A lively F-major tune for practising clean endings and chromatic approaches at a manageable tempo.
If you study one thing
Play the final eight bars using only the melody’s landing notes.
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Chart keyF
Form32-bar ABAC in the inherited chart
FeelSwing
Meter4/4
MusicA. H. Gibbs
Guide coverage11 / 12 sections present
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Django's Recordings
Django recordings for this tune. Uploader dates and take labels remain source claims; only an evidenced exact association enables a row’s Listen control.
1 historical recording entries · source text preserved
Entry
Year
Recording / session / release evidence
Listen
01
1937
Runnin' Wild, 26/4/37, OLA 1712-1 ,"Fremeaux FA 305, Affinity AFS 1003, Classics 748, Conifer HD 165, Mosaic MD6-190(6 CD Set), JSP 349.", - Paris - QHCF - Stephane Grappelly (v), Django Reinhardt, Pierre Ferret, Marcel Bianchi (g), Louis Vola (b)
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A dash means no video has been associated with this exact historical recording. Tune-level listening resources remain available above.
History & Listening
Gibbs, Grey and Wood are credited for the 1922 song in the recording metadata. The proposed Aurore Voilqué Trio performance includes Angelo Debarre and supplies a modern acoustic comparison.
Tune details
Music: A. H. Gibbs
Words: Joe Grey, Leo Wood
Documented in archive: 1937
Original key: Not established
Study level: Intermediate; play the final eight bars using only the melody’s landing notes
Melody & head
A lively F-major tune for practising clean endings and chromatic approaches at a manageable tempo.
Treat the inherited diminished symbols as version-specific; verify their placement before substituting them into another backing.
The F-major grid alternates familiar tonic–dominant motion with diminished passing colours. Learn the separate ending before adding a continuous eighth-note solo. Check the video key before playing with the chart.
Chart & Form
The F-major grid alternates familiar tonic–dominant motion with diminished passing colours. Learn the separate ending before adding a continuous eighth-note solo.
Inherited archive chart retained without harmonic or notation edits. The playing notes below discuss this particular version, not a definitive score.
Runnin' Wild : play-back n°025c (Nuages de Swing 100 years Django 100 new play-a-long)
Laurent Courtois et Nuages de Swing
3m24s · 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.
The F-major grid alternates familiar tonic–dominant motion with diminished passing colours. Learn the separate ending before adding a continuous eighth-note solo.
Sing the destination note before connecting it to the preceding chord.
Pitch choices
Begin with the named chord tones. Add passing notes only after the melody and cadence are secure.
Play the final eight bars using only the melody’s landing notes. Add one chromatic approach to each landing while keeping the bar count fixed.
Comping & voicings
Keep the rhythm buoyant through short releases. Do not make the diminished passing chords heavier than the surrounding harmonies.
Voicing note sets
Keep the rhythm buoyant through short releases. Do not make the diminished passing chords heavier than the surrounding harmonies.
Keep the accompaniment clear
First establish an even pulse; add rhythmic variation only when the melody leaves space.
Treat the inherited diminished symbols as version-specific; verify their placement before substituting them into another backing.
Practice room
100–160 bpm
Your assignment
Play the final eight bars using only the melody’s landing notes. Add one chromatic approach to each landing while keeping the bar count fixed.
Loop these changes
Play the final eight bars using only the melody’s landing notes. Add one chromatic approach to each landing while keeping the bar count fixed.
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
F; 32-bar ABAC 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.
Treat the inherited diminished symbols as version-specific; verify their placement before substituting them into another backing.
Treat the inherited diminished symbols as version-specific; verify their placement before substituting them into another backing.
Arranging the tune
Solo guitar
Keep the melody uppermost and begin with a single bass note under each harmony. Keep the rhythm buoyant through short releases. Do not make the diminished passing chords heavier than the surrounding harmonies.
Trio or larger group
Keep the rhythm buoyant through short releases. Do not make the diminished passing chords heavier than the surrounding harmonies.
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.
Existing chart and discographic rows; retained as inherited evidence.
Illustration credit & provenance
Original AI-generated illustration for Djangopedia; not a historical photograph.
Original AI-assisted editorial artwork inspired by the tune’s mood. It does not depict a documented historical event.
Generated with the native image-generation tool on 2026-10-18; original editorial artwork, not a historical photograph.
Prompt: Create a landscape 1536x1024 original midcentury jazz serigraph illustration. A joyful acoustic guitar band playing on a moving riverboat deck, lively diagonal shapes and fluttering pennants; persimmon, teal, ivory. Bold angular cut-paper silhouettes, limited flat spot-color palette, tactile screenprint ink and paper grain, elegant balanced composition. No text, lettering, logos or watermark. Not a historical photograph or documented event. Distinctive polished editorial artwork for a jazz tune guide.
Research & rights notes
Exact YouTube-to-matrix/take associations are not established. Historical rows remain inherited archive evidence.
No qualifying new Django solo recreation was confirmed in this bounded search.
