Shinshichi rewrote the script employing some unique techniques: the scene of Umewaka-killing was accompanied by gidayu (a style of reciting dramatic narratives; gidayu accompaniment is also called chobo) which goes well with Kamigata-born Kodanji's performing style, and lines of Umewaka and Sota became warizerifu (divided speech) in seven-and-five syllable meter for a good sound.
新七は梅若殺しの場を、義太夫の伴奏（チョボ）を入れて上方生まれの小團次の芸風に合わせ、梅若と惣太の台詞を七五調で耳に響きのよいの割科白にするなどの工夫をこらして書き換えた。