Minor Swing Django Reinhardt backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Django Reinhart – Minor Swing

I will give Django Reinhart the credit for this song, even though this version is played
Johnny Depp in the movie “Chocolat”.
It’s quite hard to play this song. Listen to it many times to see how the rhythm goes,
it's near to impossible to make rhythm when writing the tab. Remember that there are two
playing this song at the same time in the real version, so when tabing it for only one
guitar, I had to do some editing.

[Intro]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------5--5----3--6--/10-----------5--5----3--6--/10------------------|
G|-------5--5--7p5--4--7--/10--------5--5--7p5--4--7--/10------------------|
D|--5/7--5----------------------5/7--5-------------------------------------|
A|–-5/7-------------------------5/7----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------8-8-8--7-7-7--5-5--5------|
B|----------5--5----3--6--/10--------------------7-7-7--6-6-6--5-5--5------|
G|-------5--5--7p5--4--7--/10--------------------8-8-8--7-7-7--5-5--5------|
D|--5/7--5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5/7---------------------------0h3--2-0---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------1--0----------------------------|

[First Part]

e|--7p5p4h5--7-5p4h5--------------10-8p7-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------6-------------------10p9-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------5-5p4-5----------------7-7/5--4----/4—-7--7/10--9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------/10-/10---8p7-5h7—-5h7p5----------------------|
B|---------------/10--12-13-----------------------------6p5-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------5p4----/7------|
D|-–10p9--7-------------------------------------------------------7-------7-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------5-5-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------5-5--------------------5-5h6----------|
G|--4-5-5/7—5p4-------/4—4/2---------5-5------5-4-5-4-7-5-7-------7-5-5h7--|
D|---------------7p6-----------------------/7------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------5h6----------5h6----------6h8p6p5-6--|
G|--5p4------------------------4h5-4-5-----7-5-5h7------7-5-4h5---------7---|
D|------7p6------6h7-6-7-7--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Second Part]

e|---------------------------5-----------5--5--7--5---8—8/7--7------10-10--|
B|--5-5----------------------5---------------------------------------------|
G|---7---5h7p5p4-5p4---------5-----------2--2--4--2---5-5/4--4------7--7---|
D|--------------7---7/6/7--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--/10-10-10---8-7/5-5--7-7/5--5------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------6--5--3-5-5-3------------------5-5-7-|
G|--/7--7--7----5-4/2-2--4-4/2--2--------------------5-5--4--5--4----------|
D|------------------------------------3--2--0-2-2-0------------------2-2-4-|
A|---------------------------------------------------3-3--2--3--2----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Solo]

Here starts the guitar “solo”. I cut this down a bit, because it’s not sounding too good
the whole part without the other instruments.

e|----4-4-4-5--5--4/5-5-5----0----------------0------------------0-0-5-----|
B|--7------------------------1----------------0------------------0-0-5-----|
G|----1-1-1-2--2--1/2-2-2----2----------------1------------------1-1-5-----|
D|--4------------------------2----------------2------------------2-2-------|
A|--------------------------------------------2------------------2-2-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-5-------0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1—-1-1-5-------1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-5-------2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2---------2-2-2-2-2-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-5----|
B|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-5----|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-5----|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

[Main Theme]

And then back to the beginning:

e|--8-8-8--7-7-7--5-5--5------7p5p4h5--7-5p4h5--------------10-8p7---------|
B|--7-7-7--6-6-6--5-5--5------------------------6-------------------10p9---|
G|--8-8-8--7-7-7--5-5--5---------------------------5-5p4-5-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------/10-/10---8p7-5----|h7—
B|------------------------------------------/10--12-13----------------------|
G|--7-7/5--4----/4—-7--7/10--9----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------10p9--7--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|—-5h7p5------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------6p5--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------5p4---/7---------4-5-5/7-—5p4--------------------------------|
D|----------------7-----------7-------------7p6----6h7-6-7-7---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Last part]

e|------------------------------5--------5-5-----------7-------7-7---------|
B|--------5-------5-5---------6-6------6-6-6---------9-7-----9-7-7---------|
G|------5-5-----5-5-5-----5/7-7------7-7---------7/9-9-----9-9-------------|
D|--5/7-5----7--5---------5/7--------7-----------7/9-------9---------------|
A|--5/7------7-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------5--------5-5-----------7-|
B|---------------------------5-------5-5---------6-6------6-6-6---------9-7-|
G|-------------------------5-5-----5-5-5-----5/7-7------7-7---------7/9-9---|
D|---------------------5/7-5----7--5---------5/7--------7-----------7/9-----|
A|--0-3-2-0------------5/7------7-------------------------------------------|
E|----------1-0-1-2-3-------------------------------------------------------|

e|------7-7---------------------------5------------------------------------|
B|----9-7-7---------------7-9-9-------5------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-------------9p8h9-------9-----5------------------------------------|
D|--9---------------------------------7------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------7------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up

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Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)

Minor Swing
Django Reinhardt
1937-1951

I've yet to see a correct submition for this tune.
In the intro, Django chooses to harmonise
Grapelli's F note with B - it's 'flat five'.
Stranger still, he bends his E note up a semitone to F
under Grapelli's A - a flat six. Django clearly loved discord.

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-0h1p0-3-5b6-----1-0h1p0-3-5b6-----1-0h1p0-3-5b6-|
G|---2-----------------2-----------------2---------------|
D|-2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

[Bass fill = 2 bars]

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-0h1p0-3-5b6-----1-0h1p0-3-5b6-----1-0h1p0-3-5b6-|
G|---2-----------------2-----------------2---------------|
D|-2-----------------2-----------------2-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Django then opens up his solo with the chords E7#5b9
and E7b9 before following this progression until the finale:

|Am| |Am| |Dm| |Dm|

|E7| |E7| |Am| |Am|

|Dm| |Dm| |Am| |Am|

|E7| |E7| |Am| |E7|

The band do mess with the chords a little,
adding 6ths and 9ths to the chords along the way.

Some phrases you may wish to 'quote' when soloing are:

Appears around 0:21

E|-7p5p4-5-7-5-4-7-5-----------10-8-7------------------|
B|-------------------6----------------10-9h10p9--------|
G|---------------------7-4--10------------------10-7---|
D|---------------------------------------------------9-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-----7-10-9h10p9-10\7-7-|
D|-6-9--------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

Appears around 0:40

E|-12-------12-------12-------12-12-|
B|----12-13----10-13----10-13-------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Appears around 0:53

E|-12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-5-5-4-4-------------|
B|---------------------------------------6-6-5-4-5---|
G|-------------------------------------------------2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Appears around 1:22

E|-3-2-1-0-------------------------------|
B|---------4-3-2-1-0---------------------|
G|-------------------3-2-1-0-------------|
D|---------------------------4-3-2-1-0---|
A|-------------------------------------4-|
E|---------------------------------------|

etc etc until Django plays a variation on the intro
theme with Grapelli in unison.

E|--------------------5-----5-5-----7-----7-8-5-|
B|------5-----5-5---6-----6-------9-----9-------|
G|----5-----5-----7-----7-------9-----9---------|
D|-/7-----7-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------5-----5-5-----7-----7-|
B|------5-----5-5---6-----6-------9-----9---|
G|----5-----5-----7-----7-------9-----9-----|
D|-/7-----7---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

E|-----------3-4-5-5-|
B|-5-4-5-6-7-------5-|
G|-----------------5-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

When improvisong, don't use modes or scales,
play by ear - I'm sure Django did.
Also, don't get into the habit of playing jazz
note for note. Play what you feel.

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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

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Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt
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Tabbed by: Chris
Email: threeofaperfectpair247@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard

Intro:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---3p1p0-3-6---------1---3p1p0-3-6---------1-3p1p0-3-6--------------|
G|-----2--2------------------2--2------------------2--2------------------------|
D|--2--2------------------2--2------------------2--2---------------------------|
A|--3---------------------3---------------------3------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*Bass*

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1---3p1p0-3-6---------1---3p1p0-3-6---------1-3p1p0-3-6--------------|
G|-----2--2------------------2--2------------------2--2------------------------|
D|--2--2------------------2--2------------------2--2---------------------------|
A|--3---------------------3---------------------3------------------0-3-2-0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------1-0-|

Solo:
e|-8-8-8-7-7-7--5-5--5-6p5-4-5-7-5-4-7--------0-10-8-7s5-4h5p4--------------1--|
B|-7-7-7-6-6-6--5-5--5-----------------6-----------------------6----------3----|
G|-8-8-8-7-7-7--5-5--5-------------------7p4---------------------7p4--1h3------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . .
e|-0h1p0------------------------------------------------------------------5-7-8|
B|-------1p0---------12-13-15-15--13p12-------12-------------------------5-----|
G|-----------2-2--14--------------------14-13----14---------------------5------|
D|--------------------------------------------------15-14-12s10s9-9b10-7-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-5s7--------------8-7------7-------------12-12--12-------12-------12-------12|
B|-----7-10-9-----------10-9---10--------------------12s13----12s13----12s13---|
G|------------9-8-7---------------9--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------10-7---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13----12----------------------------12-10--------------------------------|
B|----14----15-------------------------------13-12-10----12v-6p5-------3h6-5|
G|-------------14-------------------10----------------13---------5---4------|
D|----------------14-12h13p12-10h12--------------------------------6--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------12h15-13------13-17--13p10------------------------|
B|---------------------13----------12v---------------10---------------------|
G|-5---5v-----------14----------------------------------10----9h10p9--------|
D|---7-----------14----------------------------------------12---------------|
A|---------12h15-----------------------------------------------------12v----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9------------------------------------------------12--|
B|-----------------------13-13-12-12-10-10----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------13-13-10-10s9-9-9------8-8s9-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------12v------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-7-10-8---7---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------9---10------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9--10p9p8-9h10-9-11b12-10------------------------------10--|
D|-----------------------------------------9v-----------9-12-12----9h12-----|
A|---------------------------------------------12-12p11---------11----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------10-13-14--7-10-8----8--------------8-10v--7-7-8----7---7s5----------|
B|-9h12------------------10---10--------10--------------10---9-----6--------|
G|-------------------------------9----9------------------------------7-5s4--|
D|---------------------------------10---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------7-8-8-7-5-7--5-|
B|-5b6-1-----------------------------------------------------7-8-8-7-5-7--5-|
G|-------2-----------------------------------2---------------7-8-8-7-5-7--5-|
D|---------2-----1g2---1g2---1-2-3-2-1-2-2-2---2---------2---6-7-7-6-4-7--4-|
A|-----------0-----------------------------------3-0-0-3--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[----------------Fast--------------------]
e|-7-5-8-9-10-10g15151515---3-2-1-0---------------------------------------1s4|
B|-7-5-8-9-10-10g15151515-----------4-3-2-1-0---------------------------3----|
G|-7-5-8-9-10-10g15151515---------------------3-2-1-0-----------------1------|
D|-6-4-7-8-9---9g14141414-----------------------------4-3-2-1-0-1-2-3--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . .
e|-7-7-5----------------------------------------1p0-------------------------|
B|------5-----13p12-------12------------------------0-3-1p0-2b3-1-----------|
G|-------5----------14-13----14----------10b11--------------------2---------|
D|--------7---------------------14----------------------------------2-2v----|
A|---------------------------------12s14------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------12-12-13-13-15-15-16-16-17-17--------------------------|
G|-8-8-9-9-10-10-9-9-------------------------------13-13-14-14--------------|
D|-------------------9--9--10-10-12-12-13-13-14-14--------------------------|
A|-6-6-7-7-8--8--7-7-------------------------------11-11-12-12--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:
e|------------------------5-5------5--5-------------------------------------|
B|-----5-5------5--5----6--------6------------------------------------------|
G|---5--------5-------7--------7-------------4-4------4--4--5---------------|
D|-7--------7------------------------------6--------6---------7-------------|
A|---------------------------------------7--------7-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*Bass*

e|------------------------5-5------5--5-------------------------------------5-|
B|-----5-5------5--5----6--------6---------------------------------7-9-9----5-|
G|---5--------5-------7--------7-------------4-4------4--4---9p8h9-------9--5-|
D|-7--------7------------------------------6--------6-----------------------7-|
A|---------------------------------------7--------7-------------------------7-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

No violin solo, sorry.

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| . staccato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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