• Song:

    I Got Rhythm

  • Artist:

    Django Reinhardt

  • Album:

    The Essential Django Re...

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			     I Got Rhythm - Django Reinhardt
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Tabbed by:Robot Monster

Tuning:Standard

Here's a good simple song for anyone who's just starting jazz guitar, basic AABA format. 
I don't think Django originally recorded it, but his is the version I learned it off of.

Verse(A section, repeat x2)
    Bmaj7/ (x24342@1) Gmin (3132xx@1) /   Cmin7  / F7 (131241@1)/
e|----1-------3-----------3------x-----|
B|----3-------3-----------4------3-----|
G|----2-------3-----------3------2-----|
D|----3-------3-----------5------1-----|X2
A|----1-------5-----------3------x-----|
E|------------3------------------1-----|
    Bmaj7/ (x24342@1) B7 (x21202@1)/   Ebmaj7 (x43111@3)/  Ebmin7 /
e|---1-------1---------6---------6------|
B|---3-------3---------8---------7------|
G|---2-------1---------7---------6------|
D|---3-------3---------8---------8------|
A|---1-------1---------6---------6------|
E|--------------------------------------|
    Dmin7 / Gmin (3132xx@1) /  Cmin7  / F7 (131241@1) /
e|---5-------3---------3-------x-----|
B|---6-------3---------4-------3-----|
G|---5-------3---------3-------2-----|
D|---7-------3---------5-------1-----|
A|---5-------5---------3-------x-----|
E|-----------3-----------------1-----|

Chorus(B section, play through X1)
Play this part by hitting the root note, playing the full chord, hitting the 5th, and 
hitting the full chord. (R-Chord-5th-chord)
    D7 (xx0212@1)          G7 (320001@1)             C7 (x32310@1)            F7e|--x---x---x-------3---3---3-------x---x---x-------1---1---1---1----------| (131241@1)B|--3---3---3-------6---6---6-------1---1---1-------4---4---4---4----------|
G|--5---5---5-------4---4---4-------3---3---3-------2---2---2---2----------|
D|--4---4---4-------3---3---3-------2---2---2-------1---1---1---1----------|
A|5-5---5-5-5-------5-5-5---5-5-4-3-3---3-3-3-------3-3-3---3-3-3----------|
E|----5-------5-4-3-3---3-3-3---------3-------3-2-1-1---1-1-1---1----------|

Go through another A section and repeat the whole formula throughout the whole song.
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