Garota de Ipanema


English title: Girl from Ipanema
Composed by: Tom Jobim (Antonio Carlos Jobim)

Chords written up by: Doug Nickerson

Garota de Ipanema is often played in the key of F. I saw American guitarist Charlie Byrd play it in G so this is in G. That was on a video from New Orleans public TV, [live from 'Bud's Place' as I recall].

Garota de Ipanema muito se toca no F. Depois de que ví o guitarista Americano Charlie Byrd tocar no G, eu mudéi este por G.

Ma7 = major chord with a major seventh...
Min7 = minor chord with a minor seventh

Key: G
Meter:4/4

Verse:

| GMa7 | GMa7 | A7 | A7 | Amin7 | Ab7b5 | GMa7 | [Ab7b5 or D7] |

[2nd 8 bars]: GMa7 | GMa7 | A7 | A7 | Am7 | Ab7(b5) | GMa7 |GMa7 |

[Bridge]: AbMa7 | AbMa7 | Db7 | Db7| Abmin7 | Abmin7| E7 | E7| Amin7 | Amin7 | F7 | F7 | Bmin7 | E7 | Amin7 | D7 | back to first 8.


Strings are from low to high.
GMa7
6 5 4 3 2 1
-----------
3 x 4 4 3 x

A7
6 5 4 3 2 1
-----------
5 x 5 6 5 x

Ab7(b5)
6 5 4 3 2 1
-----------
4 x 4 5 3 x

Amin7
6 5 4 3 2 1
-----------
5 x 5 5 5 5

E7(9)
---------
6 5 4 3 2 1
x 7 6 7 7 7
Bridge:
I've added some left hand fingering for the following chords.
AbMa7
1 x 3 4 2 x - fingering
-----------
4 x 5 5 4 x (GMa7 moved up one fret)

Db7 (9)
x 2 1 3 3 x
-----------
x 4 3 4 4 4 ( move up one fret & you have D7(9) )

Abmin7
2 x 3 3 3 x
-----------
4 x 4 4 4 x (use 2nd finger for low note & 3rd finger
barre on strings 4, 3, 2. Up one fret, 5th fret: equals
Amin7)

E7
x 2 1 3 3 3
-----------
x 7 6 7 7 7

E7 (open position)
0 2 0 1 0 0
-----------
0 2 0 1 0 0

Amin7 (open position)
x 0 2 O 1 O
-----------
x 0 2 0 1 0

Chords in open positions can be substituted for barre
chords if desired.

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