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IMPROVISATION 1 (1937)
As recorded by Django Reinhardt
(From the 1994 Album VOL. 5 THE SOLO SESSIONS)
Transcribed by osmanros@nt2.ains.net.au |
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-|
Q E Q Q S S E S S S E H +E E Q E Q E E
|----------------|---------0----------|---------------|
|----------------|-------0---0----(0)-|---------------|
|----------------|-----2--------------|---------------|
|----------------|---2----------------|---------------|
|-0----0--0--0---|-0------------------|---0----0----0-|
|----0----0--0-0-|--------------------|-0----0----0---|
|-3-|
+E S S S S S E H Q E E E E Q
|---------------0------|-0---2--------------|
|-------------0---0----|-1--(1)-1-/3--------|
|-----------2----------|-1--(1)------1------|
|---------2------------|---------------2----|
|-(0)---0--------------|-1--(1)-------------|
|-----0----------------|--------------------|
|-3-|
+E Q E Q E E Q E E E E E a Q E E E E S S S S S S S S
|------------------|----------0-4-5-8--|-7-6-5-4-6-5-------------|
|------------------|--------0----------|-------------6---------5-|
|------------------|------1------------|---------------5-----4---|
|-(2)-/4-----------|----0--------------|-----------------7-6-----|
|---------3-5------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------2-4-|-0-----------------|-------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E Q e Q. E
|-4-7-6-3-------------2-5-8-7--|---12--10--------|
|---------4---------3----------|---10------------|
|-----------3-----2------------|---10------------|
|-------------5-4--------------|----9------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|---------------8-|
H. e E Q. E E E E E
|-10-------8-6-|-8----4-6-(6)-1--0--|
|--9-------7-5-|-7----3-5-(5)-0-(0)-|
|--9-------7-5-|-7----3-5-(5)-2-(2)-|
|--8-------6-4-|-6----2-4-(4)-0-(0)-|
|--------------|-----------0--------|
|-(8)----------|--------------------|
E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q E
|------------3----|-----------------|
|---5-3-1----3----|-3-6-------5---3-|
|---4-2-2---------|---5-------5-----|
|---3-3-3-3-(3)---|---4-------4-----|
|-------3-2-(2)---|---5-------------|
|-----------------|--------4-(4)----|
E E E E S S S S S S E S E S Q E E E. S
|-----------------------|--------------1---1---2--2-|
|-1---------------------|----------1--(1)--1---1--1-|
|---3-2-1-0-------------|------0--(0)-(0)--0---2--2-|
|-----------4-3-2-1-0---|--1---0--(0)-(0)--1-0------|
|---------------------0-|-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-----------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|---3---|
E S S S Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------1-----2-2-2-|---3-3-3----4---4---|
|------------1--(1)----1-1-1-|---3-3-3----3---3---|
|--------0--(0)-(0)----2-2-2-|---2-2-2----4---4---|
|----1--(1)-(1)-(1)--0-------|---2-2-2----3-------|
|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)----------|-2-------4-(4)-(4)--|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|-3--| |-3-|
E E E E E E E +Q E E E Q E E E E
|-4-----------5--------|------------------|
|-3---------5---5-(5)--|-----5-6h=8-6-----|
|-4-------5------------|-6-7----------7---|
|------5---------------|----------------8-|
|----------------------|------------------|
|---5-(5)--------------|------------------|
|-3-|
S S E +Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S T T T T E T T T T E
|------------------|---------------0-3-3-----3S6-6-----6S9-|
|------------------|---------------0-------2---5-----5---8-|
|------------2--3--|-------------3-------3-----6---6-----9-|
|-7h8-7-(7)--1--2--|---------2-5---------------------------|
|------------2--3--|-----1-4-------------------------------|
|------------------|-0-3-----------------------------------|
T T T T E +Q E E E E
|-9-----9S12-(12)--10-9-10-12-|
|-----8------------10-9-10-12-|
|---9--------------10-9-10-12-|
|-------------------9-8--9-11-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
~~~~
E E Q E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
|-13-10-12----17---12-15-|-14-13-12-11-10-9-11-10-------------------|
|-13-10-12---------------|------------------------10----------------|
|-13-10-10---------------|---------------------------10----11-(11)--|
|-12--9-12---------------|------------------------------12----------|
|-----------0-(0)--------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-3-|
S S S S E E E S S S S S E.
|-------------3-4-5-6-3-------5---|
|-----------4-----------4-3-2-----|
|--------3------------------------|
|----5----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-(3)-(3)-----------------------|
E Q E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E E Q. Q
|----1---0---------|-6-------------|---------------|
|----0-----3-3-3-3-|-4----2--3-3-3-|-3-3-3-2-------|
|----1-----2-2-2-1-|-6----0--2-2-2-|-2-1-1-0-------|
|----0-----0-0-3-3-|-5----2--0-----|---3-3-2----0--|
|-0-(0)------3-2-1-|----0-0----4-3-|-2-1-1-0-------|
|------------------|---------------|---------------|
Q=165
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +E
||----------------------------------------------------|
||o--3---2---1---0------------------------------------|
||-------------------3---2---1---0--------------------|
||--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-4-3-2-1-0---------|
||o-------------------------------------------4-(4)---|
||----------------------------------------------------|
1. 2.
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|------------------------------||-----------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---o||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---o||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
|------------------------------||-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|--2---2---2---2--2-2-2-2----3---3---3---3--3-3---|
|--4---4---4---4--4-4-4-4----3---3---3---3--3-3---|
|--2---2---2---2--2-2-2-2----3---3---3---3--3-3---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)---------1-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|--------------------------1---1---1---1--1-1-|
|----5---5---5---5--5-5----1---1---1---1--1-1-|
|----6---6---6---6--6-6----2---2---2---2--2-2-|
|----5---5---5---5--5-5-----------------------|
|-----------------------0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-----|
|-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)---------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. S S S S S E S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|--------------3-/6-3----------|
|----2---2---2---2--2-2----3---3---3---3--3-3-|-4-4--------4--------4--------|
|----3---3---3---3--3-3----2---2---2---2--2-2-|-3-3----0-3------------3------|
|----2---2---2---2--2-2----3---3---3---3--3-3-|-2-2--1------------------0----|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------x--|
|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-----1-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-----|------------------------------|
7/8
S S S S +S E S E. S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------5-(5)-5-5-5--5-5---|---3-2-1-0-------------------|
|-------3-(3)-3-3-3--3-3---|-0---------3-2-1-0-----------|
|-1-0---5-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-0-|-------------------4-3-2-1-0-|
|-----4-4-(4)-4-4-4--4-4---|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
4/4
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|---------------------------------|
7/8 4/4
T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------3---2---1--0-------------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4---|
|----0----------------3-2-1-0-----------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2---|
|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-----------4-3-2-1-0-|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4---|
|---------------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|--2---2---2---2--2-2-2-2----3---3---3---3--3-3---|
|--4---4---4---4--4-4-4-4----3---3---3---3--3-3---|
|--2---2---2---2--2-2-2-2----3---3---3---3--3-3---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)---------1-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|--------------------------1---1---1---1--1-1-|
|----5---5---5---5--5-5----1---1---1---1--1-1-|
|----6---6---6---6--6-6----2---2---2---2--2-2-|
|----5---5---5---5--5-5-----------------------|
|-----------------------0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-----|
|-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)---------------------------|
|-3--|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q
|---------------------------------------------|---------3-6-10h11--|-10-9h10p9------16---|
|----2---2---2---2--2-2----3---3---3---3--3-3-|-------4------------|---------------------|
|----3---3---3---3--3-3----2---2---2---2--2-2-|--------------------|---------------------|
|----2---2---2---2--2-2----3---3---3---3--3-3-|---5----------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-3-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-----1-(1)-(1)-(1)-(1)-----|-3------------------|---------------------|
Q H. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-17----------|----------------[5]--|---------------------|
|-------------|-[5]--[6]--[8]-------|-[3]--[5]------------|
|-------------|---------------------|-----------[3]-------|
|-------------|---------------------|----------------[5]--|
|-------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Q Q H H H Q H S S S S
|------------------|-----------|----2---------------|
|------------------|------3----|----3---------------|
|------------------|------2----|----3----3-3-3-3----|
|------------------|------0----|----4---------------|
|-[6]--[5]--[4]----|------0----|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------|-2------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------0-2-3-2-0---------------0-2-3-2-0-------|
|---0-2-3-----------3-2-0---0-2-3-----------3-2-0-|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---0---0-------------------------|
|-3---3---3-2-0-------------------|
|---------------3-2-1-0-----------|
|-----------------------4-3-2-1-0-|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E a E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------1-0-|-------1-0---------3-|
|-----4-3-----3-2-----2-----|-----0-----------4---|
|---3-------2-------1-------|---2-----------4-----|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|-4-------3-------2---------|-0---------0-2-------|
Q Q H +H. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
|----4--3----|-(3)------3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----4--2----|-(2)--------------|---------------------------------|
|------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2----------|------------------|---------------------------------|
|----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------0-2-3-2-0---------------0-2-3-2-0----------|
|---0-2-3-----------3-2-0---0-2-3-----------3-2-0----|
|-3-----------------------3--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E a E E E a E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---0---0-------------------------|-----------------------1-0-|
|-3---3---3-2-0-------------------|-----4-3-----3-2-----2-----|
|---------------3-2-1-0-----------|---3-------2-------1-------|
|-----------------------4-3-2-1-0-|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-4-------3-------2---------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E +H +H
|---------------------|----------------|
|-------1-0-------3-7-|-(7)----(7)\----|
|-----0---------4-----|----------------|
|---2---------4-------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|
|-0---------2---------|----------------|
H H H H E E Q E +Q E
|-------------|-------2-----|-2-4-5--2-(2)S=7-|
|-------3-----|-------2-----|-3-3-3--3-(3)S=8-|
|-------3-----|-------3-----|-3-3-4--3-(3)S=8-|
|-------4-----|-------2-----|-2-2-3--2-(2)S=7-|
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-2----(2)----|-2----(2)----|-----------------|
|-3--|
H H W Q Q Q E E E
|-12----10----|-9--------|------------------|
|-12----10----|-9--------|------------------|
|-12----10----|-9--------|------------------|
|-------------|----------|-8--9--10--9h10p9-|
|-------------|----------|------------------|
|-------------|----------|------------------|
|-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E +E H +E
|-------------|-------------|----------------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------------------|
|-8--9--------|-------------|----------------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------------------|
|-------7--8S=|=2--3--0--3--|-2-3-2-(2)S14----(14)-|
Q Q Q Q +H +E E E E
|-------------|--------------------|
|-------------|--------------------|
|-------------|--------------------|
|----------5--|-(5)----(5)---------|
|-------3-----|----------------2---|
|-2--3--------|------------1-2-----|
H E E E S S +Q E E E E E E Q H E E
|----------------|-------------------------0--|-3-----------|
|----------------|---------------------0--(0)-|----3----0-2-|
|--------------3-|-(3)-------------0--(0)-(0)-|----0--------|
|-4----------3---|-------------2--(2)-(2)-(2)-|----2--------|
|----------1-----|---------2--(2)-(2)-(2)-----|----2--------|
|------0-1-------|------0-(0)-(0)-(0)---------|----0--------|
|-3-|
Q Q E E E +E +H E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-----3---2-3-5b6==(5)b7==|=(5)b7=====3h5p3-2-3--|
|-----4-------------------|----------------------|
|-----4-------------------|----------------------|
|-----2-------------------|----------------------|
|-2--(2)------------------|----------------------|
e E +E +H E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|-/5-3-------------|
|-5-5-(5)b6==(5)b7=====3-|------5-----------|
|------------------------|--------5-2-------|
|------------------------|------------5-2---|
|------------------------|----------------3-|
|------------------------|------------------|
Q Q Q Q +H Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------2---|-(2)------------|-------------2---|
|-----------3---|-(3)--------3---|-----5-------3---|
|-----------3---|-(3)--------4---|-----3-------4---|
|-----------4---|-(4)--------4---|-----4---0--(0)--|
|-2--1----------|--------2--(2)--|-4--(4)----------|
|-------2--(2)--|-(2)------------|-----------------|
|------5-------| |------5-------|
H H Q Q Q Q Q Q H S S S S S E E +Q S S S S S
|------4----|-3--2--0-----|----/3--2----|----------------2--10-9-(9)-----------------9--|
|-----------|----------3--|-2-----------|------------3--(3)----------------------9--(9)-|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|--------4--(4)-(4)------------------7--(7)-(7)-|
|-2---------|-------------|-------------|----4--(4)-(4)-(4)-----------------------------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)--------------9--(9)-(9)-(9)-|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------7-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-|
|------5-------|
+H. S S S S S +H. Q
|-(9)---------------------9--|-(9)-----------|
|-(9)-----------------9--(9)-|-(9)-----------|
|-(7)-------------7--(7)-(7)-|-(7)-----------|
|----------------------------|---------------|
|-(9)---------9--(9)-(9)-(9)-|-(9)-----------|
|-(7)------7-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-|-(7)-----------|
Q H. +W
|-[14]------------|-----------*|
|-------<12>------|-(<12>)----*|
|-----------------|-----------*|
|-----------------|-----------*|
|-----------------|-----------*|
|-----------------|-----------*|
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide <n> - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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