A clear, singable standard with a bridge that moves through secondary dominants. Its spacious harmonic rhythm makes it useful for building melodic solos with strong beginnings and endings.
If you study one thing
Make each bridge dominant point clearly to its target.
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Entry
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1946
Coquette, 31/1/46, "Fremeaux FA 313, Classics 945, Jazz Time 789103, EMI 780671-3, Mosaic MD6-190(6 CD Set)."," - London - ""QHCF"" - Stephane Grappelly (v), Django Reinhardt, Jack Llewellyn, Allan Hodgkiss (g), Coleridge Goode (b)"
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History & Listening
Written in 1928 by Johnny Green and Carmen Lombardo with lyrics by Gus Kahn, Coquette was successful in Guy Lombardo’s repertoire. Djangopedia’s Django entry is the London session of 31 January 1946 with Grappelli.
Tune details
Music: Johnny Green, Carmen Lombardo
Words: Gus Kahn
Published / composed: 1928
Original key: Not established
Study level: Approachable jam repertoire
Melody & head
Sing the head with clear eight-bar breath points.
Keep repeated A sections related while making their final cadences distinct.
Listening task: Sing the head with clear eight-bar breath points. Count the head before comparing solo choruses.
Session evidence
Coquette, 31/1/46, "Fremeaux FA 313, Classics 945, Jazz Time 789103, EMI 780671-3, Mosaic MD6-190(6 CD Set)."," - London - ""QHCF"" - Stephane Grappelly (v), Django Reinhardt, Jack Llewellyn, Allan Hodgkiss (g), Coleridge Goode (b)"
Count its form and check its key before joining in. The A sections alternate tonic D with A7 and Em–A7. The bridge moves D7→G, then E7→A7, giving two easily heard dominant-to-target relationships.
Chart & Form
The A sections alternate tonic D with A7 and Em–A7. The bridge moves D7→G, then E7→A7, giving two easily heard dominant-to-target relationships.
Chord symbols follow the inherited Djangopedia chart. Slashes are rhythmic marks; chord quality and turnaround choices may differ from the backing track. This is a chord reference, not a melody transcription.
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Performed studies, transcriptions, TAB, notation and lessons for studying Django’s solo. Resources are described by their creator; inclusion does not certify note-for-note accuracy.
Adrien Tarraga · source-described; accuracy not independently verified
Creator presents a study of Django’s recorded solo. Use it alongside the original recording; exact transcription accuracy has not been independently reviewed.
Checked 2026-10-02
Similar tunes
Follow a shared key, a harmonic idea or a familiar form. Keys refer to this site’s chart editions; other recordings may use a different key.
Related chord movement
No sufficiently supported harmonic comparison has been added yet.
Django Reinhardt standing with guitar and a fictional pianist at a small upright piano, exchanging two spacious melody arcs while three small stepped planes lead toward a clear ending. The duet is an editorial musical conversation, not claimed session personnel.
An original editorial interpretation of the tune. This is an illustration, not an archival photograph or a documented reconstruction of a recording session.
Original Djangopedia illustration · AI-assisted, 2026
Introduce C natural when D becomes D7; resolve that seventh down to B in G.
B is a stable arrival on G; G♯ announces E7.
Resolve C♯ from A7 into D at the last A.
Pitch choices
D-major melodic vocabulary in A.
D7, G, E7 and A7 arpeggios in the bridge rather than a single D-major scale.
Improvise a chorus using only the melody’s rhythm and new chord-tone pitches. On the next chorus, keep the pitches and vary the rhythm instead.
Comping & voicings
An even, relaxed pompe suits the long chords. Try a two-feel first chorus and four-to-the-bar solo accompaniment if the bassist agrees.
Voicing note sets
D6: D–F♯–B; A7: A–C♯–G.
D7: D–F♯–C; G6: G–B–E; E7: E–G♯–D.
Keep the accompaniment clear
Start with a quiet, even pulse. Leave an entire phrase unfilled and listen to how the melody breathes.
Keeping every bridge note inside D major when D7 needs C natural and E7 needs G♯.
Adding dense extensions that obscure the melody or duplicate the pianist’s register.
Practice room
Start at 100–120; build toward 150–190 bpm
Your assignment
Improvise a chorus using only the melody’s rhythm and new chord-tone pitches. On the next chorus, keep the pitches and vary the rhythm instead.
Loop these changes
D7 → G
E7 → A7
Em7 → A7 → D
Metronome
Start below the suggested tempo. First hear four quarter-note clicks, then halve the click rate and place clicks on beats 2 and 4. Keep the same phrase length.
Transposition
Move D7 → G up one whole step by naming each chord’s function before finding a guitar shape.
Return to D major and play the original melody without the chart.
At the session
Coquette — D major; 32 bars, AABA. Agree the tempo, pickup, solo order and ending before the count.
Start together
A D-major turnaround works well; a direct count-in is equally clear.
Finish together
Return to the head and hold D6, or agree on a short last-phrase tag.
Call D major, count a comfortable tempo, and clarify the ending before a faster version.
Keeping every bridge note inside D major when D7 needs C natural and E7 needs G♯.
Arranging the tune
Solo guitar
Use melody with alternating bass landmarks; save chordal fills for long held melody notes.
Trio or larger group
Call D major, count a comfortable tempo, and clarify the ending before a faster version.
Vocal considerations
Choose the singer’s comfortable key, then transpose the whole arrangement, including the introduction. Use the original lyric phrasing to shape breathing.
Further study
Compare the melody’s phrase rhythm with the lyric’s natural stresses. A vocal recording can clarify breathing even in an instrumental arrangement.
Chord symbols follow the inherited Djangopedia chart. Slashes are rhythmic marks; chord quality and turnaround choices may differ from the backing track. This is a chord reference, not a melody transcription.
Compare the session evidence below before attributing one arrangement to every Django performance. Written in 1928 by Johnny Green and Carmen Lombardo with lyrics by Gus Kahn, Coquette was successful in Guy Lombardo’s repertoire. Djangopedia’s Django entry is the London session of 31 January 1946 with Grappelli.
This player guide combines inherited recording evidence and editorial study notes. Musical study notes are editorial suggestions; compare them with the recording.
Original Djangopedia illustration · AI-assisted, 2026
An original editorial interpretation of the tune. This is an illustration, not an archival photograph or a documented reconstruction of a recording session.
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Scene: Django Reinhardt standing with guitar and a fictional pianist at a small upright piano, exchanging two spacious melody arcs while three small stepped planes lead toward a clear ending. The duet is an editorial musical conversation, not claimed session personnel.
Musical basis from the guide: A clear, singable standard with a bridge that moves through secondary dominants. Its spacious harmonic rhythm makes it useful for building melodic solos with strong beginnings and endings. The supplied chart is D major; form: 32 bars, AABA; feel: Swing. These describe musical inspiration, not visible writing. Historical context: Written in 1928 by Johnny Green and Carmen Lombardo with lyrics by Gus Kahn, Coquette was successful in Guy Lombardo’s repertoire. Djangopedia’s Django entry is the London session of 31 January 1946 with Grappelli. Do not illustrate disputed historical claims or suggest this imagined scene is an archival session.
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