{"id":43,"date":"2019-07-04T03:28:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T18:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/en\/?p=43"},"modified":"2020-06-21T19:53:43","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T10:53:43","slug":"django-reinhardt-dark-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manouche-jazz-lessons.com\/en\/django-reinhardt-dark-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Eyes &#8211; Django Reinhardt&#8217;s solo -free tab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most famous gypsy jazz songs, Dark eyes \/ Les Yeux Noirs.<\/p>\n<p>To be able to improvise this song , you also should know how django played.<\/p>\n<p>Also, most of famous gypsy jazz guitarists such as Stochelo Rosenberg, Jimmy Rosenber , Joscho Stephan etc.. play Django&#8217;s licks in their improvisation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ep-box es-Bicon icon-tag bgc-VPorange\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manouche-jazz-lessons.com\/en\/for-sephora-by-stohelo-rosenberg-tabs\/\">tabs &#8211; For Sephora by Stochelo Rosenberg<\/a><\/div>\n<p>If you are not familiar with gypsy jazz style of playing then , take it easy. It took me a year when I learnt this song first time.<\/p>\n<h2>Solo<\/h2>\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Les Yeux Noirs by Django Reinhardt transcription : tab 250BPM\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0aA9sAa2bA8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>It is written 250 BPM but actual tempo is 125 BPM. It might be quite fast but original version is faster than this.<\/p>\n<p>Also It is good to know the licks below.<\/p>\n<p>Intro is often played as free tempo then when the actual song starts, we use this lick.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/dark-eyes-min.png\" alt=\"dark eyes\/les yeux noirs chords tab\" width=\"1216\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By the way, it wasn&#8217;t easy to see the fret numbers on the video , so I enlarged the part<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/les-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"166\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also at from 89th bar, we play like this down pickings , not alternate pickings in the gypsy jazz style of playing. Tips are that you move down your arm, not only your wrist.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gipsyjazznyumon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/e002db18f0ee9a209d18649813948115.png\" alt=\"Dark eyes solo tabs django reinhardt\" width=\"1219\" height=\"593\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Rhythm Guitar and chords<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-432\" src=\"https:\/\/manouche-jazz-lessons.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/kodo-min.png\" alt=\"chords for dark eyes\" width=\"993\" height=\"361\" \/>I made 3 patterns of backing.<\/p>\n<p>1-8 bars backing is standard.<\/p>\n<p>9-16 bars backing is playing bass lines.<\/p>\n<p>17-24 bars backing is also playing bass lines.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47\" src=\"https:\/\/manouche-jazz-lessons.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-03-at-14.59.54-min.png\" alt=\"Dark eyes backing\" width=\"1230\" height=\"498\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48\" src=\"https:\/\/manouche-jazz-lessons.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-03-at-15.00.07-min.png\" alt=\"dark eyes rhythm guitar\" width=\"1232\" height=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you know many chord positions, you will be able to make cool backing part.<\/p>\n<p>So after learning these positions , you can make your own backing!<\/p>\n<div class=\"ep-box es-BiconBg icon-pushpin bgc-VPlime\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manouche-jazz-lessons.com\/en\/items-for-gypsy-jazz-guitarist\/\">Must Have Items for Gypsy Jazz Guitarists<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manouche-jazz-lessons.com\/en\/for-sephora-by-stohelo-rosenberg-tabs\/\">Tabs &#8211; Stochelo&#8217;s solo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manouche-jazz-lessons.com\/en\/django-reinhardt-solo-limehouse-blues\/\">Tabs &#8211; Django&#8217;s Limehouse blues<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most famous gypsy jazz songs, Dark eyes \/ Les Yeux Noirs. 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