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@wim There used to be a video on youtube with him and Brad Brose showing this exact sequence. I believe it was a prep video for a DiJ-like experience, but in Paris and maybe ~2016ish. Can't remember the name of the event and can't seem to find the channel. Maybe it has been deleted? I remember writing it down on a piece of paper and it is probably floating around my practice room somewhere but I can't seem to find it. If I find it, I'll add it here, but yours is pretty much the same thing.
Here's the chart my band uses, hopefully this link will work better than the link to YouTube (thanks Buco for straightening it out):
This is the other video with Brad and Samy.
Same voicings as in the video Wim posted.
I suppose you could shoehorn this D69 voicing as a B- inversion. Same for G69, you could see it as E- inversion, all the notes are there. So you could argue he is playing 1625. Also if the goal is to keep the hand in the same position, then you don't have to voice the G#o, you can use Do, it sounds good too.
I like the descending bass line chords from your chart, during the turnaround, Mike.
@Buco Yes! This is the one. I was searching "Django in Paris" and even 2016 or 2018 but it just wasn't coming up. That channel only has 2 videos on it. Thanks for finding it.
And @MikeK , I was sharing with Buco earlier today how I know and use in some songs that chord grip that you have here as D/C. That said, I never really think of that shape when I see a D7 in a chart. I either think to use x5453x or x57575 or 10-9-10-11-x-x or even 10-12-10-11-13-10. Basically any shape but that inversion. But, that bass movement is so nice that it has me thinking to practice going for that more often! Thanks for the inspiration to use something new.
Anyone know where the 'solo on Rhythm Changes' direction from that chart comes from? Everyone I've ever played with maintains the Eb modulation through solos instead of doing the RC bridge.
@billyshakes Yes putting the seventh in the bass is a nice one to have under the fingers for dominant chords. A great spot to grab that D/C voicing (7th, 3rd, 5th, root) is on the D7 in Douce Ambiance, which was song of the month in July 2023.
Doing a similar thing where the left hand barely needs to move:
Not from Samy D this time- I learned this sequence from James Twyford in Australia. He's actually the other guy in my profile pic, and one of the people who got me interested in GJ in the first place.
What's the code forr your cool chord inset there. I'm assuming its just some basic html command?
I used a code block, for monospace font. You should see a pilcrow (¶) on the left of the text editor, click on that-
It looks like this in the UI
Could be that it's dfb remnants. I've seen that or similar on other charts. Or did Django ever record a version like that? Other charts I've seen that direct you to follow standard rhythm changes are Artillerie Lourde, Double Whiskey and Belleville. I can see it for Belleville but with these other songs, it's those small eccentricities are what makes them awesome. Why would you want to straighten it?