Gypsy Swing, Western Swing, Country Swing. From Django to Whit Smith - it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
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From delboy on 4/11/2011 9:10:53 AM
I won't put these in the main media archive as they're not strictly fiddle-tune/bluegrass flat-picking, but both of these videos highlight what's great about flatpicking swing to me.
Ignore the visuals on this one and just listen!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktlTaWpYzi0
and watch and listen and learn on this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9_J-bZ5whM
This style (to do at a basic level) isn't actually as difficult as it looks once you have a few swing chords and inversions up your sleeve. The wonderfully generous Leon Grizzard (see his YouTube videos for various masterclasses in this style) has tabbed out a few of these chords (see his notes in the comments) and it's well worth tracking down the forum he mentions and learning a few verses of this. Then next time your fiddle playing buddies want some Texas style back-up you'll be primed and ready.
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