Misirlou – gypsy jazz arranged solo

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When you play gypsy jazz songs , you improvise solos , right? so you are in a way arranging the song.

In this lesson , you will learn the solo arranged on Misirlou. To be honest , you won’t think it’s misirlou. Actually either do I.

When you improvise solos , you could change solos like how I did.

Let’s have a look !

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Transcription

What I use in solos , basically Am-related scales and arpeggios , and F scale and E7-related scales etc…

The chord starts E doesn’t mean the key is E.

To be honest , if you talk about music theory , this E should be E7. Because the key is Am so dominant chord is E7. But It’s not which probably make this song interesting.

When you have a close look at my solo , you might realise I play Am scale on E , also I play E7 arpeggios on E, I play E scale on F, something like this.

I did that because the key is Am so you can use Am scale through the song. But better not, because it will sound very boring after while.

1tricky note is G#.

When it’s E , you might wanna use G# in your solo , not G , but When I use Am scale on E, I of course use G , not G#. But the other time, I use G#.

yeah I know , it’s tricky…

All I could say is that if the solo sounds good them it’s good! (sorry I can’t anything better than this )

Check this Scales and Arpeggios to learn important gypsy jazz knowledge.

Chord and shapes

Misirlou chords

chord shapes

The F chord shape is a bit unique. I just wanted to add open strings sound on F. That’s why it’s like this.

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