Gypsy's Licks?

Here you go...it's a tutorial I have relating to the Arabian side...

http://lessons.mikedodge.com/lessons/PhryDom/PhryDomTOC.htm

MAKE SURE you read the Introduction!

 

In Gypsy mode I usually resort to this scale shown in key of G:

G-A-Bb-C-D-Eb-Gb-G

I watched a couple of Gypsy musicians playing one time and picked this up from the guy on guitar. There was a lot of quick runs and double-picking of the notes, particularly higher up the neck. It think this scale is common to much Mediterranean music.

 

Isn't that just a harmonic minor scale?

 

How does Gypsy & Middle-Eastern compare to Celtic, as far as modes go?

 

Yes it sure is.

Here's what wiki says about 'gypsy' scales:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_scale

 

Maybe John Jorgensons books. http://www.johnjorgenson.com/merchandise.html

Lots of info on this site, books about gypsy guitar. http://www.hotclub.co.uk/

Søren

 

I have those and got a lot out of them. Studying Django transcriptions is also quite useful if you put in the time.

 

Awesome, I'm glad they are helping. Those lessons have gotten quite a number of hits daily for about 4 years now.

There are more lessons at the home site: http://lessons.mikedodge.com

Check the Indian Sliding Technique video lessons. It'll show you even more ways to exploit that Phrygian Dominant scale you're learning.

 

http://www.djangobooks.com

 

Thanks Strato, I'm hope you're getting something from them. I have a couple more lessons planned for that technique and those scales. There's an unlimited amount of application for them.