.fbjson file
X-ray of Django's Selmer #503
There is a score/tablature, fretboard diagrams, and youtube video instructions, that will help you along the way. This song lives in a range that is adaptable to other tapping instrument tunings.
You don't need to be able to read music. You can get 90% of the way there just by watching the videos and referring to the tabs and fingering hints for the song (here) Videos to go along with this piece are at this youtube playlist Improvisation Minimale no. 1 tappetizer playlist
This original version of this song is by the Jazz Guitarist Django Reinhardt And is the first song in a collection Improvisations.
The Score (and tabs) are available Here Look for the ones with names that start with the ImprovisationMinimale1. Here is the authoritative one which is for 12 string Matched reciprocal tuning
The first thing to mention is that this is a simplified, shorter rendition that is not quite as 'guitaristic' as the original work. If you are intent on something close to the original you should probably look elsewhere.
The best 'elsewhere' would most likely be Stephane Wrembel's Book Django L'Impressionniste along with the album of the same name wherein he plays all the music in the book (superbly).
With all that said, play the associated musescore and see if it's something for you. Then proceed if you are inclined.
This arrangement is notated with the C major key signature but that won't mean a lot because there's lot's of accidentals in the piece. Tempo wise, the piece can be decidedly rubato throughout. I play it in the 80 pbm ballpark.
Note:
- Each of these diagrams is in 12 string matched reciprocal tuning. It will have link to a
.fbjsonfile that you can download and then use in conjunction with the Fretboard diagammer web app- You can read the file into it and change the tuning in the tuning configuration drop down and it will make a (simple minded) try at converting it.
- You can click on any diagram to get an enlarged version.
This phrase is built around the chord Emin11
These two bars are oriented around a whole tone scale on C. It's flavored a bit with an interesting leading Bbmin7add9+11 open voiced chord , employing both the bass and melody side, over a couple of octaves. These type of chords are used in various places in the score and contribute a lot to the feel of the music.
the last note in the chord (if you arpeggiate it upwards) E leads into a descending whole note scale sequence.
After the apeggiation up to the E n the prev. diagram. descend downwards from the F#.. This continues on from the bass side on C
