Charlie Christian solo over I Got Rhythm - a statistical analysis 1

The table consists of of pitch distribution and guitar fretboard diagrams for the different sections of the improvisation. In the fretboard diagrams, the more frequently a position is used the darker the corresponding circle is. Bars/Chords Pitch distribution diagram 1-8
Bb Gm7 Cm7 F7 Bb Gm7 Cm7 F7 Fm7 Bb7 Eb Ab7 Bb F7 Bb Bb
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 B Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C

Fretboard diagram
V

9-16
Bb Gm7 Cm7 F7 Bb Gm7 Cm7 F7 Fm7 Bb7 Eb Ab7 Bb F7 Bb Bb

14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 B Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C

17-18
D7

0 B Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C

19-20
G7

0 B Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C

1 The first chorus on this 1939 recording: http://youtu.be/KWrhA4jpA7o

21-22
C7

one A on the 10th fret of the B string has been left off for reasons of space

0 Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C

23-24
F7

5 4 3 2 1 0 A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C

VII

25-32
Bb Gm7 Cm7 F7 Bb Gm7 Cm7 F7 Fm7 Bb7 Eb Ab7 Bb F7 Bb Bb

14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C

A position shift occurs within the last A section