I ocasionally play this tune with a dixieland band I sub for. Apparently it's originally a WWI-era French song? Anyway, it's pretty, and it swings and I like it.
The guys I know play it in Bb, with changes I remember as follows:
Cm7 F7 Bb % Cm7 F7 Bb D7
G7 % Cm % C7 % F7 %
That's just the first 16 bars, I'm not too sure of the rest of the song.
Does anybody know this tune and have the complete set of chords?
(I'm guessing that perhaps GJ players don't play this in Bb? So whatever is the standard GJ key is fine.)
Thanks,
Will
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Can't help much with the chords.
However, Last night while youtubeing I came across a great Gypsy Jazz Playlist that had
Tchavolo schmitt doing "Roses of picardy" I Love that man's playing & spirit.
May like to check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlBiHTvG2Sg
Many, Many great tune in his page. Mariisintii 134 tunes
http://www.youtube.com/user/Mariisintii?feature=watch
Enjoy pickitjohn
This is a beautiful tune from World War I. It has been said that British troops sang this on the march.
"It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
-- Orson Welles
......Rocky
For anyone out there who hasn't tried this tune, check it out, it is one of those "good old good ones" in the delightful words of Louis Armstrong.
Will
Edgar Degas: "Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.... To draw, you must close your eyes and sing."
Georges Braque: "In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that can’t be explained."
.......Refer to Ben's (klaatu) chart PDF above in Key of G.
.......Third measure 3rd beat is an Am, then Bbo7 to finish measure. 1st two beats of next measure is G6 with the third in the bass on low E string at 7th fret (3 notes, no B string) then 2 beats of Bbo7 to finish measure.
,,,,,,,Measure 7 and 8 are the key to Tchavalo's heavy hand downbeat style. Measure 7 has half a measure of G6/9 then a half measure of C#o7(middle four strings) then back to G6/9 for two beats of nest measure. NOW BEAT 3 is the long form G (3rd in bass @ 7th fret incl. B string G note, then ONE BEAT to finish the measure of a B7 chord with B string F note as highest tone. The next beat is the E7 chord starting the next measure.
......Hope this is informative for those of you who love this gypsy march rhythm!
......Jam on! Rocky