attracts me to the Gypsy swing style is that it has a systematic technical method. Before I started to play Django style, none of my teachers talked to me about technique or how to improve my sound. I noticed that every guitarist has a different way of playing and I remember myself changing the way I played every few months.<\/span><\/p>\n

Things are different when you learn to play the Gypsy jazz style. Django Reinhardt and all the other gypsy jazz guitarists use the same method of picking<\/strong>, a method called rest stroke picking (other jazz guitarists like Joe Pass use this method as well). For me, this method and the resulting sound is the heart of the gypsy jazz style and is as important as phrasing, articulation, time, feel and the notes I choose to play.<\/p>\n

In this lesson you will learn:<\/p>\n