Learn To Play: Rogue Mode

Julian Eggenhofer arrives at JTC with Rogue Mode, a gypsy jazz toolkit that will help you discover the style made famous by the manouche guitar wielding pros of the 1930s and 40s.

Packed with triplet rhythms, jazzified licks and exciting changes, this 3 minute hook filled piece leans on staples of players such as Django Reinhardt, while staying true to the quest of originality.

The result is a release where you’ll need to call on universal concepts such as palm mutes and vibrato, as well as gypsy jazz staples, by way of arpeggios and multi-directional sweeping patterns. With ideas such as 2-5-1 progressions, chordal slides and diminished patterns, there’s a huge palette of colour to learn from.

To help you learn every single part of this fretboard traversing piece, Julian has isolated every lick, as well as every rhythmic phrase. Giving you a two pronged, holistic approach to learning the notes on offer.

For extra insight, there are three video lessons. Here, you’ll get the lowdown on what’s played, why it’s played and some of the theory behind it. Meaning that you’re not only learning an incredibly catchy tune, but also understanding every minute detail behind it all.

This release includes the full “Rogue Mode” playthrough and backing, 3 video lessons, 17 slow sections, 8 solo phrases, PDF study guide, full notation as well as GP files.

An exciting and inspiring JTC debut that’s designed to help you get creative in the world of gypsy jazz by teaching you some of its must learn tricks.

Watch the full playthrough