Today, we are going to learn gypsy jazz classic composed by Django Reinhardt called ‘Django’s tiger’.
There are so many cool licks in Django’s solo which you can use them for other songs.
First of all , let’s get the taste from Django!
Transcription
On the 4th bar, I played 9 fret on 2nd string(G#) , but it’s easier to play 13th fret on 3rd string instead.
Also, This tempo is slower than the original to make it easier to learn.
Chord progression and chord tabs
I wrote A6 or A but I use A69. You have to use your thumb to press 5fret on the 6th string. Take a look at ‘Must-Know Gypsy jazz chords’ for a detail. (If you have small hands or a fat neck guitar , then you don’t have to use your thumb though)
It’s a nice turn around on 31st and 32nd bars. This is 1-6-2-5 turnaround but 6 is dominant chord in this case so he used a Cdim as a substitution for F#7.
Solo
There are so many nice licks in this song so you should use the for other songs to.
Also I want to mention one technique.
Look at C notes on 4th bar. It’s weird isn’t it? because the key is A which means C should be C#.
This technique is called Enclosure. This C notes are played because of C# on 5th bar.
This lick goes C-C-G#-F#-C#-E . C# is approached by These Cs and G#, F#.
It’s like usual gypsy jazz technique. We often play a note 1 fret before or after the landing note. and in this case, the note 1 fret before and 2 notes then landing note. (sorry about my poor english・・・)
Please take a look at the lesson ‘How to use enclosure in gypsy jazz solos’
Ok, for now, today’s lesson is done. If you wanna learn more , then try these out!!
Bossa Dorado – Improvisation lesson
Autumn Leaves – Improvisation lesson