Tears trouble

czecko

BluesBop Harry wrote:

Hi Michael!
I`m enjoying "Unaccompanied Django" a lot, but I`m confused about the fingering for the first bar of your "Tears" transcription.
It says to play the C bass with the index, hold it for two beats, but then to play the Eb in the second string with the same finger on the second beat.
The same with the Eb bass with the middle finger then the G C with the same finger. It just seems imposible. Am I missing something?

hello all again,
don't mean to belabor this song too much, but does it really say anywhere to "play the C bass with the index.." or is this inferred because of Django's fingerings and what is written in the intro? To my hands the easiest way to play it would be to keep the basic Cm shape and use the pinky for the Eb bass, but obviously Django didn't play it this way. I've also figured (wrongly perhaps) that he would've used the thumb/bar combination for other (wide) fingerings like the Fm7 in measure 6 and the EbM6 in measure 8?? But again, is this something that is a matter of trial and error or is it spelled out and I am too thick to see it??

This book is so awesome. If I was being paid a quarter for every hour it has been on the table in front of me, it would've been paid off twice already! Hopefully someday I'll actually be able to make the music end of it sound good

Thanks also for the help in the forums Michael and everyone else!

MichaelHorowitz

czecko wrote:

hello all again,
don't mean to belabor this song too much, but does it really say anywhere to "play the C bass with the index.." or is this inferred because of Django's fingerings and what is written in the intro? To my hands the easiest way to play it would be to keep the basic Cm shape and use the pinky for the Eb bass, but obviously Django didn't play it this way.

The problem with holding the bar chord is that you loose the staccato feel. The bass notes keep ringing....I find that it swings much better with the staccato bass line. That's how Django did it on the recording. I also find it easier with the index...the transition into and out of the bar is a little clumsy.

However, you can still do it as a bar. I just felt that it was my job as a transcriber to use fingerings that give you the sound Django had. The bar chord definitely changes the feel in this instance. So I chose to finger it like Django.

Thanks!

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czecko

Thanks Michael. I found the recording this am and what you say makes sense.

Thanks also to Elliot for the heads-up on the box set!!
This is the version I was able to purchase.

Cheers guys!