The Girl From Ipanema

Antonio Carlos Jobim · Key of F · AABA

Easy · 12 unique chords

Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes wrote this in 1962. The Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto recording (1964) became one of the best-selling jazz records of all time. The surprising key change from F major to F# major in the bridge is a masterclass in modulation.

Voicing style:

A

Fmaj7Rootless A

Fmaj7Rootless A

G7#11Rootless A

G7#11Rootless A

Gm7Rootless A

Gb7#11Rootless A

Fmaj7Rootless A

Fmaj7Rootless A

A2

Fmaj7Rootless A

Fmaj7Rootless A

G7#11Rootless A

G7#11Rootless A

Gm7Rootless A

Gb7#11Rootless A

Fmaj7Rootless A

Fmaj7Rootless A

B

Gbmaj7Rootless A

Gbmaj7Rootless A

B7Rootless B

B7Rootless B

F#m7Rootless A

F#m7Rootless A

D7Rootless A

D7b5b9Rootless A

A3

Gm7Rootless B

Gm7Rootless B

Eb7Rootless A

Eb7Rootless A

Am7Rootless B

D7Rootless A

Gm7Rootless B

C7b5b9Rootless A

Fmaj7Rootless B

Fmaj7Rootless B

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Practice this standard

Stage 4Close Position & Drop 2 — Learning Path

Listen to

Antonio Carlos Jobim — The Composer of Desafinado Plays (1963)

Jobim's own piano voicings — more relevant for voicing study than the famous vocal version.

Stan Getz / Joao Gilberto — Getz/Gilberto (1964)

The bossa nova landmark — the piano comping underneath is textbook Brazilian voicing.

Chords in this standard

Fmaj7 G7#11 Gm7 Gb7#11 Gbmaj7 B7 F#m7 D7 D7b5b9 Eb7 Am7 C7b5b9

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Sources & Further Reading

Gioia, The Jazz Standards — Oxford University Press Levine, The Jazz Piano Book — Sher Music Mantooth, Voicings for Jazz Keyboard — Hal Leonard Jazz at Lincoln Center — Education Learn Jazz Standards