Course Description
Six-hour video course
An in-depth study of Django's solo
The perfect guide to jazz improvisation
Django Reinhardt’s version of I’ll See You in My Dreams is a masterpiece. The way Django plays the melody is simply beautiful and his improvisation with repeating motifs is pure genius.
All of Django’s motifs in this solo are constructed inside a few very simple shapes on the fingerboard. That makes them very easy to understand and implement in your playing.
In this course, you’ll learn to play Django’s solo note by note with my proven “watch, listen and play” method. All you need is to grab your guitar and follow my instructions. You'll feel as though you had me sitting and playing right in front of you. The solo is divided into 38 simple, short and easy to remember musical sentences. Each sentence is a mini-lesson in itself, divided into four parts:
Part 1 - Watch, Listen and Play
I play the sentence with a slow metronome, four times, with a clear close-up of my fingers.
Listen to this part a few times, remember it so that you can sing it to yourself, try to catch as many of the notes as you can. This will help you improve your musical ear, musical memory and your overall learning skills by watching and listening.
Part 2- Understand
Here, you’ll learn to understand what Django plays. Most of the phrases in this solo are composed within a few simple shapes that repeat again and again. You’ll recognize the shapes that Django sees and learn to implement them in your playing, so you’ll be able to use them again and again in your improvisation.
Part 3 - Note by Note
Now, you’ll learn the sentence extremely slowly, note by note. I repeat each few notes a few times and then add one or two new notes at a time, playing slowly. This way, you'll hardly need to rewind. You just pause to memorize each new note. (Fast learners can skip this part or fast forward it.)
Part 4 - Technique
Let's concentrate on your right hand now. You’ll make sure that your picking is accurate. Each phrase is transformed into an exercise in technique. You get the chance to improve your technique tremendously with this course.
Course curriculum
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01
Chapter 1: Introduction (53 minutes)
Show Content- 1.1 Why I'll See You in My Dreams
- 1.2 Fingering (should you use 2 fingers like Django)
- 1.3 Technique
- 1.4 How to work through this course
- 1.5 Harmonic analysis
- 1.6 Accompaniment embellishments
- 1.7 La Pompe accompaniment
- 1.8 Lead-sheet PDF
- 1.9 The intro (Let's start playing)
- 1.9.1 Intro- chord shapes
- 1.10 Complete Performance
- 1.11 Play-along - medium tempo
- 1.12 Play-along - regular tempo
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02
Chapter 2: Chorus #1- Django's Interpretation of the Melody (51 minutes)
Show Content- 2.1 Chorus 1 part 1
- 2.2 Chorus 1 part 2 (bars 4-7)
- 2.3 Chorus 1 parts 1-2
- 2.4 Chorus 1 part 3 (bars 8-12)
- 2.5 Chorus 1 part 4 (bars 13-16)
- 2.6 Chorus 1 parts 3-4
- 2.7 Chorus 1 parts 1-4 (first half)
- 2.8 Chorus 1 part 5 (bars 17-19)
- 2.9 Chorus 1 part 6 (bars 20-23)
- 2.10 Chorus 1 parts 5-6
- 2.11 Chorus 1 part 7 (bars 24-28)
- 2.12 Chorus 1 part 8 (bars 31-32)
- 2.13 Chorus 1 parts 7-8
- 2.14 Chorus 1 parts 5-8 (second half)
- 2.15 Chorus 1 complete - medium tempo
- 2.16 Chorus 1 complete - fast tempo
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Chapter 3: Chorus #2 (58 minutes)
Show Content- 3.1 Chorus 2 part 1 (bars 1-4)
- 3.2 Chorus 2 part 2 (bars 5-8)
- 3.3 Chorus 2 parts 1-2
- 3.4 Chorus 2 part 3 (bars 8-10)
- 3.5 Chorus 2 part 4 (bars 10-16)
- 3.6 Chorus 2 parts 3-4
- 3.7 Chorus 2 parts 1-4 (first half)
- 3.8 Chorus 2 part 5 (bars 17-21)
- 3.9 Chorus 2 part 6 (bars 21-25)
- 3.10 Chorus 2 parts 5-6
- 3.11 Chorus 2 part 7 (bars 25-26)
- 3.12 Chorus 2 part 8 (bars 27-28)
- 3.13 Chorus 2 parts 7-8
- 3.14 Chorus 2 part 9 (bars 29-32)
- 3.15 Chorus 2 parts 5-9 (second half) - slow tempo
- 3.16 Chorus 2 parts 5-9 (second half)- medium tempo
- 3.17 Chorus 2 complete - medium tempo
- 3.18 Chorus 2 complete - fast tempo
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04
Chapter 4: Chorus #3 (83 minutes)
Show Content- 4.1 Chorus 3 part 1 (bars 1-4)
- 4.2 Chorus 3 part 2 (bars 5-8)
- 4.3 Chorus 3 parts 1-2
- 4.4 Chorus 3 part 3 (bars 9-10)
- 4.5 Chorus 3 part 4 (bars 10-11)
- 4.6 Chorus 3 parts 3-4
- 4.7 Chorus 3 part 5 (bars 12-14)
- 4.8 Chorus 3 part 6 (bars 15-17)
- 4.9 Chorus 3 parts 5-6
- 4.10 Chorus 3 parts 1-6 (first half)
- 4.11 Chorus 3 part 7 (bars 17-20)
- 4.12 Chorus 3 part 8 (bars 21-23)
- 4.13 Chorus 3 parts 7-8
- 4.14 Chorus 3 part 9 (bars 24-26)
- 4.15 Chorus 3 part 10 (bars 26-29)
- 4.16 Chorus 3 parts 9-10
- 4.17 Chorus 3 part 11 (bars 29-33)
- 4.18 Chorus 3 parts 7-11 (second half)
- 4.19 Chorus 3 complete - medium tempo
- 4.20 Chorus 3 complete - fast
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05
Chapter 5: chorus #4 (60 minutes)
Show Content- 5.1 Chorus 4 part 1 (bars 1-5)
- 5.2 Chorus 4 part 2 (bars 5-8)
- 5.3 Chorus 4 parts 1-2
- 5.4 Chorus 4 part 3 (bars 9-14)
- 5.5 Chorus 4 part 4 (bars 15-16)
- 5.6 Chorus 4 parts 3-4
- 5.7 Chorus 4 parts 1-4 (first half, slow)
- 5.8 Chorus 4 parts 1-4 (first half, medium and fast)
- 5.9 Chorus 4 part 5 (bars 17-21)
- 5.10 Chorus 4 part 6 (bars 22-25)
- 5.11 Chorus 4 parts 5-6
- 5.12 Chorus 4 part 7 (bars 25-27)
- 5.13 Chorus 4 part 8 (bars 27-28)
- 5.14 Chorus 4 parts 7-8
- 5.15 Chorus 4 part 9 (bars 29-30)
- 5.16 Chorus 4 part 10 (bars 31-32- ending)
- 5.17 Chorus 4 parts 9-10
- 5.18 Chorus 4 parts 5-10 (second half)
- 5.19 Chorus 4 complete- medium tempo
- 5.20 Chorus 4 complete- fast
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06
Chapter 6: Phrases (44 minutes)
Show Content- 6.1 Why and how to learn phrases
- 6.2 Major phrases with Maj7 and 6
- 6.3 Major phrases with Maj7 and 6- PDF
- 6.4 Major phrases - same triad shapes, different melodies
- 6.5 Major phrases - same triad shapes, different melodies - PDF
- 6.6 Major phrases - same triad shapes, different melodies #2
- 6.7 Major phrases - same triad shapes, different melodies #2- PDF
- 6.8 Turnaround - diminished over the tonic
- 6.9 Turnaround - diminished over the tonic- PDF
- 6.10 minor6
- 6.11 Minor6- PDF
- 6.12 Dom7 to minor
- 6.13 Dom7 to minor
- 6.14 Dom7 with b9
- 6.15 Dominant 7 with 9
- 6.16 Dominant 7 - PDF
FAQ
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Can I download the course to my computer and save it for life?
Yes! The course is yours and you can use it as long as you wish! You can download it and you can watch it online.
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I have never played a transcribed solo before. Can I really do it?
Yes! You will learn this solo very slowly, note by note. Some of the phrases are very easy and others are harder. You will learn a lot from the easy phrases and be able to improvise with them already! Then you can go back to the harder parts and improve your technique slowly.
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I am already an advanced player. What can I gain from this course?
Lots: You'll learn faster by following my subdivisions for the solo AND You'll gain the skill and focus to play it very accurately AND you'll learn my insights about each phrase AND you'll see how to apply Django's ideas and improvisation structure to your solos. This is an advanced part of this course that will follow you for life. I still practice improvisation with Django's improvisation structures myself.
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I am very busy. How much time should I devote to this course each day?
If you only pick up your guitar once a month, it will take you a very long time to complete this course... Implementing new musical skills fast requires daily practice. However, you decide how long you can practice each day. 30 minutes has proven to be very efficient. Besides, this course is yours! You can get back to it whenever you like and each sentence of Django's is pure gold!
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I have many of your courses. Will I learn something new?
Yes! This course is packed with things that I am showing here for the first time and: 1- You'll learn to play this solo. 2- You'll learn how to organize your improvisation in structure, according to Django's structure.
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What if I decide that this course is not for me?
You will get a refund! You have my 30-day money back guarantee. Just send me an email and I will send you a full refund!
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What kind of feedback can I get from Yaakov?
There is a discussion in the course. I am always here to answer your questions. You can also upload your videos playing the course materials so I can see how you are doing and give you direct feedback.
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Do the lessons work on tablet and smartphone?
Yes! You can view the course from any device. You just need your email and password to sign in.
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Playing
Learn the solo note by note, divided into 38 short phrases that are easy to practice and remember. Add a beautiful piece of music to your repertoire!
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Improvisation
Improve your improvisation with simple to visualize shapes and motifs that Django uses in this solo and create your own "Django licks" by analyzing each phrase.
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Technique
Get a precise explanation of the technique to make sure you are implementing it properly and that nothing is holding you back from gaining the speed and flow you are yearning for.
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Fingering
Learn how to play with two fingers to follow the way Django visualized his fingerboard and be inspired by his fingering.
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Ear training
Train your ears and increase your learning speed by learning the "Gypsy way"- with my proven "watch, listen and play" method.
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Understand
Understand everything that you play so you'll be able to use it again and again in any musical situation.