Django Reinhardt's solo on Topsy

Transcribed by Jochum Juslin

Standard tuning
= 182

A7 Cm/B 
( = )
G7 Cm

1 2
s.guit.

13 16 14 15 13 13
12 15
12 13
12 15
15 14

A7 G7 Cm H P Cm/B  A7 G7

3 4 5

3 3
H P
13 13 14 15 13 15 13
16 16 16 13
12 10 12 10
13 13 10
10

Cm Cm/B  A7 G7 Cm G7 Cm C7
6 7 8 9

3
½

8 10 (10) 10 9 10 9 8 7 9 8
8 8
10 10 9 10
10 10 10

Fm C7/G A6 C7/G Fm C7/G A6 G7

H P
10 11 12 13

3
½
H P
13 16 13
8 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 15 13
10 10 (10) 13 13 12 13 12
15 12

Cm Cm/B  A7 G7 Cm G7 Cm
H P sl.
14 15 16 17

H P sl.

11 12 8 10 8 10 8 7 8
13 10 10 9 10 (10)
10 10 10 11 9 10 10

1/4
 C7 F7
18 19 P 20 21 H P sl.

P H P sl.
8 8 8 8 10 11 10 7 10 8
8 8 11 8
9 9 8 8 8
10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 8 10 8 7

B7 P E6 Dm7  5 H P G7

22 23 24 25

3
P H P
9 7 (7) 9 7 6 6 4 6 4 3
7 7 9 7 4
7 7 8 8 5
6 9 9 7 8 4 5

Cm Cm/B  H P A7 G7 Cm Cm/B  A7 G7

P
H P
26 27 28
3 29

H P
H P P
8 10 11 10 11 10 8
11 10 9 8 9 8 9 8 8 9 8
11 8
10 8 7 8 7 6 6 5 6 5

Cm Cm/B  A7 G7 Cm Cm/B  A7 G7

P
30 31 32 33

½
P

8 10 (10) 8 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Cm Cm/B  A7 G7 sl. Cm Cm/B  A7 G7

sl.
34 35 36 37

sl. sl.

10 8 11 8 10 8 10 8 11 12 8 10 10 11 8 11 (11) 11 10 8
10 9
10

Cm Cm/B  A7 G7 Cm G7 Cm C7
38 39 40 H P 41

3
H P
10 8 13 15
8 11 11 9 8 9
8 10 8 7
10 10 10 9 10 9 9 10 (10)
10

2/4
 Fm C7/G A6 C7/G Fm C7/G A6 G7

42 43 44 45

16 13 15 12 13 12 10 8 14 14 14 14 14
15 13 11 9 11 8 9 8 8
10 9 10 (10)

Cm Cm/B  A7 G7 Cm G7 Cm
H P
sl.

46 47 48 49

H P sl.
15 13 12 11 12 11 10 10
15 13 12 13
11 13 10
13 10 12 9 10 (10) 10
10

C7
50 51

3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3
11 12 9 10 10 9 8
11 8 10 8 11 8
10 9 8 9 9
10 10 9 8

F7
52 53

3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3
8 11 14 14 10 11
10 13
8 8 10 11 13 10 12
10 9 8 7 10 13 12 11 12

B7
54 3 55

3
8 8 6
9 6
10 7
11 8 7
13 12 11 10

E6 Dm7  5 G7 H P H P
sl. H P
56 57

sl. H P H P H P
8 11 8
6 9 9 8 9 8 8 9 8
7 8 10 8
6 5 8

3/4
Cm Cm/B  A7 G7 Cm Cm/B 
58 59 60

8 10 10 8 10 8 11 8 10 8 9 9
8
10 7

A7 G7 Cm Cm/B  A7 H P G7

H P
H
61 P 62 63

3
H P
H P H P
8 11 15 13 15 13 13
8 9 8 8 16 16 13
8 8
10 10
11 10 11 10 10

Cm G7 Cm sl.
64 65

sl.

(13)
15 15 16 17
13 13 13

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