'LA GITANE'

As recorded by by Paul 'Tchan Chou,' Vid

Music by
Arranged
Performance Notes

I used two versions of the piece for my transcription. I used 'Tchan Chou's,' and Angelo Debarre's recordings. ['Gypsy Guitars,' CD by
DeBarre, and the self-named Tchan Chou CD]. Check out the recordings to hear the variations in rhythm, etc. This piece is one of the most
famous of the Gypsy Jazz guitar Waltzes, a beautifull show piece. I recorded it with my band on 'Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams.'
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P = 170 (P PR CP P ) `
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Dm Dm/C Dm/B Gm6/B A7 A7

VV VV VV VVV VVV
I 43 j j
Intro
V V V gVV
V V V V
3 3
V
1

V V gV V V eV V V gV
Gtr I
1 1 1 0 0
T 3 3 3 3 3 2
A 2 2 2 0 0 0
0 2 2 2
B 0 2 4 3 2 1 0 0 2 4
H H

` A main theme
j j
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Gm6/B A7 Dm

I V
VV
V
VV
V
VV
V VVV VVV gVV V V V V V f V e V V
c
V V gV
V V VV
6
V V eV 3
1 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0
T 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1
A 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 1
0 2 2 2 3
B 3 2 1 0
H

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Dm

V V V V V V eV c V V V V V V eV V V V V V V eV
11
I V V V V gV V V
3 3 3
3 3 3
1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0
T 3 1 3 1 3 1
A 2 3 2 0 1 2 3 2 3
3
B
H

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Dm Gm6 A7

V V V V V V eV 3 3
cV
V V eV V V V V V V V eV V V V V V
3
15
I gV V V
3
3
let ring
1 3 1 0
T 3 1 0
A 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
3 2 0 2
B 4

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A7

cV V V V V V gV V V e V V
3

I VV eV V V V V
3
VV e V gV
V gV V V V gV V
V V V
19

3
let ring
0 3 1 0
T 0 0 (0) 2 3 2 3 2
A 0 3 2 0 0 (0) 0 3 3 2 0
3 2 0 2 2 3
B 4 0 4
H P

_
Dm
_ _ _ j j _
Dm
_ _ _ _ _
V V V V V V eV c V V V V V V eV
V V V
3
24
I V V V V V V V V V gV
3 3
3 3
1 1 1 0 1 3 1 0
T 3 1 3 1
A 2 3 2 0 1 2 3
2 3 2 0 2 3 5 3
B

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Am7 5 D7 Gm

d c
k l VVV VVV k k V gV V V V ee V V V e V V V V V gV V V V V gV V V e V
28
I V V V u gV V 3

1 1 2 5 3 5 3 2 3
T 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 3
A 2 2 2 5 3 2 2 5 3
0 0 5 4
B
H P

E`
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Dm

V V gV V e V V e V eV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV
33
I V e V e V V gV V e V V
3 3
3
3 4 5 6 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 1 1 3 1 0
T 3 4 4 3 3 1
A 3 3 3 2 3 2
5 5 4 5
B
H P H

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B main theme 2nd time

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E7 A7 Dm Dm

WW gWWW V V V V V V V eV c
I gV
V W V V V V V V V V V gV
38

3 3
1 0 1 3 1 0
T 0 2 3 3 1
A 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 1
2 0 0 3 3 3
B 0

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A7/E Dm/F Dm

V V V V V V eV k VVV VVV k V V V V V V eV V V V V V V eV
43
I V V V V V
3
3 u 3 3
3
3

1 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0
T 3 1 0 0 3 1 3 1
A 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3
3 3
B

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Dm Gm6 A7

V V V V V V eV 3 3
cV
V V eV V V V V V V V eV V V V V V
3
47
I gV V V
3
3
1 3 1 0
T 3 1 0
A 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
3 2 0 2
B 4

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A7

cV k c V e V V V V gV e V V V
3

I VV eV V V V V e V gV
3

V V V V
51
gV V gV 3
3 3
let ring
0 3 6
T 0 0 2 1 2 5
A 0 3 2 0 0 3 3 3 6
3 2 0 2 2
B 4 0 4

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A7 Dm Dm

V eV gV
V V e VVV VV VV
e V gV V V VV VV k k V V V V V V eV c
55
I
u u 3
kV V V gV
[
3 3 3
3
tr
3 6 9 12 10 10 1 3 1 0
T 2 5 8 11 10 10 3 1
A 3 6 9 12 10 10 3 2 (3) 0 1
9 9 3
B

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Am7 5 D7

c c
V V V V V V eV VV VV k k V gV V V V ee V V V e V V V gV V
59
I V V VV VV u V V gV V
3
3
1 3 1 0 1 1 2 5
T 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 3
A 2 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 2 5
0 0 5 4
B

E`
H H

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Gm Dm

V V V gV V V V V gV V e V V e V eV V V V V V V V V V
64
I 3 e V V e V e V V gV V e V
3

3 5 3 2 3 3 4 5 6 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 1
T 3 3 4 4 3
A 3 3 3 3 2
5 5 4 5
B
H P H P

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E7 A7 Dm
mp

V V V V V V eV WW V e V V gV V
V gV gWWW V
I
V W V V V V V V
69

3 3
3
mp
1 3 1 0 1 0 5 6 5 4 5
T 3 1 0 2 3
A 3 2 1 0 2 2
2 0 0 3 3
B 0

C Counter theme (B)

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A7 Dm

eV V V V V eV V V k V e V V gV V
74
I V gV V V V V V V V gV V V V V u 3
3 3 3
6 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 4 5
T 8 6 5 5 8 5 6 5 5 6 8
A 7 6 6 7 6 7
B

E`
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A7 Dm

eV V V V V e V V V V gV V P eV eV V
gV V eV V V V eV k Vu z V V V e V V V V
78
I 3

mf
6 5 6 8 6 8 6 6 4 5 5 8 6 5 5 6 8
T 5 6 8 6 8 8 6 4 6 8
A 6 7 8
B
H P
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
E7

eV V V V V V V V eV V V V V
I k V V V V V V V V V V V V V
83
3 3 u
3 3
6 8 6 6 5 6 5
T 8 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 5 6 5 5
A 7 7 7 5 7 5
B
H P

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A7 A7

V V V V eV fV V eV V V V eV V V V V V V V
87
I V k k u gVV g VV gVVV k
u u u
3
3 3

5 6 5 6 5 6 5
T 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 8 6 5 8 6 5
A 4 5 6 6
4 5 5
B
H P

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A7 Dm Gm6

V e V V V gV V V gV V V V e V V V V V V
V gV V V V V V eV u k k u gV V V eV V V
91
I 3
3 3
5 6 8 6 8 8 4 5 5 4 5 8 7 6 5 6 5
T 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 8
A 7 6 7 7 6 6
B

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Dm E

V k V eV V V V V
V V V V gV V V V V u eV V V V eV eV V V V V V
96
I 3
3 3 3
5 5 6 5 5 6 8 6 5 6
T 5 6 5 5 6 8 8 6 4 6 8 8 6 5
A 7 6 7
B
H P

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Dm Gm6 A7 Dm

V eV V V V V V eV V V V V eV V V
I 3 V k Vu gV V V gV V V V k Vc k c k
100
u V
5 6 5 5 4 5 8 7 6 5 6 5
T 6 8 6 5 3 5 8 6
A 7 6 7
7 7
B 8

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D variation of main theme

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Dm Dm

c c
V V V V V V eV c V V V V V V eV k VVV VV k
105
I V V V V gV V V V VV
3 3
3 3
1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 1
T 3 1 3 1 3 3
A 2 3 2 0 1 2 3 2 2 2
3 0 0
B

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Dm Gm6

V e V V gV V V gV f V V e V V V V V gV f V V V V gV V V V
109
I j u
3 4:3
4:3 3 3
5 6 5 4 5 10 9 8 7 6 5
T 8 6 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 8 8
A
B

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A7

V e V gV V e V V gV V V V V e V gV V V V V
V V V V V V gV
3
114
I gV V gV 3 3
3
6 9 10 11 12 9 9 9 12 9 9
T 8 11 11 8 11 8 8 8
A 6 9 9 9 9 6
6 7
B

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Dm

V V V eV V V V V V gV f V gV f V V gV f V k V V
118 V
I gV V gV V
3
3
u
5 6 5
T 5 8 8 6 5 8 7 6 7 6
A 6 7 6 5 4 4 4
7 6 7
B
H P

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D° Dm Dm

e VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV e VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV f VVV VVV VVV VV eV
I V k j gVV k
u
122

3 3 3 3 3 3
u
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 6
T 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
B

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D7 Gm

VV V gV V e V V V e V V V V V eV V V e V V V V V V V V V V V
gV V gV
125
I Vv l k k u 3 3
k u
3
7 10 9 10 11 10 11 10 10 10 12 13
T 6 13 11 10 10 13 10 11 10 8 7 8 10 11 13
A 7 12 11 11
B

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Gm C7 Fmaj7 B maj7 Gm6

V V gV V e V e V V V eV V V V gV V V V eV V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V
130
I 3

12 10 9 10 10 12 11 10 12 10 9 10
T 11 11 10 10 11 13 11 10
A 12 9 12 10 10 9 12 10 9
12 12
B

E trio theme Major

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A7 Dm D Dmaj7

V V gV V V
gg V V V V V V V V V V V V e V
I gV e V V V V V V k
V V V gV V V V
3

u
135
3
3
7 9 10 9 10 9 7 6
T 10 10 7 7 10
A 6 7 6
11 12
B 13 12 10 12
13 12 10 12 10 9 10 13
D
P P CP PR b
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D6 D Fm Fm Em

g W V V V V V VV VV V VV e f VV VV gV f VV VV VV VV
140
I g u k u
7 (7) 5 7 9 10 9 10 9 8 9 8 7 7 7
T 10 10 9 9 8 8 8
A
B

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Em Gm A7 Em A7

V V V eV V eV V V eV V VV VV V V V
gg V j V V V V
e V k VV VV k k V V
145
I gV V u
3
u u
7 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 12 12 12 14
T 8 11 10 10 10 12
A 12 9 12 12 12
12 11 11 11 14
B 13 11 12

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A7 D°

V eV V fV V V f V gV V eV V V V V V V V V
g V V V V V V
150
Ig 3
V V V 3 3 3 3
3 3
3 3
15 11 14 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
T 14 12 12
A 14 12 12
14 12 11 14
B

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D D Dmaj7 D6 D

V eV fV fV
g uk V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V
153
Ig V V V V k V u V V gV W
u
3 3

3
17 11 12 13
T 14 15 14 15 14 11 12
A 14 16 16 14 11 14 14 11
11 12 11 16 12
B 14 11 12

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B7 Em

V f V V gV V V gV f V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V eV fV eV fV
g V V V
158
Ig 3 3 3
3 3
3
3
3 3
14 13 12 11 12 13 14 13 12 11 11 14 12 14 12 11 12
T 13 12 12 11 12
A 14 12 11 11 12
B
H P

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Em G Gm D Bm

VV VV VV V V V VV VV VV VV VV V V V V V V
g W V V V k k l e VV VV VV V V V V V k k
161
Ig u u v u
14 12 12 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 10 12 10 9 10 12 10
T 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10
A 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11
14
B
P

F main theme variation

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Em A7 D Dm

V V V V V V V gV slight retard V V V eV V V
g V V V V V V V V V V ff
166
Ig 3 V V
3
9 10 9 7 7 5 10 4 5 13 12 12 11 11 10
T 7 10 10 8 5 8 5 7
A 7 6 7
B

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A7/E Dm/F Dm Gm6

V gV V f V V V V e V V V V gV gV f V V
gV V f V V V V V V gV gV f V V V V e V e V
171
I V V gV V f V
gradually speeding
10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0
T 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0
A 3 3 2 2 1 1 0
B

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A7

V e V gV V e V V gV V V V V e V gV V V V V
V V V V V V gV
3
177
I V V V V V gV V gV 3 3
3
6 9 10 11 12 9 9 9 12 9 9
T 8 11 11 8 11 8 8 8
A 0 0 0 0 6 9 9 9 9 6
6 7
B

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A7 Dm Dm

V V V e V V V V V V gV f V gV f V V gV f V gVVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV

182
I V gV V gV V k V V
3
3
u 3 3 3
5 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
T 5 8 8 6 5 8 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
A 6 7 6 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 6 7
B

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Dm Dm

gVVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VV eV VV V gV V

VVV VVV VVV V k j gVV k V l k k u
187
I u u v
3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 6 7 10 9 10
T 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6
A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7
B

`
ee V V V e V V V V
V V gV V V e V V V V V gV V e V
Am7 5 D7 Gm Gm

V e V V V gV V V V V V V
190
I k u
3 3 3
11 10 11 10 10 10 12 13 12 10 9 10
T 13 11 10 10 13 10 11 10 8 7 8 10 11 13 11
A 12 11 11 12
B

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C7 Fmaj7 B maj7 Gm6 A7

e V V V e V V V V gV V V eV V V eV V V V V
I
V V V V V V V V V eV V V
195
3
3 V V
10 12 11 10 12 10 9 10 5 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 3 1 0
T 11 6 6 3 1
A 9 12 7 3 2 0
3 2
B
H P

G main theme last time

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dm Dm

I V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V eV V
c
V
V V V V V V eV
V V gV
3
200

3 3 3
3
1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0
T 3 3 1 3 1
A 2 3 2 0 1 2 3
0 2 0 0 3 3
B 4
H P H P

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c V V V V V V eV V V V V V V eV V V V V V V eV
204
I V V V gV V V V
3 3 3
3 3 3
1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0
T 3 1 3 1 3 1
A 0 1 2 3 2 3 2 3
7 3
B
H P H P H P

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Gm6 A7 A7

cV cV
3 3 3

V e V e V V VV e V V V V V VV V eV
3 3
208
I VVVVV VV V V V V gV VV V gV VV gV V
V
T 0 0 0 (0)
A 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 (0) 0 3
3 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 2
B 4 4 0 4
H

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A7 Dm Dm

gV V V V V V gV V V e V V 3
V
V V V V V V eV c
V V VgV V
V V V V V V eV
214
I VV VVVVVVV
3 3 3
3 3
3 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0
T 2 5 3 2 3 2 3 1 3 1
A 3 2 0 2 3 2 2 3
3 2 3 2 0 2 3 5 3 5 6
B
H P H P H P H P

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Am7 `5
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Dm D7

c c
I V
VV
VV
VV k
VV k V gV V V V ee V V V e V
V V V V V gV V
220
u gV
1 1 2 5
T 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 3
A 2 2 2 5 3 2 2 5
0 0 5 4
B
H H
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Gm E Dm E7

V V VgV V V VgV V e V Ve V VVV VVVVV V V V V V Ve V W

224
I 3 e V Ve V V e V VgV eV Ve V V V gV W
3 3
stop time rhythm 3 rhythm plays time
3 5 3 2 3 3 4 5 6 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 1 1 3 1 0 1
T 3 3 4 4 3 3 1 0
A 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 1
5 5 4 5
B
H P H P H

rit.

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A7 Dm Dm

W
I gWWW V V V V V V V V V
W
231

V 3 3 3

0 5 5 5 10
T 2 3 3 3 6 6 6
A 0
2
B 0

V V V V V V eV c V V V V V V eV
235
I V V V V gV V
3 3
Example 1. Etc.
1 3 1 0 1 3 1 0
T 3 1 3 1
A 2 3 2 0 1 2 3
3
B

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