Learn gypsy jazz arpeggios, chords & standards
Haute Gitanerie is a free, interactive tool for gypsy jazz (jazz manouche) guitar. Explore arpeggios in any key across the whole neck — as compact position boxes or long diagonal forms — alongside real gypsy chord voicings and the grilles of standard tunes. It's a living project, growing with the community: some diagonal fingerings are still being refined, so you'll see a 🚧 marker wherever a shape isn't a verified idiomatic form yet.
- Which arpeggios and chords are included?
- Every root in all twelve keys, across the common gypsy qualities — minor, major, dominant 7, minor 6, half-diminished (m7♭5), diminished and 6/9 — shown both as single-note arpeggios and as chord voicings.
- What's the difference between a box and a diagonal form?
- A box keeps the arpeggio inside about five frets across the strings — compact and easy to memorise. A diagonal form travels up the neck across two octaves, the way most manouche players sweep an arpeggio (it's the idiomatic one).
- Why do some arpeggios show a 🚧?
- Those diagonal fingerings aren't verified idiomatic forms yet — the notes are correct, but we're still refining the exact manouche shape. Minor and major are confirmed; the rest are being added as we learn them.
- Is this the CAGED system?
- The position boxes rest on the same idea as CAGED — movable shapes that map a chord across the neck. Gypsy players think in diagonal forms rather than CAGED names, so we show both.
- Can I see note names in solfège?
- Yes — toggle between English (C, D, E) and solfège (Do, Ré, Mi), and hover any note on the neck to see its name.
- Is it free?
- Completely. It's made as a gift for the gypsy jazz community.