A bright riff tune for secondary dominants and precise, relaxed ensemble attacks.
If you study one thing
Sing the riff on one pitch, then move it onto a B-flat chord tone.
William P. Gottlieb / Library of Congress Aquarium, New York, N.Y. · circa November 1946 · Photo credits
Chart keyBb
Form32 bars in four eight-bar phrases in the inherited chart
FeelSwing
Meter4/4 study pulse; confirm the arrangement
MusicHenry Busse, Henry Lange
Guide coverage12 / 12 sections present
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1 historical recording entries · source text preserved
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Year
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1937
Hot Lips, 22/4/37, OLA 1707-1 ,"Fremeaux FA 305, Affinity AFS 1003, Classics 748, Mosaic MD6-190(6 CD Set).", - Paris - QHCF -
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History & Listening
The publisher identifies the 1937 quintet recording in its swing-era session sequence. The inherited solo study is retained; new lessons are labelled by the actual soloist they teach.
Tune details
Music: Henry Busse, Henry Lange
Words: Lou Davis
Documented in archive: 1937
Original key: Not established
Study level: Intermediate; melody, pulse and arrangement awareness
Melody & head
A bright riff tune for secondary dominants and precise, relaxed ensemble attacks.
A Stochelo solo lesson studies Stochelo unless the creator explicitly identifies a Django recreation.
The B-flat head alternates tonic and F7. A contrasting passage moves through F and C7; later D7–Gm–C7–F7 returns home. Hear the third of D7 as the clear change into the minor destination. Check the video key before playing with the chart.
Chart & Form
The B-flat head alternates tonic and F7. A contrasting passage moves through F and C7; later D7–Gm–C7–F7 returns home. Hear the third of D7 as the clear change into the minor destination.
Inherited chart retained exactly. Harmonic comments refer to this edition; ambiguous symbols are flagged rather than silently corrected.
HOT LIPS (104BPM) THE STEPHANE WREMBEL BAND - PLAY ALONG SERIES
Stephane Wrembel
Swing · 104 BPM · 2m33s · Video available when checked; creator-described attribution.
Creator-provided play-along; instrumentation and feel vary by selection. Check the key and full arrangement before joining in; the guide chart may use another key. Tempo is the creator’s stated value.
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.
Documented public-domain Gottlieb photograph, proposed as an editorial portrait. It does not document this tune or its recording session. Existing uses are retained; additional reuse requires approval with this batch.
Part of William P. Gottlieb’s documented Aquarium photographs in New York, circa November 1946. The catalogue supplies the location and approximate date; this is not evidence of a particular tune being played.
The B-flat head alternates tonic and F7. A contrasting passage moves through F and C7; later D7–Gm–C7–F7 returns home. Hear the third of D7 as the clear change into the minor destination.
Sing the destination note before playing the connecting phrase.
Pitch choices
Begin with the named chord tones. Add passing notes only after the melody and cadence are secure.
Sing the riff on one pitch, then move it onto a B-flat chord tone. At the D7–Gm point, reduce the solo to F-sharp resolving to G.
Excerpt of Stochelo Rosenberg teaching his theme and solo. Not a complete Django solo lesson.
Comping & voicings
Use buoyant short chords and a clean release. Keep the two-feel or four-feel consistent while the head supplies its own syncopations.
Voicing note sets
Use buoyant short chords and a clean release. Keep the two-feel or four-feel consistent while the head supplies its own syncopations.
Keep the accompaniment clear
First establish an even pulse; add rhythmic variation only when the melody leaves space.
A Stochelo solo lesson studies Stochelo unless the creator explicitly identifies a Django recreation.
Practice room
80–120 bpm, then increase gradually
Your assignment
Sing the riff on one pitch, then move it onto a B-flat chord tone. At the D7–Gm point, reduce the solo to F-sharp resolving to G.
Loop these changes
Sing the riff on one pitch, then move it onto a B-flat chord tone. At the D7–Gm point, reduce the solo to F-sharp resolving to G.
Metronome
Count quarter notes first. Then place the click on beats 2 and 4 at half the click rate, keeping the phrase length unchanged.
Transposition
Move one short cadence to a nearby key by naming its chord tones, then return to the chosen study key.
At the session
Bb; 32 bars in four eight-bar phrases in the inherited chart. Agree the arrangement, pickup and ending before counting in.
Start together
Count a clear tempo and use the final cadence of the agreed arrangement.
Finish together
Cue the final tonic together; agree any tag before starting.
A Stochelo solo lesson studies Stochelo unless the creator explicitly identifies a Django recreation.
A Stochelo solo lesson studies Stochelo unless the creator explicitly identifies a Django recreation.
Arranging the tune
Solo guitar
Keep the melody uppermost and begin with a single bass note under each harmony. Use buoyant short chords and a clean release. Keep the two-feel or four-feel consistent while the head supplies its own syncopations.
Trio or larger group
Use buoyant short chords and a clean release. Keep the two-feel or four-feel consistent while the head supplies its own syncopations.
Vocal considerations
Choose a comfortable singing key and transpose the accompaniment as a whole; lyrics are not reproduced here.
This player guide combines inherited recording evidence and editorial study notes. Musical study notes are editorial suggestions; compare them with the recording.
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