Gypsy jazz chords are not really the same as standard jazz chords, often you won’t play the 7 on major or minor chords, but the 6… Sometimes also we play all the strings to make rich and full 6 and 9 chords, in traditional jazz you often only play 4 strings… The 7M are also less used, we use more the 6 and 9…
As you may know, Django Reinhardt had a problem on the left hand, maybe this is the reason why he choose those position, easier for him to do 🙂
So with this free pdf you will have all the informations to know which gypsy jazz chords are the most used and how to play them, in the real gypsy way 🙂!
You will have the positions of gypsy jazz chords with the root on the low E string, then on the A string and even on the D string, it can also be useful if you use chords in solos …
You can also memorize the value of the notes for each chord that is indicated in the chord diagrams. this is really important because it will help you easily find the right notes for arpeggios and improvisation!
This is a great way to learn some positions for triads or arpeggios at the same time … I put the value of the notes referring to the root in each note of the diagrams, I hope that will help you!