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Conseilsd'interprtation
Voici un arrangementde la plus clbre compositionde
Sydney Bechet. C'tait le slow idal dans les surprises-
partiesdes annes50 ! Il se composed'une introductionde
2 mesureset d'un thme dvelopp sur 48 mesures.Le
tempo est trs mdiunt.
La difficult rsidedansle fait qu'il est jou pratiquement
entirement en barrs. Cela permet d'obtenir, avec le
poucede la main droite,un accompagnement o lesharmo-
nies sonnent de manire complte.Sur les deuxime et
quatrimetempsde chaquemesure,le poucedoit, partir
de la basseindique sur la tablature, frapper les autres
notes de I'accord.Ainsi, par exemple,dans la premire
mesuredu thme (D7), le pouce, partir du 4 sur la corde
de R, fera galementsonner les notes de l'accord sur les
cordes de Sol et de Si. Leffet produit est celui d'une
deuximeguitared'accompagnement.
Attention aux notessurmontesd'un astrisquejouessur
I'accordsuivant.Elles participentpour beaucoupau swing
du morceau.Certains contretemps,comme dans la troi-
sime mesure du thme (Gm), les 3 sur la corde de Si,
"adoucir"
doivent tre joueslgrement.Ils sont l pour
les bassesfrappessur les temps.Ecoutezbien le CD pour
les"sentir".
La partie la plus difficile se situe entre les mesures10 et 23
o- part le Bdim-tout est jou en barrs.Maintenez
bien votre index en position et passezd'un accord I'autre
sanstrop souleverles doigts mais plutt en glissantsur le
manche.
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Playing Tips
This is an arrangement of Sydney Bechet's most famous com
position. It was the perfect slow-dance for parties in the fiftiet
It is made up of a 2 bar introduction and a theme that is deve
oped over 48 measures.The tempo is very moderate.
The dfficulty is due to the fact that it is played qlmost entirel
with bar chords.Thismakes it possible to usethe right thumb t
produce an accompanimentwhere the harmoniessoundpartit
ularly full. On the second and fourth beats of each bar, th
thumb must strike the other notes in the chord according to th
bass indicated on the tablature. For example, in the first mea:
ure of the theme (D7), the thumb, from 4 on the D string, mu,
also play notes in the chord on the G and B strings. This prt
duces an effect like that of being accompanied by a secon
guitar.
Watch out for the notes with an asterisk that are played durin
the following chord. They are important making the pie<
swing. Certain offbeats,such as in bar three of the theme,(Gm
or the 3 on TheB string, must be played gently. They are there t
"sweeten"the bassnotes thst are struck on the beat.Listen car'
"feel"
fully to the CD to get a for them.
The most dfficult sectionis found betweenmeasures10 and 2.
where,from the Bdim on, everything is played with bar chora
Keep your index finger well positioned and move from or
chord to another by sliding along the fingerboard to QVo
raising the fingers too much.
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