The Girl From Ipanema chords
by Sinatra /Jobim- The Girl From Ipanema is a Brazilian bossa nova jazz song written in 1962 with music by Antonio Carlos Jobim and the original Portuguese lyrics by Vinicius De Moraes, while the English lyrics were written later by Norman Gimbel. It became a world-wide hit in the mid 60's winning a Grammy Award in 1965 for Record Of The Year. The song is featured on the 2010 compilation album, Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings.
- Music: F Major in 2/2 time at 67 bpm OR 4/4 time at 134 bpm
- Chords: Fmaj7, Fmaj9, Gb7, Gbmaj7, Gbmaj9, Gb9, G7, Gm7, Am7, Cb9, C7(b9), D7(b9), D9, Eb9, F#m7
- There are some nice jazz chords in this song with alternative voicings for a number of chords which sound great - make sure you try them all.
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
The Girl From Ipanema
Intro: 2/2 ‖: Fmaj9 | Fmaj9 | Gbmaj9 | Gbmaj9 :‖ Fmaj7 1. Tall and tan and young and love-ly G7 The girl from I-pa-ne-ma goes walk-ing and Gm7 Gb7 | Fmaj7 | Gb9 | When she pas-ses, each one she pas-ses goes... "ah" Fmaj7 2. When she walks, she's like a sam-ba G7 That swings so cool and sways so gen-tle that Gm7 Gb7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | When she pas-ses, each one she pas-ses goes... Ooh Gbmaj7 Cb9 Chorus: Ooh but I watch her so sad-ly F#m7 D9 How can I tell her, "I love her?" Gm7 Eb9 Yes, I would give my heart glad-ly Am7 D7b9 But each day, when she walks to the sea Gm7 C7b9 She looks straight a-head, not at me Fmaj7 3. Tall and tan and young and love-ly G7 The girl from I-pa-ne-ma goes walk-ing and Gm7 Gb7 | Fmaj7 | Gb7 | When she pas-ses, I smile but she does-n't see... doesn't (see) Fmaj7 G7 4. Olha que coisa mais linda mais cheia de gra - ça Gm7 Ela menina que vem e que pas - sa Gb7 | Fmaj7 | Gb9 | Num doce ba-lanço a caminho do mar Fmaj7 G7 5. Moça do corpo dourado do sol de I-pa-ne-ma Gm7 O seu balançado mais que um po-ema Gb7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | A coisa mais lin-da que eu já vi pas-sar Gbmaj7 Cb9 Chorus: Ooh But I watch her so sad-ly F#m7 D9 Aah Porque tudo to tris-te Gm7 Eb9 Yes I would give my heart glad-ly Am7 D7b9 But each day, when she walks to the sea Gm7 C7b9 She looks straight a-head, not at me Fmaj7 5. Tall, tan, young, love-ly G7 The girl from I-pa-ne-ma goes walk-ing and Gm7 Gb7 | Fmaj7 | Gb7 | When she pas-ses, I smile but she does-n't see | Fmaj7 | Gb7 | Por causa do a-mor | Fmaj7 | Gb7 | She just does-n't see | Fmaj7 | Gb7 | Nem olha para mim Fmaj7 She ne-ver sees me...
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Frank Sinatra
- Frank Sinatra was born Francis Albert Sinatra on Dec 12, 1915 at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
- Occupation: singer, actor and producer
- He was the only son of Italian immigrants going on to become one of the most influentual and popular artists of the 20th century.
- Selling more than 150 million records world-wide, he was one of the best-selling musical artists of all time.
- He began his musical career in the swing era and began performing as a solo artist in 1943, releasing his first album in 1946 titled The Voice of Frank Sinatra.
- Frank Sinatra at Wikipedia
Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Antônio Carlos Jobim was born Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim on Jan 25, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- AKA: Antônio Carlos Jobim, Tom Jobim, Tom do Vinícius
- Occupation: Musician, composer, songwriter, singer
- Instruments: Piano, guitar, flute, vocals
- Music Styles: Bossa nova, Latin jazz, samba, MPB (Música popular brasileira)
- Active Years: 1956–1994
- Died: Dec 8, 1994 (aged 67) in New York City, USA
- One of the most important songwriters of the 20th century and voted by Billboard as one ofThe 30 Most Influential Latin Artists of All Time.
- Carlos Jobim at Wikipedia
