Picking patterns for La Gitane?

Buco · April 28

https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/121159#Comment_121159

Christiaan goes over some possibilities and he does a good job but none capture this arc that you hear from Tchan-Tchou. I tried for a while but it's like throwing a dart at a mosquito.

Buco · April 29

I was just listening to Tchan-Tchou version and there's a fluidity in his opening phrase that I don't hear from anyone else. Now I'm thinking maybe he did use a pull off, in the opening phrase, only on F to E. If I do that my playing gets a touch of that fluidity.

https://youtu.be/2NJ2y-OZyeM?si=lIZJNlsCVymUaXLu

MichaelHorowitz · May 1

There are many recordings of Tchan Tchou playing La Gitane. The phrasing of the theme is somewhat different in every one as are many of the variations and form.

https://www.djangobooks.com/archives/tchan_tchou_la_gitane.mp3

Joonas · May 1

Oh, I didn't even know that... I was only familiar with the version from that CD compilation. There's also just like a couple of blurry videos of him on Youtube and that is all. So he's kind of like a mysterious guy for me really.