Dario Napoli
@darionapoliguitar · Guitar · Milano
Guitarist, composer, band leader and teacher
"Masks" is a composition of my own, featured in the album "Bella Vita" (Blue Night Records) More…
"Masks" is a composition of my own, featured in the album "Bella Vita" (Blue Night Records) More…
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Classic Django solo on Cole Porter's standard "I Love You" More…
This gypsy waltz was written by Wasso Grunholz and performed by many, including Jimmy Rosenberg More…
My humble take on how Grappelli's 'Minor Swing' solo could be played on guitar More…
Example 3 is basically the outro of the tune. Once again, nothing complicated but just well placed, gorgeous chords that blend perfectly with what Stephane Grappelli is playing. More…
Example 2 starts out with Django's iconic tremolos on some his favorite 4 note chords which lead into some single note soloing. Just pure poetry.. More…
Example 1 covers the intro to this magical Django Reinhardt Tune played as a duet with Stephane Grappelli. So 'simple', yet so effective and musically enticing.. More…
Example 2 shows a lick which is somewhat hypnotic in nature due to the repetition of the same phrase. This is a good idea after you've built some tension throughout the solo and you are wanting to approach… More…
Example 3 highlights the very classic major chord to minor chord transition which happens at the very beginning of the structure. 2 beats of Bb major to 2 beats of Bb minor, here's one way to play it More…
Example 3 is a chop building, blasting shred phrase in G major! But even if played slowly you can hear how beautiful and melodic the line really is and how it resolves so nicely with those approach tones More…
Example 2 happens over a classic ii-v-i (but with ascending bass motion from A to B to C and then D) which is what happens at the end of this iconic Stevie Wonder tune, which accompanies the uber famous… More…
This example shows how classically influenced phrasing can apply to jazz. The contrary motion implies the G major chord the line resolves to, definitely an idea to steal and develop in one's own personal… More…
The phrase in example 1 covers the last 8 bars of the B section of the standard 'I'll See You In My Dreams' (from A-7b5, D7). As always, I suggest learning it by heart so you can actually use it and/or… More…