Artist: arr by W.Steele for personal & instructional use only. Composer: Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes - Brazil Copyright: 1963 GoChords.com
Latin strum pattern: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D D U U D (fan thru the second D stroke)
Tall and tan and young and lovely, The Girl from Ipa....nema goes walking and when
When she walks she's like a samba that swings so cool & sways so gentle, that when
Tall and tan and young and lovely, The Girl from Ipa....nema goes walking and when
she passes each one she pass es goes "a - a - h".................................................................
she passes each one she pass es goes|->2.
she passes I smile but she doesn't see..........................|to coda
"a - a - h"..............................................|->bridge
she just doesn't see.................... No, she just doesn't see.........................
Oh,.....................................but I watch her so sad.....ly...............................................................
How.................................. can I tell her I ...... love.......her?........................................................
Yes!....................................I would give my heart gladly.....................................................but each
day when she walks to the sea.......................she looks straight ahead, not at me........ al coda
This Bossa Nova favorite written in 1961, first performed in 1962 by Perry Robeiro became a world-wide success as a result of the breathless pressing put down by Astrud Gilberto in 1964 backed by Stan Getz on Tenor.
It won the best song Grammy in 1965 and is said to be the second most recorded 'pop' song ever - beaten only by Beatles' 'Yesterday'.
But it has not been without plenty of legal conflict. Originally the song was called 'The Girl Who Passes By' and it was ascribed to the 17yr old beauty who would walk by the coffee house frequented by Jobim, sometimes calling in to buy cigarettes for her mother but always being saluted with wolf whistles as she passed by or entered and left the shop on her way to nearby Ipenemo beach in Rio. The young lady became famous because of her association with the song. Years later she opened a ladies' fashion outlet which she named 'The Girl from Ipanema Boutique'.
In 2001 Jobim's heirs, owners of the copyright, took action to gain compensaton for her 'misuse' of the name. This action failed but later, Astrud Gilberto moved against the holders of the copyright citing her famous recording had identified her with the song. Hence, she claimed she was the true 'Girl From Ipanema'. But she lost her claim in the US Federal Court!
Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927- 1994) was a formidable Brazilian song writer, arranger, pianist, guitarist and singer. He is regarded as the primary force in the development of the soft rhythmic beat called 'bossa nova'. He has a vast anthology of songs in this style. He studied under several classical teachers and was influenced by Debussy, Ravel & Villa-Lobos. He popularised the use of the major 7th in the melody line in 'easy listening' music. He is regarded as the most significant Latin/Jazz composer of the 20th century.
This arrangement.
So that less expert players may enjoy playing this lovely tune I have altered Jobim's chart by changing his M7s to 6s.
The result is not quite as harmonious as the original but 6 chords are much less difficult to span than M7s.
W Steele, June 2013
This Bossa Nova favorite written in 1961, first performed in 1962 by Perry Robeiro became a world-wide success as a result of the breathless pressing put down by Astrud Gilberto in 1964 backed by Stan Getz on Tenor.
It won the best song Grammy in 1965 and is said to be the second most recorded 'pop' song ever - beaten only by Beatles' 'Yesterday'.
But it has not been without plenty of legal conflict. Originally the song was called 'The Girl Who Passes By' and it was ascribed to the 17yr old beauty who would walk by the coffee house frequented by Jobim, sometimes calling in to buy cigarettes for her mother but always being saluted with wolf whistles as she passed by or entered and left the shop on her way to nearby Ipenemo beach in Rio. The young lady became famous because of her association with the song. Years later she opened a ladies' fashion outlet which she named 'The Girl from Ipanema Boutique'.
In 2001 Jobim's heirs, owners of the copyright, took action to gain compensaton for her 'misuse' of the name. This action failed but later, Astrud Gilberto moved against the holders of the copyright citing her famous recording had identified her with the song. Hence, she claimed she was the true 'Girl From Ipanema'. But she lost her claim in the US Federal Court!
Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927- 1994) was a formidable Brazilian song writer, arranger, pianist, guitarist and singer. He is regarded as the primary force in the development of the soft rhythmic beat called 'bossa nova'. He has a vast anthology of songs in this style. He studied under several classical teachers and was influenced by Debussy, Ravel & Villa-Lobos. He popularised the use of the major 7th in the melody line in 'easy listening' music. He is regarded as the most significant Latin/Jazz composer of the 20th century.
This arrangement.
So that less expert players may enjoy playing this lovely tune I have altered Jobim's chart by changing his M7s to 6s.
The result is not quite as harmonious as the original but 6 chords are much less difficult to span than M7s.
