Minor Swing Tab?

bhuether

I am trying to find tab for Django's Minor Swing as performed on

Djangology 49

I have found tab for his more common rendition, but I like the phrasing in this version better.

Tab for Moreno and Marina Quartet's rendition would be even better (that is my favorite rendition I have heard).

thanks,

brian

dennis

wow brian! we used to correspont 10 yrs ago or so! It's Denis from Montreal

here's the minor swing tab you're looking for transcribed by yours truly ;-)

Frans

Hi Dennis,
what happened to your tabs on the Fleche D'Or website ? will you post ever again ?
thanks and kind regards (great DVD's by the way)
Frans

djangology

I think that TAB can be found for all 3 major versions of DJangos Minor swing solos. Dennis is to thank for at least 1 of them ... and maybe more than 1.

bhuether

Dennis - good to hear from you! I remember you were the one that made me aware of gypsy jazz. You had sent me some tab showing the odd picking technique. I still wonder about the technique. I mean I can alternate pick as fast as Birelli, etc but I don't see how I could possibly pick that fast using the gypsy technique.

Anyway, I decided to learn some gypsy jazz songs on my acoustic using technique I am familiar with. After that maybe I will approach it traditionally. I just learned La Gitane (DeBarre version) and now am learning Minor Swing (Django version), Nuages (Rosenberg trio version) and Acoustic Moments (Birelli version). I'll probably make a recording this weekend of where I am at with La Gitane and maybe you can take a listen.

That is great that you pursued this style of music and really found a home for yourself. Gypsy jazz seems pretty big out in this area (I am in Monterey, CA), especially San Francisco. You should pay a visit to this part of the country if you get a chance. Maybe you can play with Hot Club San Francisco.

later,

brian