Easy Licks For 'Dark Eyes' - Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets Lesson 

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Easy Licks For 'Dark Eyes' - Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets Lesson
'Dark Eyes' or 'Les Yeaux Noir', often referred to as the 'Gypsy Anthem', is one of the most important tunes in the gypsy jazz repertoire.
Django Reinhardt recorded several versions of this tune, each of which are mind blowinigly amazing!
I got a question from Mikko Hilden who is a guitar teacher, asking for some easy licks for a student of his to play on his 'Dark Eyes' solo.
Because 'Dark Eyes' is usually played really fast it's handy to have a couple of easy licks which you can play at any tempo.
The chord changes to 'Dark Eyes' are really simple and consist of only 4 chords A7-Dm-Bb-Gm
A7/// A7/// Dm/// Dm///
A7/// A7/// Bb/// Bb///
Gm///Gm/// Dm/// Dm///
A7/// A7/// Dm/// Dm///
Lick1.
This is an easy idea yet sounds awesome at any tempo. You start on the beat and for the A7 simply play an A triad finishing with Bb-A-Bb-A on the top E string.
When it changes to Dm start again on the A and then play through a Dm triad finishing like the first phrase with Bb-A-Bb-A
For the Bb and Gm chords you play the same rhythmical device except starting on the Bb and playing a Bb major triad with C-Bb-C-Bb on the top E string. Bb and Gm are basically the same so the same lick works over both chords.
This is playing the changes in it's most simple yet effective way. AND is manageable technique wise.
Lick 2.
This lick is ninja and I only use it when the tempo is flying so fast that I can hardly keep up! It sounds a bit heavy metal and uses pull offs that create an awesome effect which cuts right through the chord changes.
For the A7 you play it like this:
Pick the E 2nd fret on D string and pull of to the open D
Now pick the C# 4th fret on A string and pull off to the open A
For the Dm you do the same picking pattern only 1 fret up. Easy!
With these 2 licks and ideas alone you can start to really feel confident when soloing over 'Dark Eyes' whatever the tempo.
It's like this for every tune......you just gotta know the moves!
That's what I'm here for ;-)
Have fun!
Robin
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