NUAGES by Django Reinhardt tablature by Jonathan Byrd This is a simple chord-melody arrangement of one of Django's best-known, and most beautiful compositions. My notation is pretty standard, and shouldn't require much explanation. Above each tab chart I have listed the chord changes, and the places where the downbeats fall. Two chords have been marked with the note "trem" to indicate that I like to tremolo pick those chords. Django's tremolo picking was so fast and dynamic that he could create swelling crescendos much like a horn section. The picking technique is kind of like shaking out a match. I sometimes play this song fingerstyle, too. Some of the chords are tough to flatpick because of muted strings in the middle of fretted strings. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. Db9 Db7b9 Bbm6 C7b9 Fmaj7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e--------------------------------------------------0-------------| B----------8-7-6-5-4-----------3---6-------2---1---1-------------| G------4-5---------4-----------4---6-------3-------2-------------| D------------------3-----------3---5-------2-------3-------------| A------------------4-----------2-----------3-------3-------------| E----------------------------------6-----------------------------| Db9 Db7b9 Bbm6 C7b9 Fmaj7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e--------------------------------------------------0-------------| B----------8-7-6-5-4-----------3---6-------2---1---1-------------| G------4-5---------4-----------4---6-------3-------2-------------| D------------------3-----------3---5-------2-------3-------------| A------------------4-----------2-----------3-------3-------------| E----------------------------------6-----------------------------| A7 trem A7#5 Dm 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e----------5-------------------------------5---------------------| B------------8-6-5-8-----------------------6-8-6-5-6-------------| G------------------6-----------------------6-------7-------------| D------7-7---------5-------------------7-7-5-------7-------------| A------------------7-------------------------------5-------------| E------------------5-----------------------5---------------------| Dm7 G7 Gb7 G7 C7 Gm Db9 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e----------5-----------------------------0-1-3---5-8-------------| B--6---------6-------------------------3-----------8-------3---4-| G--5---5-7-----7-5-4-------3-------4---------------9-------3---4-| D--7---------------3-------2-------3---------------8-------3---3-| A--5---------------2-------1-------2---------------10------5---4-| E------------------3-------2-------3---------------8-------------| C7 Db9 Db7b9 Bbm6 C7 Fmaj7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e--------------------------------------------------0-------------| B--1-------8-7-6-5-4-----------3---6-------1-------1-------------| G--3---4-5---------4-----------4---6-------3-------2-------------| D--2---------------3-----------3---5-------2-------3-------------| A--3---------------4-----------2-----------3-------3-------------| E----------------------------------6-----------------------------| Gb9 Gb7b9 Ebm6 F7b9 Bbmaj7 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e----------8-7-6-5-----------------------------------------------| B------------------9-----------8---11------7---6---6-------------| G------5-5---------9-----------9---11------8-------7-------------| D------------------8-----------8---10------7-------7-------------| A------------------9-----------9-----------8-------8-------------| E----------------------------------11--------------6-------------| Bbm6 trem F 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e----------13-11-9-11-13----------------13-11-9-11-13--------| B---------------------11---------------------------10--------| G----10-10------------12----------10-10------------10--------| D---------------------11---------------------------10--------| A------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------| Db9 Db7b9 Bbm6 C7 F 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 e----------------------------------------------5---1--| B----------8-7-6-5-4-----------3---6-------1-------1--| G------4-5---------4-----------4---6-------3-------2--| D------------------3-----------3---5-------2-------3--| A------------------4-----------2-----------3-------3--| E----------------------------------6---------------1--| [CODA] Bbm6 Fmaj7 F6 e-------------------5------10--| B--------------6-8--6------10--| G---0-2-3--6-8------5------10--| D-3--------5--------7------10--| A-------------------8----------| E----------6--------5----------| --