Tabs
Minor Swing
Django Reinhardt
1937-1951
I've yet to see a correct submition for this tune.
In the intro, Django chooses to harmonise
Grapelli's 
FF note with 
BB - it's 'flat five'.
Stranger still, he bends his 
E MajorE note up a semitone to FF
under Grapelli's 
A augmentedA - a flat six. Django clearly loved discord.
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----1-0h1p0-3-5b6-----1-0h1p0-3-5b6-----1-0h1p0-3-5b6-|
G+G|---2-----------------2-----------------2---------------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Bass fill = 2 bars]
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----1-0h1p0-3-5b6-----1-0h1p0-3-5b6-----1-0h1p0-3-5b6-|
G+G|---2-----------------2-----------------2---------------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
Django then opens up his solo with the chords E7#5b9
and 
E7b9E7b9 before following this progression until the finale:
|
A minorAm| |A minorAm| |
DmDm| |DmDm|
|
E7E7| |E7E7| |A minorAm| |A minorAm|
|DmDm| |DmDm| |A minorAm| |A minorAm|
|E7E7| |E7E7| |A minorAm| |E7E7|
The band do mess with the chords a little,
adding 6ths and 9ths to the chords along the way.
Some phrases you may wish to 'quote' when soloing are:
Appears around 0:21
E MajorE|-7p5p4-5-7-5-4-7-5-----------10-8-7------------------|
BB|-------------------6----------------10-9h10p9--------|
G+G|---------------------7-4--10------------------10-7---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------9-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|-----7-10-9h10p9-107-7-|
D MajorD|-6-9--------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|
Appears around 0:40
E MajorE|-12-------12-------12-------12-12-|
BB|----12-13----10-13----10-13-------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
Appears around 0:53
E MajorE|-12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-5-5-4-4-------------|
BB|---------------------------------------6-6-5-4-5---|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------2-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|
Appears around 1:22
E MajorE|-3-2-1-0-------------------------------|
BB|---------4-3-2-1-0---------------------|
G+G|-------------------3-2-1-0-------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------4-3-2-1-0---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------4-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
etc etc until Django plays a variation on the intro
theme with Grapelli in unison.
E MajorE|--------------------5-----5-5-----7-----7-8-5-|
BB|------5-----5-5---6-----6-------9-----9-------|
G+G|----5-----5-----7-----7-------9-----9---------|
D MajorD|-/7-----7-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------5-----5-5-----7-----7-|
BB|------5-----5-5---6-----6-------9-----9---|
G+G|----5-----5-----7-----7-------9-----9-----|
D MajorD|-/7-----7---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------3-4-5-5-|
BB|-5-4-5-6-7-------5-|
G+G|-----------------5-|
D MajorD|-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|
When improvisong, don't use modes or scales,
play by ear - I'm sure Django did.
Also, don't get into the habit of playing jazz
note for note. Play what you feel.
