Advanced solo 2 – Mozes Rosenberg Method

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ChordsChords
Start here. Mozes plays through the harmony of his own tune, so you hear the chords exactly as he meant them. In a second video he shows you the right hand: the way of plucking the strings he prefers on this piece. Worth watching even if the shapes are already familiar, because on a tune like this the attack, and the reasoning behind it, is half the sound. Chord demonstration
ThemeBasic
The melody, played by the man who wrote it, with Daniel Rosenberg on rhythm guitar behind him. Listen before you play a note: where Mozes places the phrases, how much air he leaves between them, which notes he leans on. This demonstration includes the intro and the outro. Sit back and enjoy.
Basic soloBasic
Your way in. Short, clear phrases that sit right on top of the chords, at a tempo you can actually think at. Nothing here is out of reach for a player with a few years on their instrument behind them, and the ideas are ones you will still be using long after you have moved past this lesson.
Intermediate soloIntermediate
The same approach as the basic solo, one step further. Notice the use of some wider intervals in this solo, which is always a nice sound in these medium paced Bossa songs. The phrases stretch a little, the lines take more turns, but the logic stays easy to follow. If the basic solo is sitting comfortably under your fingers, this is the natural next stop.
Advanced solo 1Advanced
Now it opens up. Faster lines, a lot of sixteenth notes. More intricate movement, there are some funky rhythms going on in this one. Phrases that carry across the chord changes instead of resting on each one. Slow it right down and let the shapes sink in one by one. Notice the use of some altered phrases on the A7 before resolving to the tonic (D). And a nice up-and-down moving wholetone lick in the B-part. There is a lot in here to unpack in this improvistaion.
Advanced solo 2Advanced
The most demanding of the set, and the most rewarding. First a passage in octaves, then a chord solo: melody and harmony played at once, one of the most beautiful sounds in Gypsy Jazz guitar and one of the hardest to make sound easy. This one might take some effort to get in your playing but it can do a lot for your chord solo ideas.

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