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This is a simple chord-melody arrangement of one of Django's best-known, and most beautiful compositions. My notation is pretty standard, and shouldn't require much explanation. Above each tab chart I have listed the chord changes, and the places where the downbeats fall. Two chords have been marked with the note "trem" to indicate that I like to tremolo pick those chords. Django's tremolo picking was so fast and dynamic that he could create swelling crescendos much like a horn section. The picking technique is kind of like shaking out a match. I sometimes play this song fingerstyle, too. Some of the chords are tough to flatpick because of muted strings in the middle of fretted strings. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e--------------------------------------------------0------------- B----------8-7-6-5-4-----------3---6-------2---1---1------------- G------4-5---------4-----------4---6-------3-------2------------- D------------------3-----------3---5-------2-------3------------- A------------------4-----------2-----------3-------3------------- E----------------------------------6----------------------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e--------------------------------------------------0------------- B----------8-7-6-5-4-----------3---6-------2---1---1------------- G------4-5---------4-----------4---6-------3-------2------------- D------------------3-----------3---5-------2-------3------------- A------------------4-----------2-----------3-------3------------- E----------------------------------6----------------------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e----------5-------------------------------5--------------------- B------------8-6-5-8-----------------------6-8-6-5-6------------- G------------------6-----------------------6-------7------------- D------7-7---------5-------------------7-7-5-------7------------- A------------------7-------------------------------5------------- E------------------5-----------------------5--------------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e----------5-----------------------------0-1-3---5-8------------- B--6---------6-------------------------3-----------8-------3---4- G--5---5-7-----7-5-4-------3-------4---------------9-------3---4- D--7---------------3-------2-------3---------------8-------3---3- A--5---------------2-------1-------2---------------10------5---4- E------------------3-------2-------3---------------8------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e--------------------------------------------------0------------- B--1-------8-7-6-5-4-----------3---6-------1-------1------------- G--3---4-5---------4-----------4---6-------3-------2------------- D--2---------------3-----------3---5-------2-------3------------- A--3---------------4-----------2-----------3-------3------------- E----------------------------------6----------------------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e----------8-7-6-5----------------------------------------------- B------------------9-----------8---11------7---6---6------------- G------5-5---------9-----------9---11------8-------7------------- D------------------8-----------8---10------7-------7------------- A------------------9-----------9-----------8-------8------------- E----------------------------------11--------------6------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e----------13-11-9-11-13----------------13-11-9-11-13-------- B---------------------11---------------------------10-------- G----10-10------------12----------10-10------------10-------- D---------------------11---------------------------10-------- A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 e----------------------------------------------5---1-- B----------8-7-6-5-4-----------3---6-------1-------1-- G------4-5---------4-----------4---6-------3-------2-- D------------------3-----------3---5-------2-------3-- A------------------4-----------2-----------3-------3-- E----------------------------------6---------------1--|CODA| Artur