{"id":8430,"date":"2018-05-24T15:09:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T13:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/?p=8430"},"modified":"2021-01-20T16:20:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T15:20:59","slug":"gypsy-jazz-chords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/gypsy-jazz-chords\/","title":{"rendered":"Gypsy Jazz Guitar &#8211; Rhythm &#038; Chord Progressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 150%; font-weight: bold;\">This gypsy jazz guitar lesson is an introduction to &#8220;La Pompe&#8221;, the typical rhythm guitar strumming used in gypsy jazz, aka <em>Manouche<\/em>. You will learn how to play chords and chord progressions in the gypsy jazz style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mastering La Pompe requires daily training. Practice the steps outlined in this lesson slowly until you feel comfortable with the technique.<\/p>\n<p>How the basic chord accompaniment technique works is best seen in the video further below but also read through the tutorial for more tips on how to use this technique properly.<\/p>\n<p>By popular demand, I also provided the guitar tabs and chord diagrams of the video&#8217;s intro.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bluebox\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This lesson is a short introduction to La Pompe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/recommends\/gypsy-jazz-chords.php\" target=\"new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">click here to learn how to play gypsy rhythm guitar step-by-step&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/recommends\/gypsy-jazz-chords.php\" target=\"new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/la-pompe.jpg\" alt=\"Gypsy Jazz Chords Video Chords\" width=\"779\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/la-pompe.jpg 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/la-pompe-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/la-pompe-768x285.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>La Pompe &#8211; The Technique<\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nDpakBkHqas?rel=0\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the La Pompe rhythm looks in notation:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/gypsy-jazz-rhythm.gif\" alt=\"Gypsy jazz guitar rhythm\" width=\"715\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Combine the two steps below and you have the basic La Pompe rhythm movement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">Step 1<\/h3>\n<p>Play an upstroke, then a downstroke, and quickly move your right hand towards the upper part of your guitar, so that you finish this movement with your right hand up.<\/p>\n<p>Emphasize the <strong>sound of the lower strings more<\/strong> than the sound of the upper strings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/gypsy-jazz-chords-1.gif\" alt=\"Gypsy guitar chord accompaniment\" width=\"246\" height=\"109\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">Step 2<\/h3>\n<p>Step 2 is a fast downstroke, also called the &#8220;slap&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Emphasize the <strong>sound of the upper strings more<\/strong> than the sound of the lower strings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/gypsy-jazz-chords-2.gif\" alt=\"Gypsy guitar chord accompaniment \" width=\"38\" height=\"109\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Make sure that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You use your elbow and not your wrist.<\/li>\n<li>Your wrist is slightly bent.<\/li>\n<li>You hit all of the strings.<\/li>\n<li>You are making a fast jump up at the end of step 1.<\/li>\n<li>You freeze after each movement and are not making unnecessary movements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Intro<\/h2>\n<p>Here are the guitar tabs and chord diagrams for the video&#8217;s intro.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-1.png\" alt=\"Gypsy Jazz Guitar Chords 1\" width=\"779\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-1.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-1-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-1-768x514.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-2.png\" alt=\"Gypsy Jazz Guitar Chords 2\" width=\"779\" height=\"1209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-2.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-2-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-2-660x1024.png 660w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-2-768x1192.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-3.png\" alt=\"Gypsy Jazz Guitar Chords 3\" width=\"779\" height=\"1115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-3.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-3-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-3-715x1024.png 715w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-3-768x1099.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-4.png\" alt=\"Gypsy Jazz Guitar Chords 4\" width=\"779\" height=\"1143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-4.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-4-204x300.png 204w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-4-698x1024.png 698w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/gypsy-jazz-chords-intro-4-768x1127.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Chords &amp; Chord Progressions<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the chord that you can see at <em>4:07 in the video<\/em>, a <strong>G6add9<\/strong> (or G13).<\/p>\n<p>This chord sounds nice and full, but can be hard to finger for some because the bass note is fingered with the thumb (p in the chord diagram) and there is a barr\u00e9 on the 4th and 5th string with the second finger.<\/p>\n<p>If this chord is too hard for you at the moment, use the G6 from the first bar of the first chord progression below (see 5:00 in the video).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/gypsy-g13.gif\" alt=\"Gypsy guitar chord: G13\" width=\"294\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is also a minor variant of this chord, <strong>Gm6add9<\/strong> (<em>see 14:47 in the video<\/em>), which sounds very nice:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/gypsy-gm6.gif\" alt=\"Gypsy guitar chord : Gm6\" width=\"294\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">Chord Progression 1<\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the first chord progression from the video (starts at 5:32).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/gypsy-chords-1.gif\" alt=\"Gypsy jazz guitar chord progression\" width=\"720\" height=\"376\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">Chord Progression 2<\/h3>\n<p>The second chord progression is a I-vi-ii-V in D major (starts at 11:20 in the video).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/gypsy-chords-2.gif\" alt=\"Gypsy jazz guitar chord progression 2\" width=\"720\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"grey\">Chord Progression 3<\/h3>\n<p>The third chord progression is a G minor blues (starts at 14:38 in the video):<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/gypsy-chords-3.gif\" alt=\"Minor blues chord progression in the gypsy style\" width=\"720\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the guitar tabs for the <strong>ending<\/strong> (see video at 19:04):<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/gypsy-guitar-ending.gif\" alt=\"Gypsy jazz guitar ending \" width=\"720\" height=\"221\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/recommends\/gypsy-jazz-chords.php\" target=\"new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/la-pompe.jpg\" alt=\"Gypsy Jazz Chords Video Chords\" width=\"779\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/la-pompe.jpg 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/la-pompe-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/la-pompe-768x285.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This gypsy jazz guitar lesson is an introduction to &#8220;La Pompe&#8221;, the typical rhythm guitar strumming used in gypsy jazz, aka Manouche.<\/p>\n<p>You will learn how to play chords and chord progressions in the style of Django 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