Course Description

In this lesson, we’ll learn the song I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, its melody, chords, harmonic structure, a few chord substitutes and chord progression variations.

You will learn a simple strategy that actually transforms the way you perceive the fingerboard, enhancing your improvisation skills tremendously, along with a complete etude that will show you some interesting ways to implement everything we learned and help you emerge as a much better player and improviser.

After watching this video:

* You will know how to play melody and accompaniment to the song

* You will know how to analyze the song’s harmonic structure.

* You will know how to play variations to the melody and create your own way of playing it.

* You will know how to play advanced accompaniment to the song.

* You will know how to play II-V-I and turnaround variations.

* You will know how to play an ending to the song.

* You will know how to improvise using just one simple and beautiful idea.

* You will know how to improvise with Django's One-Note-Per-String idea over all the chords.

* You will know how to play rhythm variations to your melodic lines.

* You will know how to actually see the chords over your entire fingerboard.

* You will know how to implement Django’s sweeping lick in a real solo.

* You will know how to switch between playing swing eighths and triplets.

* You will know how to play a fast arpeggio run and a few stylistic trills.

* You will know how to improvise over “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” changes.

* You will improve your technique and your orientation on the fingerboard.


Course curriculum

    1. 1.1 Melody

    2. 1.2 Harmony

    3. 1.3 Variations to the melody

    4. 1.4 Variations to the harmony #1

    5. 1.5 Variations to the harmony #2

    6. 1.6 Variations to the harmony #3

    7. 1.7 Variations to the harmony #4

    8. 1.8 Ending

    9. 1.9 Summary of this chapter

    10. 1.10 Chapter Summary - PDF

    11. 1.11 Downloads - PDF

    12. 1.12 Community Discussion - Ask Questions, Comment and Share Your Thoughts!

    1. 2.1 Django's Phrases

    2. 2.2 Simplification of the rhythm

    3. 2.3 Shapes in the 1st position

    4. 2.4 Shapes in the 1st position - 1st rhythm variation

    5. 2.5 Shapes in the 1st position - 2nd rhythm variation

    6. 2.6 Shapes in the 1st position - 3rd rhythm variation

    7. 2.7 Improvisation in the 1st position

    8. 2.8 Shapes in the 2nd position

    9. 2.9 Shapes in the 2nd position - 1st rhythm variation

    10. 2.10 Shapes in the 2nd position - 2nd rhythm variation

    11. 2.11 Shapes in the 2nd position - 3rd rhythm variation

    12. 2.12 Shapes in the 3rd position

    13. 2.13 Shapes in the 3rd position - 1st rhythm variation

    14. 2.14 Shapes in the 3rd position - 2nd rhythm variation

    15. 2.15 Shapes in the 3rd position - 3rd rhythm variation

    16. 2.16 One-Note-Per-String Etude

    17. 2.17 Improvisation with the One-Note-Per-String idea

    18. 2.18 7b9 over the 7add9 chord

    19. 2.19 chapter Summary - PDF

    20. 2.20 Community Discussion - Ask Questions, Comment and Share Your Thoughts!

    1. 3.1 Swing eighths vs triplets

    2. 3.2 Swing eighths

    3. 3.3 Triplets

    4. 3.4 Chromatic triplets

    5. 3.5 Improvisation etude

    6. 3.6 The etude note by note - 1st A part

    7. 3.7 The etude note by note - 2nd A part

    8. 3.8 chapter Summary - PDF

    9. 3.9 Community Discussion - Ask Questions, Comment and Share Your Thoughts!

About this course

  • $93.00
  • 41 lessons
  • 2.5 hours of video content

Reviews

Everette Ayers

5 star rating

“This was a great course! I love the way Yakov walks you through the tune. Like you’re sitting down in the living room and learning a tune from friend from. Just like when I first started playing guitar.”

“This was a great course! I love the way Yakov walks you through the tune. Like you’re sitting down in the living room and learning a tune from friend from. Just like when I first started playing guitar.”

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Philip Bryan

5 star rating

“This has taught me about substitution in an understandable way that I would have struggled with. Yaakov is a fantastic musician, tutor and mentor.”

“This has taught me about substitution in an understandable way that I would have struggled with. Yaakov is a fantastic musician, tutor and mentor.”

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kev wortley

5 star rating

“great course , so many usefull ideas and has helped my improv loads. Have and will keeping going back to parts of this as and when i need . ”

“great course , so many usefull ideas and has helped my improv loads. Have and will keeping going back to parts of this as and when i need . ”

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