Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt

[sixesandsevensus]

this is cool, but if you go through the trouble of playing the solos with two fingers, couldn't you play the correct chords?

bar chords are kind of a no-no.

[klemjc]

@sixesandsevensus As I understand, in 1937 most guitar players were playing bar chords and "simple" chords, even Joseph Reinhardt (the brother of Django). It seems to me it is under the influence of Django that nowadays all gypsy jazz guitarists are playing chords like Am6, E9, C6/9 and the like. I like this alot also, but the sound is much more modern!

[sixesandsevensus]

@klemjc I don't mind it at all, so it wasn't as much of a complaint! Just seemed odd to take the Django route on the leads, which is arguably the tougher part, and shy away from the more 'traditional' voicings on the rhythm.

[GringoMcGee]

Wow, amazing, can you please tab? I'm having so much trouble finding a decent Django TAB

[rEASCWA19]

you have only two fingers for soloing ?



[atheisthatic]

@rEASCWA19 i think that is about respect. Respect to one of the best musicians

[ibanezbloke]

You used the Guitar Techniques transcription, didn't you?

[spencersgb]

awesome cover keep rocking 

[Damon9017]

simply wonderfool,only two finger. Great gipsy jazz technique

[AIin1771]

dislike option must be disabled in this video.

[teisanlap]

very good

[yopsolo95]

With two fingers, that's real cover ! congratulation !

[danTES8011]

Nice two-finger technique

[alexdelarge25]

BRAVISSIMO!!!!!

[EdwarDixie]

Super!

[menelaos16]

u have 4 fingers able to play...why play with 2?....nice playing though...

[michaelowen8]

@menelaos16 Because it's unbelievable how the composer played with his third and fourth finger seriously injured. Yet this guy made it believeable! Well done bro!

[ccash11]

@menelaos16

django played solos with 2 fingers

[menelaos16]

@ccash11 i know that...

[intersanctum]

@ccash11 maybe because he had only 3 fingers on that hand,  middle and index + thumb

[delboy1978uk]

wow! that groovy two finger chord at 1:27? :-D

what frets are you holding?

awesome playing amigo

[blackmusic9ktf]

beauty

[SKAterpunkkidd987]

dude thats so dope i try doing stuff like this but i only have audio props for effort man

[ChiTown7721]

Interesting how you play with 2 fingers like Django did. If I could play Django's solos with 4 fingers I'd be happier than a pig in shit!

[nemanjaTango]

please send me tabs...:) great work

[mousikoulisgelo]

Django played with 2 fingers because he didn't have the other 2.The tuning is not right.Nice video though.

[teccdeccdude231]

@mousikoulisgelo Actually he had his three, he just rarely used it because he developed the unique two finger style.

[rebelwithoutapause25]

i really like this mate good job!

[Tungnbung]

why do you only play with two fingers? i know that django did the same, sounds good though!

[berrypossum]

Most excellent. You aced the octaves at the end.

[mulmexyo]

Where did you buy this manouche

[jaspatrick]

Smoking, my friend.  Absolutely brilliant.

[zjablov]

Love this :)

[SexyItaliano20]

Very very, well! ... =)

[jingeshan24]

i loved the fact that you played it with only 2 fingers XDD

nice cover mate!

[giddusom]

excelent rendetion and clarity

[snubbs741]

i hope you dont always play with just two fingers? its a cool homage to django for the video but its kind of stupid... your other fingers work!

[nickteezy408]

do you need a certain guitar to play gypsy jazz?

[berrypossum]

@nickteezy408 yes, a magic one.

[Brunomahon]

trop beau

[santinorxk]

cuerdas, cuerdas,cuerdas,cuerdas!!! Todo mi amor devoto a las cuerdas!!!!

[skatoman9]

its jammz like this that makes me wana have clones of my self and literally jamm with my self like this guy right here!

[Firbenet2]

cool ! nice work :D

[oneminutewithprod]

Bravo!!!

[barkazzaz]

lol at the two fingers chromatic scale you tried at 1:35...still great playing man!

[TBaboulis01]

hey,magnificent work..BRAVO!!!!!can you tell me what chords have you used..i cannot understand all of them....anyway thank you...

[account1099]

could you sen me the tab for this? :) this versions perfect :D

[BloodLinePictures]

what microfon u used? thx for answer

[klemjc]

@BloodLinePictures I used a Zoom H2 as a microphone to record audio.

[changobilly22]

didnt like the bend in the beginning : /

but i liked the rest

and i loved that you split up the solos and chords as well as added the bass part!

most of the other ppl here combine the solos and chords, try to do both, and most fail or dont sound the same : /

i liked yours best

[myboytheharp]

my good sir i implore you carry on with the way of gypsy jazz, i am a blues player but gypsy jazz is another ones of my many musical loves and one day in years to come i hope to be able to play like you, my good sir i as a fellow musician salute you

[2ixkarmaxi2]

why use only two fingers for the lead? I just can't understand.

[cheezypkerfrodo]

@2ixkarmaxi2 because django reinhardt only played with 2 fingers cos his other two fingers were melted in a fire

[changobilly22]

@cheezypkerfrodo he HAD all four fingers they were just burnt in the fire along with his right leg, he USED the pointer and middle to play solos, the rest he used for chords if memory serves me right

[MrRogerFloyd]

is that a minor harmonic ? sounds really good gypsy gypsy :D

[Liantotjahjoputro]

Very beautiful... make me happy...

[brahmin21]

yeah....man.....feel that swing groove....!!!!

[Bluelion0911]

Good work. Thank's.

[corrda1993]

Lovin the fretless acoustic.

[Foodie88]

Very good, though I don't see why it's needed to copy Django and play the melodies without the ring and pinky fingers...

[RDblues47]

awesome

[cartoonage]

so brilliant ! I love to see musicians with deep knoledge about what they are doing, always a great pleasure, thank you !

[LtTemeraire]

damn good

keep at it!!

[loicorico]

very very vey nice because he playing like django with 2fingers omggg

[FFSray]

very cool, well done!

[MrGibraltar84]

excellent merci

[chapoid]

excellent !!

[Sk3z]

great work in two-fingering! :D Anyway the discendent and ascendent cromatic scale looks very hard that way!

[yoopermichigan]

Very Nice! What kind of bass are you playing? Could you take a minute and explain how you recorded the video?

Thanks

[klemjc]

@yoopermichigan The bass is an Cort electroacoustic fretless bass.

To record the video, I use a DV camera. At the same time I use Sony Vegas to record the sound, and do the re-recording. I then have to synchronize sound and video in Vegas.

[miroslavsafin]

how does one go about mastering left hand technique ? all I have is good right hand technique now

[MusicMasterr97]

Good Job and nice guitar. Can i buy manouche only in France???

[macronigal]

very nice

[FlorinU]

WoW! Superb, man! You made my day!

[fonikhkapota]

amazing! very good!! but why you play only with the 2 fingers?

[FlorinU]

@fonikhkapota Django also played with two fingers: Wikipedia "...partially paralyzed, he played all of his guitar solos with only two fingers..."

[fonikhkapota]

@FlorinU my wrong sorry. :P but its not necessary to follow the way of jango step by step. every guitarist have his own way

[mattonacid]

great job like how you keep it real playing it with 2 fingers

[bigmeat543]

django was missing all kinds of fingers

[tzalnar]

great video indeed.. but lack of tempo. its much much faster

[esq127]

Very, very nice playing, my friend!!! Great video, too!!!! 5*********

All the best, esq

[mobscene9305]

Nice work! I'm working on the piece myself at the moment for an exam (hence how I came across the piece). I struggle four fingers! Out of interest, what are you playing through that run of triplets? The music I'm using has the lick going up the neck and you appear to stay in the same area (which must be much easier).

[klemjc]

I don't really remember what I did. Everyone has his own version of this run!

The original solo is not so clear anyway...

See the info section of this viedo for good transcriptions.

[mobscene9305]

That's fine, thanks a bunch! Really well done on this version. It's very good.

[popmalevoo]

excellant work

[richardpeej]

This was so good my friend-I really enjoyed listening to it.

Richard :-)

[mychifilling]

If only you had the fingerboard facing straight-on for the solo-section, just as for the chord-section, there is so much another player could have learned from this - how sad!..... well-played, nonetheless.....

[klemjc]

When I recorded this, it has never occured to me it would be something one could learn of.

In this perspective I am afraid the shooting angle is pretty bad! Maybe I'll do better next time.

[mychifilling]

No, No my friend - you have great taste, good timing, and a fine ear, and you play in the authentic Django style - so refreshing to see!

It's simply that, while a beginner might need some laborious tutorial, already accomplished players could easily pick up a few good ideas here and there, if only they could see your hands....

I look forward to seeing more of your playing!

[egoran181]

Wow! I am impressed beyond beleif.Not even Django ever played like this.Tutorial please!!!

[klemjc]

Maybe that is a bit too much but thanks anyway.

[lenyeg]

great!

[sunshinestuntdub]

could someone tell me the rythem chords please?

[metallicaruleb]

i like how you play the song with two fingers like django humselff

[RafinaR1]

great i love your version

cheers

[rocco59810]

gitane guitars ?

[klemjc]

@rocco59810

Yes, Gitane DG-310 lulo Reinhardt model.

[intthis]

I love that you played the melody with only two fingers. Every time I take a friend to gypsy jazz show and I hear a Django song, I have to explain, "see that craziness that he's playing? The guy that wrote this could only use two of the fingers on his left hand." It blows everyone's mind.

Very well played!

[TheoO18]

@intthis it's actually easier to play with 2 fingers :)

[GroovyGuitar02]

@intthis he plays with 2 fingers , and that's awesome . But his music sense , his perfect sense of rhythm , his un-equaled sensitivity and musical creativity , his way to play swing , be-bop ... while always being far ahead of his time ... this guy was ... well , there are no words to describe that .

[hideare]

Next time try to play with one finger, that'll make you a super guitarist. It'd be even better if you played with no fingers...

[7lucky777777]

nice =)

[jazzclub2009]

exellent 5 stars!

[mrTerraplane]

amazing!

[georgiouvandijk]

dude you play with two fingers, like django... men very nice, I wanna play gypsy guitar too!.. Very nicee!

good work

[joanmiarnau]

awesome...howcome u didntuse the jazzy chords....with nineth and stuff? anyways...marvelous, it proves that melody is way more important than harmony

[klemjc]

Well, it seems people played often with the usual chords before the war, even gypsy players. I think that in the version of 1937 most chords played by the two sidemen of Django are "straight".

But I could be wrong...

[joanmiarnau]

anyways...that´s a very cool bassguitar, woithout the frets andshit...where did you get these tab transcription? its quite accurate....i can play "tears"....its pure chords mainly, i guees you know it...

[Ant777uk]

Wo!!!! U R GOOD!

[killbillkk]

man you play like django with wo fingers!!wow

[MISFITROBBY138]

wow awesome awesome

[vFluX]

2fingers, i actaully love you for it.

[cruedbake]

hey you have 4 fingers to play solos!! why do you use only 2 fingers???

[klemjc]

I am glad you took the time to post that (very relevant) comment.

That's very simple: the reason is that I try to master one finger at a time. Maybe in a few years I'll try to use a third one...

[cruedbake]

so you started to play the guitar useing one finger...i still don't understand your tecnique...however you're able to play this song with just 2 fingers, congrats!

[klemjc]

Well, actually, my answer was mostly a joke.

I got often the comment "why two fingers?". It is just because I want...

Have swing!

[e3romero]

its because django didt that way!! ... i have transcribed this solo as well... and play it with two fingers. its fun that way... but by the way... that ending chord, i heard it as a mi 9th... but how the heck are you fingering that?? ... but great job!!

[rallyeman16]

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think Django also played with his two fingers (since he had lost rest in an accident/fire)

[6ar6od6]

You'd be surprised how much of a difference it makes. I learnt this using both options and the one where i used all of my fingers just wasn't djangofied

[Jonas5Krawulsky]

very nice! origianl django style with only two fingers!! respect

[DavMatJac]

Is that a fretless bass, noice!

[klemjc]

It is a fretless Cort bass guitar.

[harmonicajazzcm]

Sincèrement bravo pour vos vidéos.

Et encore plus bravo pour votre travail sur les enregistrements de notre regretté Django.

Christian.

[QOTSA1337]

any chance you would tab the main guitar part? this is a perfect song for a solo guitar performance

[klemjc]

There are a lot of transcriptions on the internet, I am not sure I am still playing it the same way I recorded it almost two years ago anyway. Have swing!

[xemosintightsx]

i like how you actually play with two fingers. how authentic

[emremokoko]

Excellent! You really made the beay of the song come out!

[emremokoko]

I meant "beauty" :)

[Vampel]

i love your Django 2-finger stile playing :D

[emremokoko]

How Django plays is how it should be played :D

[alonsozr]

Excellent dude

[shlshred]

damn, your acoustic fretless bass is almost orgasmic, i need one! BTW your cover is superb

[klemjc]

To be honest, a double bass is much more fun to play.

Thanks for the comments!

[bassist1900]

but this bass guitar sounds quite nice

almost like a double bass

[GuitarGiddz]

simply fantastic! not many people are good at the gypsy jazz style but this is amazing!

[Zappastorius]

Great =D

Which software did you use to have several videos in one screen ?

[colimacon34]

bravo tres bien joué et ca le fait tres bien avec la basse (fretless je pense?) qui donne bien l'effet contrebasse

[PanKrtcha]

where did you get tabs (or sheet of music)? really awesome

[MrLucanoAmaro]

Great, except to the bend in the beginning and the fast part with the chords

[JimiTuber]

I think it's great. The beginning is not bad at all - just not what some are accustomed to. Some old blues players do that intentionally. Great job. Beats what I can play, sor sure.

[AlexGronstad]

catchy.

but why that horrible bend in the beginning

[klemjc]

Well, I hear it like this. Maybe (surely?) I am wrong...

[AlexGronstad]

The intro is played by Grappelli, not by Django. The violin doesn't string-bend in the intro, so nor should u.

What guitar model do u use btw?

[klemjc]

Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli are definitely playing the intro together. And I hear bends on the guitar at some points during the intro. Maybe I play them too systematically and not perfectly.

It's no big deal actually, I do no not pretend to play exactly like Django!

[AlexGronstad]

I'm just beeing a jerk.

the bending sounds "sour" on the record too.

And they are definitely playin together, yes.

[klemjc]

No problem!

And my guitar is a SAGA Gitane DG 310 (Lulo Reinhardt model). But I am not totally happy with it. I will have a new guitar soon.

[AlexGronstad]

I'm thinking of buying a Gitane, but i wanna look around first, logically.

[klemjc]

Well, it is a good guitar, has good volume. But the sound is not as typical as I would like.

[Frommerhold]

Good work dude!

[supenjin1]

Some string sounds out of tune to me.The bass I think.Anyways,well played!

[ruiolas]

Why soloing with 2 fingers? You're not Django, I mean ...

[klemjc]

I don't know. I suppose it is interesting to me to see how it can be done?

Of course I am not Django ;-)

As for me, I don't understand why some people bother whether I play with all fingers or not...

Well if someone can explain me that, I'd be interested.

[BE3EL]

keep on swinging , no matter the fingers , bro !

[Rockabillykid01]

Meybe the guy simply wants some challenge :)

or he´s a django fanatic. Or both. Still, I guess it doesn´t really matter if it works for him!

[Danielpoole2006]

Hi! I'm performing this piece at school for music, and I was wondering if it would be alright if I used your backing track? If it would be okay, and I hope it is, do you have this song without the lead guitar added? Please reply soon!

[SwingfromParis]

There is a good backing track on Stephane Wremble's site.

[klemjc]

Yes, that's right. Wrembel's backtrackings are good.

I usually don't keep anything from the recording once the video is finished. Sorry!

[ElAqero]

Where do you get the tabs for this? I'd love to play it.

[iain399]

I never saw Django play of course, but always wondered how on earth he got all those sounds with only two mobile fingers.

Excellent video, absolutely amazing playing!

[sweeptapper]

loving the use of two fingers for the melody line!!

[Phsychedalex]

very nice sounding bass

[hoyoveki]

Like it too verry much, not fast but that's great for all of us who want to learn it and don't like tabs ;-) and to think that in django's days there wasn't even a tape recorder to rewind, he just invented and learned by listening others..

[billybandol]

Perfect played,but the tempo ?!

[enethor]

A 1.36, la descente du manche c un pallier par rapport au reste de la chanson

[thavolo]

Bravo!

Joué lentement, mais bien joué.

C'est ça qui compte!

Cerise sur le gateau, deux doigts utilisés, comme Django.

BRAVO.

[WaiWu]

Anyone now the tabs for this one? I wanted to learns this song....

[sweeptapper]

buy the new guitar techniques, they've just done a flawless tab, i'm learning it at the moment.

[salamatysalamaty]

Screw you... I can't even play this song with eight fingers.. Gold fingers were not ment for minors ;).... Cheers and congratulations

[XEpikurX]

Well played!

[shantdizzle]

sheer genius

[rickcheyne]

This is one of my favourite videos. One day I'll be able to play this song, but only because of your video!

[mrlaa1]

are they all you? aha i love the three pieces thing :) good to see the harmony individually

[jonbal2001]

slow but still this sounds good. if theres a slow rock this is slow gypsy jazz

[klemjc]

Thanks! But I am improving. Maybe I'll try one day to record it faster...

[anguss46]

Magnifique

[Miura0001]

Nice how yyou play it with just 2 fingers... Just like old Django would have done :D.

[samsael]

Excelent work! It's great to see so talented people. Please rate my rendition of this great tune. I want to grow as a guitar player and I need some criticism. Cheers!

[Mancalister]

un me basto y un me sobro muy bien logrado =P es preciosa la canción, me encanta ^^

[cartoonage]

fabulous.you are gifted, not just a professional

[klemjc]

You are kind to say that, but I am no professional.

I know real pros who make me feel really humble each time I play with them...

Anyway many thanks!

[bestofborschde]

he wants to do it in the original way because django rheinhardt lost his little, ring and middle finger at a fire accident

[DINGDONG645]

No, he just couldn't use them for solos

[09prizefighter09]

wHAT ALBUM IS THIS FROM I BARELY KNOW THIS DUDE REINHARDT BUT THIS MUSIC SPEAKS HANDS DOWN TO YOU MAN !

Way to honor the memory of THE BEST GUITARIST OF ALL TIMES! (sorry for the Segovia and Joaquin Rodrigo fan club)! I really tip my hat to you! Man! Soloing with two fingers just like the master! Five Stars!!!