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I play it as a downstroke because then my pick is on the next string to play the sixth note. There is a lick that is almost the same in Minor swing Bar 16 and it is written as a downstroke there to.

I have a Gonzalo Bergara recording where the rhythm player stays on G7 for both measures and a Bireli recording where he plays it in the key of G so the rhythm guitar plays 2 measures of D7 at those measures but I also have seen a lead sheet where it goes Dm7 G7.

There was also talk of a ii V I section in the improvisation course. I hope that one is still on at some point.

Hi Christiaan is there a chord sheet version of Django's Tiger kicking around somewhere that you could post Thanks.

Thanks for the tip. I haven't bought Transcribe yet I've jut been using the free trial so I will try VLC.

Slower backing tracks would be nice. In the meantime I've been using Transcribe.
http://www.seventhstring.com/xscribe/download.html
It's great for slowing things down. You can get a 30 day fully functional demo to try before you buy.

I spent a lot of time practising scales because I thought you needed them to play jazz. When i joined this site and started learning licks and parts of the solo's it hit me one day that this site's approach is the same way I learned to play blues/rock. I learned that style by learning licks and solos not by playing scales. Now when i practise improv. I get out a chord sheet to a gypsy jazz tune and play licks that fit over the chords and parts of Stochelo's solos and try out a few of my own ideas. I think all that time I spent playing scales was a waste of time. I could have been playing music instead of mind numbing scale exercises. Playing scales might loosen up the fingers a bit but learning licks will do the same and you have something useful you can use in a playing situation.

Great song. I've always wanted to learn this one.

Thanks for the encouragement I will give your ideas a try.