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	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----------|

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jonathan byrd