Top Five Gypsy Jazz Songs - Guitar Melodies and Chords with tabs

Take a quick tour of five of the best and most iconic gypsy jazz songs. In this video I briefly explain what gypsy jazz is and some of the vital elements of this style, pioneered by Django Reinhardt in 1930’s Paris with violinist Stephane Grapelli. If you’re into Latin guitar or acoustic guitar of any kind, exploring gypsy jazz is very much worth your time - the scales, melodies and ornaments played will inform and compliment your playing in any style. Guitar tabs of all the songs are displayed in the video along with the rhythm guitar on the left side of the screen and lead/melody guitar on the right side. All songs are performed at 200bpm.

0:00: Introducing gypsy jazz
0:28 similarity in right hand technique between gypsy jazz guitar and flamenco guitar
0:41 how to use these videos
1:20 Swing Gitane
1:34 Swing Gitane performance with tab
2:15 Djangology
2:53 Djangology performance with tab
3:27 Swing 48: using the same chord shape for multiple chords
4:17 Swing 48 performance with tab
4:47 All of Me
5:08 All of Me performance with tab
5:47 Dark Eyes
6:22 Dark Eyes performance with tab
6:58 conclusion

If you’d like to learn how to play these 5 songs more in-depth with play-along tracks, lessons for each song (chords and melody), technique tips, exercises, drills, lead sheets and more, jump into my "Gypsy Jazz Starter Kit" here:

In this video I'm playing a gypsy jazz guitar from Dell’Arte Guitars

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[TheVersatileGuitarist]

What are your top five gypsy jazz tunes? There are so many awesome ones it is absolutely insane

[StephiSensei]

Minor Swing is one I never get enough of. Thanks Scot.

[stevescontriano]

And I thought I was improving because I just learned the intro to SMOKE ON THE WATER !! you’ve just inspired me TO BECOME AN ACCOUNTANT

[m.d.zakhenderson]

I wish that I could give this video TWO thumbs up. 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you

[w.l.graves]

i've been messing around with learning gypsy jazz for 40 years, have watched many lessons over the years, your videos are some of the best available lessons, i play fingerstyle a lot, but find playing with a pick gives the most accurate sound overall, and yes, i have watched your vids on fingerstyle gypsy jazz playing. very nicely done with easy to understand video to play along with, , thank you !

[MaGe-gcrm]

Wow, I think I have a new favorite style.

[StephiSensei]

I'm so glad I saved this lesson. I am so into Django! (Slavic Blood!) Thanks Scot,

[PureMadMetal]

Great video, Scot, just enough to whet your appetite to explore gypsy jazz.

[wadekubat]

You’re the absolute man, you’ve elevated my playing so much. Thank you.

[coltonshanley]

Last one is so good, always know a melody is 🔥 when you hear it and understand it before you even look at it, and then when you get it under your fingers it leads you to all sorts of cool new ideas.

[ivandukemusic]

Thank you so much. I never know where to start in a new genre of music!!

[munkymagick]

Great gypsy jazz video. Perfect for the first steps of my journey

[spohdeeohdee]

Great video! Just what I wanted as prep for heading to my first gypsy jazz session--I suspect any or all of these will get called. Very much appreciated.

[CreatedbyLC]

Well made, good tabs. Great lesson, keep up the good work!!

[ChumlyShaver]

nice choices and some excellent tips - thank you!!

[klippdachs]

Great content and clear explanations!
Thanks so much for sharing.

[benwatson]

Great tutorial, ,removing the mystery, , , a revelation 🎸👍👍

[stavrosk.]

Consider me subscribed. As always, great tutorial and your love for the acoustic guitar is inspiring.

[Keef]

Excellent lesson for newbies wishing to dabble in gypsy jazz-like myself! Thank you for posting mate. I would have included a sixth song-one of my favorite Django tunes- Minor Swing. Would love to see a lesson in the future. Cheers! 👍👍

[LucaMusicBeats]

Yes the last one is my favorite too🔥🔥🎧🥳🎶 realy cool video thank you for your work and sharing