{"id":350,"date":"2019-07-25T17:58:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T08:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/en\/?p=350"},"modified":"2020-06-21T19:58:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T10:58:01","slug":"puttin-on-the-ritz-solo-improvisation-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manouche-jazz-lessons.com\/en\/puttin-on-the-ritz-solo-improvisation-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Puttin&#8217; On the Ritz &#8211; Solo Improvisation lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s learn classic song called &#8216;Putting on the ritz&#8217; composed by Ierving Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>Actually i wondered what\u00a0 &#8216;putting on the ritz&#8217; meant. This means &#8216;To dress very fancy&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Of course we are going to learn it as gypsy jazz version but Taco&#8217;s version is famous. so when you have time, check it out too.<\/p>\n<h2>Transcription<\/h2>\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Putting on the ritz improvisation practice\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3XQHe0SYnMI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>on 33rd bar, it&#8217;s not easy to hear in the lesson movie so I added tab and audio.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-350-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/gypsy-lick.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/gypsy-lick.mp3\">https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/gypsy-lick.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/kputtin-min.png\" alt=\"\u30b8\u30d7\u30b7\u30fc\u30b8\u30e3\u30ba\u3000\u30ea\u30c3\u30af\" width=\"982\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Rhythm guitar backing and chord tabs<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hatena-fotolife aligncenter\" title=\"f:id:neyukix:20190516030111j:plain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com\/images\/fotolife\/n\/neyukix\/20190516\/20190516030111.jpg\" alt=\"Puttin' on the Ritz\u3001\u8e0a\u308b\u30ea\u30c3\u30c4\u306e\u591c\u306e\u30ae\u30bf\u30fc\u30b3\u30fc\u30c9\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/putting-on-the-ritz-chord-tab-1-min.png\" alt=\"putting on the ritz chord tab \" width=\"1230\" height=\"519\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/putting-on-the-ritz-chord-tab-2-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1225\" height=\"523\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Example of Intro<\/h3>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t add intro but It would be cool to play like this.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-350-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Dm-intro-impro.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Dm-intro-impro.mp3\">https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Dm-intro-impro.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Dm-intro-impro-min.png\" alt=\"\u30ad\u30fcDm\u306e\u66f2\u306e\u30a4\u30f3\u30c8\u30ed\u306e\u30a2\u30c9\u30ea\u30d6\" width=\"1222\" height=\"652\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t see the chords clearly on the 13th bar, sorry about that.<\/p>\n<p>Em7b5 &#8211; Em7b5\/Bb<\/p>\n<h2>Solo<\/h2>\n<p>The first chorus is not that difficult to play but just a little heads up.<\/p>\n<p>This is the tabs of main melody and<span class=\"marker\"> gypsy jazz guitarists play this with down picking<\/span>. not Alternate picking.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-24-at-23.39.30-min.png\" alt=\"\u30b8\u30d7\u30b7\u30fc\u30b8\u30e3\u30ba\u7279\u6709\u306e\u30c0\u30a6\u30f3\u30d4\u30c3\u30ad\u30f3\u30b0\" width=\"1006\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tips to play is that you move down your arm , not only the wrist but from your elbow .<\/p>\n<p>This will take time to get used to this picking but you should play like this.<\/p>\n<p>Also at 41st bar , this is going to B section , the chord is Dm but I play D7 lick because next chord is Gm. D7 is Dominant of Gm that&#8217;s why you can do this.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41-bar-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"632\" height=\"159\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the end of solo, I play like this octave notes. When it&#8217;s too fast , I use middle finger to play 1st string notes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/octave-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"943\" height=\"158\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoyed the lesson! There are some more lessons you should check !!<\/p>\n<div class=\"ep-box es-BiconBg icon-pushpin bgc-VPlime\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manouche-jazz-lessons.com\/en\/all-of-me-improvisation-practice\/\">All of me &#8211; improvisation practice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manouche-jazz-lessons.com\/en\/summertime-gypsy-jazz-lesson\/\">Summertime &#8211; Gypsy jazz version solo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s learn classic song called &#8216;Putting on the ritz&#8217; composed by Ierving Berlin. 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