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This is a version of one of my favourite Django tunes. Partly because it's not a nightmare to play.
Written in 1953 it is one of the last he wrote. I believe there is only one version recorded by Django and he only plays solo on the middle section. The main sections played by Hubert Fol on alto saxophone.
I have tried to show you how I play the "basic" melody, which is a cross between Django's and the Rosenberg Trio's versions. Any extra noodling is up to you. The chords used are both Gypsy and Standard.
Because of the very nature of TAB, don't take the timing as Gospel. The (6h7) in the 6th bar indicates multiple hammer on.
Tablature by Steve Royall
Ballad (/=60)
Dm / / / Gm6 / A7(#5) /
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e -----------------------------8------8-------------------6--------
B --------------------5-6-8-10---10--------------------------------
G --------------4-5-7---------------9------------------------------
D -7---------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
Dm / / / Dbm Cm / F7 /
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e -5-------------------5-6-8-10------10------9---------------------
B ----------------5-6-8---------11---------------------------------
G ------------6-7-----------------12-------------------------------
D --7-------------------------------13-----------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
1st_______________________
:
BbMjr7 / Bb69 / Em7 / A7(b9#5)/ :Dm / Gm6 /
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e -8------8-------6---7--------------6----585----------------------
B --11------------------10-8------------------------------5-6-7----
G ----10-9--------------------9(6h7)-----------------4-5-7---------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
_______________________ 2nd_____________________________
: : :
Dm A7 : : Dm / Gm6 / Dm / / / :
1 2 3 4
e ---------------------- I e 585---------------------------10-
B -8-------8-6-9---8---- I B ----8-6-5-------------------10---
G ---------------------- . I RPT G ----------7-5---------7-9-10-----
D ---------------------- . I D --------------7------7-----------
A ---------------------- I A ----------------5-7-8------------
E ---------------------- I E ---------------------------------
Noodle at will over the next six bars.
Am7 / D9 / Am7 / D9 / Gm7 / C9 / Gm7 / C9 /
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 / E9 / Bm7 / E9 /
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e ---------------------------------
B ---------------------------------
G ---------------------------------
D ---------------------------------
A ---------------------------------
E ---------------------------------
A7(#5) / / / Bbdim A7 Eb9 /
e -5--5-7--7-9----9-11---11-13---13-15--15-17----------------------
B ---6----8-----10------12------14-----16--------------------------
G --6----8----10------12------14------16---------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat First Section Once.
End
The Chords:
R=Root note, use as refrence to transpose chords when necessary.
Dm Gm6 A7(#5) F7 BbMaj7 Bb69 A7(b9#5)
e-5- e-X- e-5-R e--8- e-X- e-8- e-6-
B-6- B-X- B-6- B-10- B-6- B-8- B-6-
G-5- G-3- G-6- G--8- G-7- G-7- G-6-
D-7- D-2- D-5- D-10- D-7- D-8-R D-5-
A-5-R A-X- A-X- A--8-R A-X- A-8 - A-x-
E-X- E-3-R E-X- E--X- E-6-R E-x- E-x-
A7 Am7 D9 Bbdim
e-5- e-5- e-5- e-6-R
B-5- B-5- B-5- B-5-
G-6- G-5- G-5- G-6-
D-5- D-5- D-4- D-5-
A-X- A-X- A-5-R A-X-
E-5-R E-5-R E-X- E-X-
