DJANGOLOGY - DJANGO REINHARDT
( BASIC CHORDS, NO INTRO INCLUDED )
There are 2 chord patterns A and B in this tune
CHORD PATTERN A
C#m7flat5 / Cm6 / Gmaj9 / A#dim7 / C6add9 / D7 / G6 / / ( 8 bars total )
The first 6 chords are played for 1 count of 4 (1 bar) each, and finally the
7th chord in the sequence( G6 )is played for 2 counts of 4 ( total 8 bars )
C#m7 flat 5 Cm6 Gmaj9 A#dim7
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------|
-----8----- -------8--- --------7-- ---5-------|
-------9--- -------8--- --------7-- -----6-----|
-------9--- -----7----- ----5------ ---5-------|
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------|
-------9--- -------8--- --------7-- -----6-----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/django_reinhardt/djangology_crd_ver_2.html ]
C6 add 9 D7 G6(2 bars)
----------- ----------- --3--------|
---3------- --3-------- --------5--|
-------5--- -------5--- -----4-----|
-------5--- ----4------ --------5--|
----------- ----------- -----------|
-------5--- -------5--- --3--------|
CHORD PATTERN B
G#7 D#7 G#7 / A7 E7 A7 /
This pattern is only 4 bars long, and just turns the tune around,
G#7 x 2 beats, D#7 x 2 beats( 1 bar)then back to G#7 for 1 bar then
A7 for 2 beats, E7 for 2 beats( 1 bar)then back to A7 for 4 beats ( 1bar )
Thus total pattern length 4 bars long
G#7 D#7 A7 E7
--4-------- ----------- --5-------- -----------|
--4-------- --4-------- --5-------- --5--------|
----5------ ------6---- ----6------ ------7----|
--4-------- ----5------ --5-------- ----6------|
------6---- ------6---- ------7---- ------7----|
--4-------- ----------- --5-------- -----------|
The patterns run A x 2 B x 1, A x 2 B x 1 etc, but there are a few versions
of this song and you might find that Pattern A is played 4 times in a row
ONLY on the odd occasion, but the turnaround( Pattern B )always plays once.