Tablature for Django Reinhardt's Blue Drag

Tablature for Django Reinhardt's Blue

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
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BLUE DRAG
As recorded by Django Reinhardt
Transcribed by Timo Ksm & Kysti Rautio
Music by Josef Myrow
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'bass'
Q=106
Dm Em6Cm6ABb Dm C Bb A
4/4
Gtr I
q q q q
q q q q
|-10--9--6--5--|-10--8--6--5-|
|-10--8--5--5--|-10--8--6--5-|
|-10--9--6--6--|-10--9--7--6-|
|--------------|-------------|
|--5--4--1--0--|--5--3--1--0-|
|--------------|-------------|
q Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q
Dm

Dm/C

Bm7b5Bb7
Dm
Dm/C
Bm7b5Bb7
~~~~~~~
~
E Q E Q Q
H
H
E Q E Q Q
W
||----5----5--5--|-----------|---5----5--5--|---------|
||o-6-6--6-6--6--|-6----3----|-6-6--6-6--6--|-6-------|
||--7----7-------|-7----3----|-7----7-------|-7-------|
||---------------|-----------|--------------|---------|
||o--------------|-----------|--------------|---------|
||---------------|-----------|--------------|---------|
1.
Dm
Dm/Dm/C A7
Bb7
A7
Dm
A7
E Q E Q Q
H +E
E E E
E Q.
Q.
S S
H H
|---5----5--5--|----------------|-------------------|---------------||
|-6-6--6-6--6--|-8-(8)----------|-9-9----8----------|--------------o||
|-7----7-------|-9-(9)--7p6--7--|---7----6----7h=9p=|====7----------||
|--------------|----------------|---8----7----7-(7)-|---(7)---------||
|--------------|----------------|-------------8-(8)-|---(8)--------o||
|--------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------||
2.
Bb7
A7
Dm
G
E Q.
Q.
S S
H
Q. E
e Q E e Q E
E Q E E E E E
|-------------------|------------|--------------|-------------------|
|-9-9----8----------|---------6--|-5-5-6--------|----------------8--|
|---7----6----7h=9p=|==7---------|-------7-7-9--|-6-6--9----6-9-----|
|---8----7----7-(7)-|-(7)--------|--------------|--------8----------|
|-------------8-(8)-|-(8)--------|--------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------|--------------|-------------------|
Dm
|-3-|
S S S +Q

G
E H

Q.

e Q E e Q
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|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-6h8p6-(6)----6----|------7pb8r==6-|-5-5--6-----------|
|------------7------|---------------|--------7-7--9----|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
Dm
|-3-|
|--3--| |--3--|
E Q E E E E E
S S S +H
Q E
Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-------------------|-10-12-13-12-10-12----|
|--------------8-|-6h8p6-(6)---------|----------------------|
|-6-6--9---6-9---|-------------------|--7--9-10--9--7--9----|
|--------8-------|-------------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Dm

Dm/C

Bm7b5Bb7
Dm
Dm/C
Bm7b5Bb7
~~~~~~~
~
E Q E Q Q
H
H
E Q E Q Q
W
|---5----5--5--|-----------|---5----5--5--|----------|
|-6-6--6-6--6--|-6----3----|-6-6--6-6--6--|-6--------|
|-7----7-------|-7----3----|-7----7-------|-7--------|
|--------------|-----------|--------------|----------|
|--------------|-----------|--------------|----------|
|--------------|-----------|--------------|----------|
Dm
Dm/Dm/C A7
Bb7
A7
E Q E Q Q
H
+E E E E
E Q.
Q.
S S
|---5----5--5--|----------------|----------------------|
|-6-6--6-6--6--|-8----(8)-------|-9-9----8-------------|
|-7----7-------|-9----(9)-7p6-7-|---7----6----7h=9p====|
|--------------|----------------|---8----7----7-(7)----|
|--------------|----------------|-------------8-(8)----|
|--------------|----------------|----------------------|
Dm
4/4
Gtr I
H.
E
E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-----------------------------------7---------------------7--------------------------------|
|-(7)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(8)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm
Dm/C
Q
+E
E
Q
+Q
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------8b9r========(8)---|
|---------------------------9b10-----(9)---------7-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bm7b5
Bb7
Dm
Dm/C
Q E E H
Q E
S S S S
+E
E E
|---------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------|
|-10--7---------|---------9-10-12b13-(12)-12-10-|
|--------7------|------12-----------------------|
|----------8----|-------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------|
Bm7b5
Bb7
e e S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------10-9-12-|
|-----------------------10---------|
|-7--------------7-9-10------------|
|---7----------7-------------------|
|-----8----7-8---------------------|
|-------10-------------------------|
Dm

Dm/F
Dm/C
A7
|--3--| |--3--|
Q E S S E E E E E E
Q S S S S S S S S E S S
|-10-------12-13-15-12-13----12-|-------------------------------------|
|-------15----------------15----|-14----11p10-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------12-10-------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------14-12-11----------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------13-12p11-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb7
A7
S S S S S S S S +E
E E S S
|---------------------13-(13)-12-------12---|
|---------------12-15------------15-14------|
|---------10-13-----------------------------|
|----9-12-----------------------------------|
|-11----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Dm
A7
|--3--|
|--3--| |-3--|
E E E E. S E E E E E E
|------------------------------------|
|-15-----------15--------------------|
|----14-----------14-----------------|
|-------15-12--------15-12-7---------|
|----------------------------8-------|
|------------------------------10----|
Dm

Dm/C
Bm7b5
Bb7
|--3--| |-3--|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q S S S S E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E S E.
|---------12-13-15-12-13-10-12-9-|-10-8-9-7-8-6-7-5-6-4-5--|
|------15------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
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Dm

Dm/C
Bm7b5
Bb7
|-3-|
|-3-|
|-3--|
S S S S S S S S S E S S S e E
+E
s S S S S S Q E E E
|-1---------------1-6p5p4p3------|-------------------5s10----9-10---|
|---3-----------3-----------5-3--|-(3)-----------3-6----------------|
|-----2-------2------------------|-------------2--------------------|
|-------3-0-3--------------------|-----------3----------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------5-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Dm
Dm/F
Dm/C
A7
|3-|
|-3--|
|--3--|
e Q Q
E E E
E E E
E H
Q E
|-12-13-----10p9-10--12h13-10-|-/13-12-----------|
|-----------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------|
Bb7
~~~~~~

A7

Dm

|-3--|
H
Q +E E E
E H
Q
E
|-----------------------|------------5---|
|-9pb10r=====8--(8)-6-6-|----------------|
|-----------------------|-7-7------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
G
|-3-|
E S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
|-6-5---0-------------------------|-----------3-6-5h6p5---0---------|
|-----8---2-----------------------|-------3-5-----------8---2-------|
|-----------3-0-------------------|---0-3---------------------3-0---|
|-----------------2-------------0-|-2-----------------------------2-|
|-------------------4-1-------1---|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------3-0-3-----|---------------------------------|
Dm

G
TP

|--3--|
|-3-|
H
Q Q Q
E
E
E
E
E
Q.
Q E e E E E S E S
|------10-12-13--|--12--10--12--13--16--15\--|-----0-0-1-2-3p0------|
|----------------|---------------------------|-----------------2----|
|-------7--9-10--|---9---7---9--10--13--12\--|----------------------|
|-0--------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
Dm
|-3-|
|-3-|
|--3--| |--3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S
H
Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q Q +Q
|---------------------0---6-5-6-5-|------5-7-9-|-10-12-13-15-15-(15)--|
|-------------------2---8---------|-6----------|----------------------|
|-3-0-----------0-3---------------|------2-4-6-|--7--9-10-12-12-(12)--|
|-----2-------2-------------------|------------|----------------------|
|-------4-1-4---------------------|------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------|----------------------|
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Dm
Dm/C
+Q.
S S E
S S E S S
|-(15)-----------------------|
|---------------------10-----|
|-(12)---7-7-9b10-9-7----7-7-|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
Bm7b5 Bb7
~~~

Dm

Dm/C

|-3--|
Q
+H
S S S S
Q +E E E S E E S T T T T
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------5-6s|==9--(9)-8p6-------------5-6-|
|-9b10r=(9)------7-----|-------------7-------6-7-----|
|----------------------|---------------7-6-7---------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
Bm7b5 Bb7
Dm
Dm/F Dm/C
W
Q E E Q
E E
|-----------|------------------|
|-10--------|------------------|
|-----------|----7-9-9b10--9-7-|
|-----------|------------------|
|-----------|------------------|
|-----------|------------------|
A7
Bb7
A7
Dm
E
E +H
E S S
Q
Q Q.
S S
W
|---------------------|-------------------|------|
|---------------------|-9b10r=9--8----6-6-|------|
|-9b10-9-(9)------7-7-|-------------------|-7----|
|---------------------|-------------------|------|
|---------------------|-------------------|------|
|---------------------|-------------------|------|
Dm

Dm/C

Bm7b5Bb7
Dm
Dm/C
Bm7b5 Bb7
~~~~~~~
~
E Q E Q Q
H
H
E Q E Q Q
W
|---5----5--5--|-----------|---5----5--5--|----------|
|-6-6--6-6--6--|-6----3----|-6-6--6-6--6--|-6--------|
|-7----7-------|-7----3----|-7----7-------|-7--------|
|--------------|-----------|--------------|----------|
|--------------|-----------|--------------|----------|
|--------------|-----------|--------------|----------|
Dm
Dm/Dm/C A7
Bb7
A7
E Q E Q Q
H
+E E E E
E Q.
Q E E
|---5----5--5--|----------------|---------------|
|-6-6--6-6--6--|-8----(8)-------|-9-9----8------|
|-7----7-------|-9----(9)-7p6-7-|---7----6--7-7-|
|--------------|----------------|---8----7------|
|--------------|----------------|---------------|
|--------------|----------------|---------------|
H.=H
Dm Em6Cm6ABb Dm C Bb A
q q q q
q q q q
Q Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q
|-10--9--6--5--|-10--8--6--5--|-------------|-------------|
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|-10--8--5--5--|-10--8--6--5--|-------------|-------------|
|-10--9--6--6--|-10--9--7--6--|-------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|--5--4--1--0--|--5--3--1--0--|-5--4--1--0--|-5--3--1--0--|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q
W
|------*|
|------*|
|------*|
|------*|
|-5----*|
|------*|

Duration Legend
--------------W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it
represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Multibar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest
for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
---------------h
- hammer-on
p
- pull-off
b
- bend
pb - pre-bend
r
- bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s
- legato slide
S
- shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~
- vibrato
tr - trill
T
- tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
=
- hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x
- on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o
- on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
----------| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
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*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16
= swing 16ths

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