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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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