Uploaded June 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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HCQ Strut (Free download @ chastewviolinmusic.bandcamp.com/)
KEY: G
TEMPO: 190bpm
STRUCTURE: Eight bar rhythm intro, four choruses, outro (volume decreases)
COMPOSER: Django Reinhardt 1939

This is an approximation to the original format and I've included a volume drop at the end over which to play the harmonics (like the original version). Have fun! I plan to do a breakdown of the entire violin part for this tune soon and have uploaded an edited version of the original, with just the violin part, at 95% the original tempo, to practise to. Hope it's useful.

EDITED VERSION VIOLIN ONLY 194bpm
youtu.be/3yAS5OMsw4M
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ALL THESE TRACKS are available as digital downloads (in lots of different audio formats) from my BANDCAMP SITE at chastewviolinmusic.bandcamp.com/. All free (but you can make a donation if you are feeling generous ;-)

Also, if you need these tracks at different tempos or in different keys, with more choruses etc., drop me a line at chastew2016@gmail.com and I can customise a track for you for a paltry $5 a track.
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The Quintet's original recording
youtu.be/c8_cZSrqqpE