LadyDpiano: February 2017

The Girl From Ipanema was recorded in 1963 by Antonio Carlos Jobim. It is one of my all-time favorite songs of the 60s. If you're not familiar with this one, here it is on YouTube.

Chords & Lyrics to The Girl From Ipanema

Original words by Vinicius De Moraes

English words by Norman Gimbel

Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim

Key: F

Time: 4/4 Bossa Nova

FM7
Tall and tan and young and lovely

     G7
The girl from Ipanema goes walking,

    Gm7                   Gb7                   FM7    Gb9
And when she passes, each one she passes goes, "Ahhh."


 FM7
When she walks, she's like a samba

      G7
That swings so cool and sways so gentle,

      Gm7                  Gb7                    FM7
That when she passes, each one she passes goes, "Ahhh."


Bridge:

Gbmaj7                   Cb9
Oh, but I watch her so sadly;

F#m7                   D9
How can I tell her I love her?

 Gm7                         Eb9
Yes, I would give my heart gladly,

         Am7                      D7-9  
But each day when she walks to the sea,

     Gm7                         C7-9
She looks straight ahead, not at me.


FM7
Tall and tan and young and lovely

    G7
The girl from Ipanema goes walking,

    Gm7                 Gb7
And when she passes,  I smile,

               FM7   Gb7                FM7    Gb7
But she doesn't see,     no she doesn't see,

               FM7 Gb7 Fmaj7
No she doesn't see.

It's good to know chords. Here's a breakdown of what I'm playing throughout the song.

L.H. / R.H.

Fmaj7 = FE/ACG and FC/GBbAC and FACD/CEGC

G7 = GF/BbEG

Gm7 = GD/BbF and GF/BbDA and GF/BbDBD

Gb7 = GbDb/BbE and GbDb/FBbC

Gb9 = Gb/EBbC and CbEb/ADb

Gbmaj7 = GbDbAb/BbDbF

D9 = DF#/CEF#

Eb9 = EbG/DbFG

Am7 = AG/CEAC

D7-9 = DF#/CEbG#

C7-9 = CE/BbDbF#

Other Love Songs

A Love Song (Chuck Girard)

Love Story (Taylor Swift)

My Cherie Amour (Stevie Wonder)

Valentine (Jim Brickman)

You're Still The One (Shania Twain)

You may be interested in Back Pocket Band Software. It's a great experience to learn to play with a band!

Hope you have fun with these great sounding chords!

Happy Valentine's Day!