Les Fenetres de Moscou

Tele295

Does anybody have a head chart (chords and melody) for Les Fenetres de Moscou? The version by Titi Demeter is beautiful, and I know Moreno has done a version of it as well.

CalebFSU

I have been looking for this one for a while myself. I am constantly in the middle of trying to transcribe it every time I hear a new version because I like the tune so much but never really get any where hahaha

stubla

Well here is Boulou Ferre's hip harmonisation of Les Fenetres de Moscou--with 'BlueNote' voicings in the first bar.Remember the melody starts 3 beats before the first chord given here (Bdim is on the first downbeat)
Bars with 2 chords are always two beats(strums) per chord---hope it makes sense --great tune!!
(Transcribed from Boulou and Elios' performance on U.S radio show "Jazz Club Paris" c.1990)




|Bdim F7|F#7#5|B-7 C#dim|B-7| E-7|A7|D6/9|D#dim|

|E-7|A7|D6/9|Gmaj7|C#half dim|F#7|F#half dim|B7|

|E-7|A7|D6/9|Gmaj7|C#half dim|F#7|B-7|B-7|

Stu

Tele295

Thanks, Stu. I'll have to give that a spin tonight

Jack

Also look here for lead sheets, tab, rhythm sheets, etc. Just scroll down to Partitions...

CalebFSU

Thanks Jack and Stu.

Stu those changes are hip for sure. What do you mean "bluenote voicings" I have a feeling I know them but maybe have never heard them called that.

stubla

By Bluenote voicings i just mean the use of the diminished chord --actually what Boulou plays is B dim in the first positon with open bottom E so the first 3 chords go up chromatically with e f and f# in the bass-with the D as top melody note on the chords----those rising chords are something i always associate with Hard Bop.If you could hear Boulous version you'd hear what i mean--alas i only have it on an old C-90 cassette so can't upload.Nice changes though aren't they?

CalebFSU

Yeah they are great changes. i wasn't playing them like that though. I am going to try it out when I get home!!!

angareskero

a little late, but here it is.I found it in the french guitar magazin Guitarist acoustic no 32
and made a lead sheet. The chords in paranthesis are from Federic Belinski
Enjoy

Tele295

Never too late!

Thanks

tomcunn

this is a great tune;
d-c music school has thca limberger doing "chord voicings - Moscow windows" that is worth the price of admission - 24.99 -
in the style of Tcha Limberger - guitar
full of cool stuff