Clair de Lune Intro transcription

DoubleWhisky · September 17

Hi,

transcribed the intro from the Django recording, thought it might be helpful to someone.

https://youtu.be/NJFXYE5fpcw?si=zWsvlKGASfDn1ZT8

As most people play it in D minor nowadays the flageolet on the high e string is not possible so i came up with two solutions. One with fretted notes and one with a different flageolet:

https://youtu.be/TlDfE1ZPUDU?si=jYH_8wr_YvdrGeio

BillDaCostaWilliams · September 18

Nice work getting in that Eb harmonic.

Buco · September 18

I haven't heard flageolet in ages lol.

I see now, the original is in Eb-

I'm slow this morning...

richter4208 · September 18

I love his little out of scale major dyad in there that most people call a mistake. I can see it being purposeful.

DoubleWhisky · September 18

https://djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/122986#Comment_122986

I agree! Doesn't sound like a mistake at all to me and i llve the little "dramaturgy".

Had a third idea for d minor. A bit removed from the original but i kinda like it. Picked up the wholetone sound from the last chord a bit earlier:

https://youtu.be/BFNBcR2zgNI?si=oIMIAARdZmbIpSWn

Buco · September 18

Ooh I like the attitude in the last one. And I like the whole-tone walk, sounds really nice.

There's also this, a pinch flageolet of sorts. If flageolet= harmonic, and I think this trick is referred to as a pinch harmonic, vs natural harmonic.

https://youtu.be/GC5uOTokZHI

I doubt Django would leave a mistake on the recording. Improv mistake yes, but not something he composed. I think that's exactly how he intended it to be.

DoubleWhisky · September 18

https://djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/122990#Comment_122990

Yes, cool idea indeed!

wim · September 18

That’s an artificial harmonic.

Pinch harmonic is a different technique, where the picking thumb sort of brushes the string on attack. It’s more common on an electric with a lot of distortion, they’re not very effective on an acoustic guitar.