Seul(e) ce soir: chords & grille (gypsy jazz)
Seul(e) ce soir by Jean Casanova, Jules Durand & Rose Grosjean, key of C (swing-lent), form A. Below is the full chord grid; on Haute Gitanerie you can play along with a scrolling chord ribbon, transpose to any key, set the tempo, and switch on a rhythm backing (la pompe) to practise your solos over the changes.
About
A 1941 French chanson by Jean Casanova, Paul Durand and Rose Grosjean, made famous by Léo Marjane as Je suis seule ce soir, the emblematic song of the Occupation years, evoking the loneliness of those waiting for prisoners of war.
The sound: a slow, tender C major ballad, with a B7 and a borrowed F minor bringing a shadow of melancholy to the cadences.
Practising it: play it as a slow-swing ballad, unhurried. Work the C major and its ii–V (Dm–G7), and lean on the F minor's soft turn back home. This is about tone, phrasing and space. Let it ache.
Seul(e) ce soir chords: the grille
A : | C | C | B7 | B7 | C | C | A7 | A7 | Dm | G7 | C | Am | B7 | B7 | Dm | G7 | C | C | B7 | B7 | C | C | A7 | A7 | Dm | Fm | Em | A7 | Dm | G7 | C | C |
Chords used
C · B7 · A7 · Dm · G7 · Am · Fm · Em
Play along
Open the interactive grille for Seul(e) ce soir: loop any section, transpose to any key, set the tempo, and play over a rhythm accompaniment, with a real recorded pompe on featured tunes. In the browser, free.