Follow the A♭ riff head into a blues-derived solo chorus, then treat the ending as its own arrangement cue.
If you study one thing
At 100 BPM, count and comp the head without soloing. Then play one 12-bar solo chorus using only chord tones. Practise the transition and ending as separate loops.
Form16-bar riff head; 12-bar blues-derived solo chorus; separate ending
FeelSwing
Meter4/4
MusicDjango Reinhardt
Guide coverage11 / 12 sections present
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See what is here and what is missing
✓ Recording evidence
✓ Key & form
✓ Chart
✓ History
✓ Playing notes
✓ Practice plan
○ Backing track
✓ Django recording
✓ Django solo study aid
✓ Illustration
✓ Sources
✓ Difficulty
Django's Recordings
Django recordings for this tune. Uploader dates and take labels remain source claims; only an evidenced exact association enables a row’s Listen control.
3 historical recording entries · source text preserved
Entry
Year
Recording / session / release evidence
Listen
01
1939
Stockholm, 30/6/39, OPG 1719-1 ,"Fremeaux FA 309, Classics 813, Affinity AFS 1003, Jazz Time 251270-2, Jazz Archives 157222, Mosaic MD6-190(6 CD Set)."," - Paris - QHCF - Stephane Grappelly (v), Django Reinhardt, Eugene Vees, Pierre Ferret (g), Emmanuel Soudieux (b)"
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02
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Stockholm,OSW 174-1 ,"Fremeaux FA 311, Classics 852, OR0062, HEP 1041, Jazz Time 799991-2"
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03
1947
Stockholm, 7-15-22/9/47, "Fremeaux FA 314, Classics 1046, Vogue 228E 6006, Legacy 411(""Scandinavia"")"," - Paris - Souvenirs de Django - Django Reinhardt (elg), Hubert Rostaing (cl), Eugene Vees (g), Emmanuel Soudieux (b), Andre Jourdan (d)"
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A dash means no video has been associated with this exact historical recording. Tune-level listening resources remain available above.
History & Listening
The label edition identifies the 1939 Stockholm recording as OPG 1719-1. The archive contains three rows, including a later 1947 entry and one row whose date remains unresolved. The nocturnal illustration is imaginative artwork; it is not evidence of a Stockholm recording session.
Tune details
Music: Django Reinhardt
Documented in archive: 1939
Original key: Not established
Study level: Intermediate / advanced: contrasting head and solo roadmaps.
Melody & head
Sing the recorded phrase before choosing a position on the guitar.
Compare the head’s rests and accents with your study arrangement; a chord chart does not supply the melody.
Chart & Form
Keep the repeated riff rhythm stable, then change your counting for the solo chorus. Hear altered dominant colour as a tension against the A♭ centre. Aim for a clear resolution instead of filling every space with chromatic notes.
Study reductions of the source’s separate riff and solo maps. Slash basses, alternate chords and the dedicated ending are not fully reproduced; use the linked source and recording to agree those details.
Head — 16-bar study reduction
1A♭
2A♭
3A♭
4A♭
5E♭7♯5
6E♭7♯5
7A♭
8A♭
9E♭7♯5
10E♭7♯5
11D7♯5
12D7♯5
13E♭7♯5
14E♭7♯5
15A♭
16A♭
Solo cycle — 12-bar reduction; compare source bass/alternatives
1A♭
2A♭
3A♭
4A♭
5E♭7♯5
6E♭7♯5
7A♭
8A♭
9E♭7♯5
10E♭7♯5
11D7♯5
12D7♯5
Play along
No backing track has been added.
Study Django's Solo
Performed studies, transcriptions, TAB, notation and lessons for studying Django’s solo. Resources are described by their creator; inclusion does not certify note-for-note accuracy.
augusto creni · source-described; accuracy not independently verified
Creator presents a study of Django’s recorded solo. Use it alongside the original recording; exact transcription accuracy has not been independently reviewed.
Checked 2026-10-02
Similar tunes
Follow a shared key, a harmonic idea or a familiar form. Keys refer to this site’s chart editions; other recordings may use a different key.
Related chord movement
No sufficiently supported harmonic comparison has been added yet.
Same chart key
No match is established in the current chart metadata.
Follow the A♭ riff head into a blues-derived solo chorus, then treat the ending as its own arrangement cue.
An original illustration inspired by the requested editorial concept. It is not an archival photograph or a documented depiction of a recording session.
Original Djangopedia illustration · AI-assisted, 2026
Listen to the altered D7 colour before resolving; do not silently replace the source’s unusual movement with a generic blues.
Pitch choices
A♭-major chord tones for stable arrivals.
Use local altered-dominant material only where the agreed chart calls for it.
Keep one small rhythmic gesture recognizable while adapting its pitches to the local harmony.
Comping & voicings
Rehearse the 16-bar head and 12-bar solo cycle separately. Keep the bass and lead coordinated at the change of roadmap. Agree the written ending before starting, rather than assuming one more normal chorus.
Voicing note sets
A♭6: A♭–C–F; E♭7: E♭–G–D♭.
For altered dominants, begin with root, third and seventh; add a single tension only after the melody is secure.
Keep the accompaniment clear
Rehearse the count and rests before adding harmonic density.
Assuming the head and solo chorus have the same length.
Assigning a date to the unresolved inherited row by title similarity.
Practice room
Start at 90–110 BPM; rehearse the head-to-solo transition before increasing speed.
Your assignment
At 100 BPM, count and comp the head without soloing. Then play one 12-bar solo chorus using only chord tones. Practise the transition and ending as separate loops.
Loop these changes
Last four bars of the head → first four bars of the solo cycle
E♭7 colour → altered D7 colour → the agreed return
Metronome
Begin with four quarter-note clicks, then place clicks on beats 2 and 4 without changing the phrase length.
Transposition
Move one short harmonic gesture up a whole step, naming chord tones before choosing fingerings. Do not transpose the entire arrangement until the original roadmap is secure.
At the session
Agree the version, key, count-in and ending before playing. This guide remains pending owner review.
Start together
Count in at the actual agreed practice tempo.
Finish together
Rehearse the recording’s final cue separately; do not add an unagreed turnaround.
16-bar riff head; 12-bar blues-derived solo chorus; separate ending
Assuming the head and solo chorus have the same length.
Assigning a date to the unresolved inherited row by title similarity.
Arranging the tune
Solo guitar
Reduce the arrangement to melody, bass arrivals and essential support notes; let each line remain audible.
Trio or larger group
Rehearse the 16-bar head and 12-bar solo cycle separately. Keep the bass and lead coordinated at the change of roadmap. Agree the written ending before starting, rather than assuming one more normal chorus.
Vocal considerations
This guide studies an instrumental arrangement; no lyric attribution is asserted.
This player guide combines inherited recording evidence and editorial study notes. Musical study notes are editorial suggestions; compare them with the recording.
Chart key, form/roadmap and harmonic landmarks. Study reductions are labelled; the source image is not republished.
Illustration credit & provenance
Original Djangopedia illustration · AI-assisted, 2026
An original illustration inspired by the requested editorial concept. It is not an archival photograph or a documented depiction of a recording session.
Generated with the native image-generation tool on 2026-10-07; original editorial artwork, not a historical photograph.
Prompt: Atmospheric editorial illustration of Django Reinhardt playing guitar in Stockholm at night, Nordic modernist screenprint / woodcut aesthetic. Deep indigo and blue-grey night, amber windows and stage light, simplified waterfront/city geometry, crisp carved textures and restrained shapes. Django and guitar rendered as an elegant graphic figure with enough historical character to suggest Django Reinhardt without looking photographic. Quiet, sophisticated, wintry jazz mood. Original illustration, no text, no logos, no copying an existing photograph. Landscape feature image.
Research & rights notes
Composition date distinct from first recording
Composition/chart reuse rights
Exact take identity of listening uploads
Full musical accuracy pending owner review
Unresolved date on inherited OSW 174-1 row
Feature artwork is an original Djangopedia illustration generated with the native tool. Composition and chart rights are not certified by owner review. Sources are linked; no historic photograph is substituted.
