Georgia on my Mind

jazz omaha · #1 06-05-2010, 11:37 AM

Im looking for some sheet music for this song. Does anyone have a copy or know where i can print one off. Ive been listening to Dexter Gordon's version. I have also heard Ray's version.

derek · #2 06-05-2010, 12:57 PM

Have you not bought a real book yet? It is in every version I have seen.

billkath · #3 06-05-2010, 01:47 PM

here you go
georgia.pdf

jazz omaha · #4 06-05-2010, 09:15 PM

its not in the version i have?

derek · #5 06-05-2010, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jazz omaha

its not in the version i have?

Huh. I didn't know such a version existed.

rutledj · #6 06-06-2010, 06:36 PM

I don't mean to highjack this thread but can someone give me some info on how to figure out the in-between chords, kinda like you are doing chord melody?

Thanks,
Rut

fivebells · #7 06-06-2010, 08:06 PM

This has long been one of my favourite songs and I was a bit disappointed to find it kind of dull, played straight off sheet music. Most singers take plenty of liberties with the melody to blue it up. Pianists and chord-melody guitarists add a lot of those 'in-between chords' to keep things moving. And it needs at least one key change along the way.

Rut, I can't tell you how to figure out what fits in-between, but you could try this A section to get started:

Dmaj7 / Ebm7 D7 | F#7 / Gmaj7 F#7 | Bm / Bm/A / | C#m7b5 / Ddim7 Gm |

Dmaj7 F#m7 A7b5 / | Em7 / A13 Ddim7 | F#m7 / E7 / | Eb7 / A7 / |

Reg · #8 06-07-2010, 12:14 AM

Here's A section of Georgia with fill in chords, if I wrote it out again it would be different... that's the way jazz players tend to play... they don't memorize we improvise... sorry just BS Best Reg

Sorry didn't say... very blue with blue 12/8 swing feel... heavy swing..

randalljazz · #9 06-07-2010, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Reg

Here's A section of Georgia with fill in chords, if I wrote it out again it would be different... that's the way jazz players tend to play... they don't memorize we improvise... sorry just BS Best Reg

Sorry didn't say... very blue with blue 12/8 swing feel... heavy swing..

nice...reg, do you use voicings like these much in ensemble (with bass player)?

gersdal · #10 06-07-2010, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Reg

Here's A section of Georgia with fill in chords, if I wrote it out again it would be different... that's the way jazz players tend to play... they don't memorize we improvise... sorry just BS Best Reg

Sorry didn't say... very blue with blue 12/8 swing feel... heavy swing..

I'm looking forward to testing these voicings out when I get home. Thanks for posting.

gersdal · #11 06-07-2010, 06:12 AM

I did a harmonic analysis of Georgia on my mind some time ago. There's a few I'm not sure about, and I also added a P above some of the chords that I see as passing chords continuing the function of the last chord...

The B-past start with a tricky bit (for analysis). The best recommendation I've got for this is:

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Another angle might be to see these whole 4 bars as "CESH" (contrapuntal elaboration of static harmony) - IOW, an Em chord the whole way, just alternating with various embellishments, ways of harmonising the notes E and G (which every one of those chords contains). As if he (Hoagy Carmichael) starts each bar with Em, then sees what second chord he can use that still contains the root and 3rd: Am7, C7, A7 - they all work!

Any comments are welcome

rutledj · #12 06-07-2010, 07:22 AM

Thanks for this info.

Rut

Reg · #13 06-07-2010, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by randalljazz

nice...reg, do you use voicings like these much in ensemble (with bass player)?

Thanks Randall... In trio with lead inst. or less players all the time, I'm pretty good at reacting to volume and keeping open space. I can play a lot and it won't seem like it... I'm a guitar player and I'm asked to turn up all the time...
I should check what I wrote for Georgia... obviously in ensemble setting depending on bass players ear and what feel we set up would give context for how much I could play with harmony. I gig with some of the best so usually we have fun...not always, sometimes I have to play pretty straight. When I comp I usually play off my lead lines... mute or bring out notes as needed.
Best Reg
Hey Randall I checked out what I wrote for Georgia... changes are cool, I would play it much more rhythmically than notated, Reg

Slayertplsko · #14 02-10-2011, 04:22 AM

Hi there. I don't want to start a new thread so I'm going to ask here. Does anyone have a favorite recording of Georgia, preferably by a guitarist? I know the Django and the Joe Pass/Herb Ellis recordings, but I'm looking for more inspiring recordings and would do with some recommendations.

Dark Star · #15 02-10-2011, 12:33 PM

Martin Taylor has a great version out.

ejwhite09 · #16 02-10-2011, 02:33 PM

Louis Armstrong's version is probably my favorite, followed by Django's.

teleman3726 · #17 02-19-2011, 06:12 PM

Try Brent Mason's version. Little bit of Jerry Reed in there,
YouTube - ‪Brent Mason Earl Klugh Randy Mason "Georgia On My MInd"‬&rlm;

Kojo27 · #18 02-20-2011, 07:08 PM

Oh, and for a total contrast, and some beautiful acoustic guitar tones from a master player of the steel string... dig this, from Tony Rice. Not bebop, but damned pretty, imo: YouTube - ‪Tony Rice (Georgia)‬&rlm; (Jerry Reed shows up here, too.)

Kojo27 · #19 02-20-2011, 07:13 PM

Try Brent Mason's version. Little bit of Jerry Reed in there,

Haha! Hell, that *IS* Jerry's version! The improv is different, but the arrangement is Jerry's, from Greatest Hits -- or it's awfully close. Brent even sings like Jerry. Great, great, great.

docbop · #20 02-20-2011, 10:00 PM

One of the tastiest solos on Georgia On My Mind is by Amos Garrett on Geoff and Maria Muldaur album Pottery Pie. I first heard about it in a Robbie Roberson interview, he said he was so blown away by the solo he put it on a tape loop and would sleep listening to it.

For the young 'un's out there Amos Garrett one hit solo was on Maria Muldaur's Midnight at the Oasis single. That is a MUST hear by every guitarist full of multi-string bends, reverse bends, and so tasty it fits the song like a glove. Well his Georgia solo you can hear the roots of that Oasis solo. Amos also played with Paul Butterfield's Better Days band and that was a great group.

So I will throw a very tasty Georgia solo on the list, not flashy but soulful.

hot ford coupe · #21 02-20-2011, 11:19 PM

If you look at the pdf. in the first part of this thread, I still can't figure out what notes to play for the (R) chord. It's not in my chord dictionary.

jih68 · #22 08-17-2011, 05:40 PM

Great versions of Georgia mentioned above. Is Jerry Reed's version considered Jazz or country - or blues. I love the blues touches.

Got interested in this song after hearing/seeing this John Scofield version. A bit different. ‪John Scofield - Georgia On My Mind‬&rlm; - YouTube

teleman3726 · #23 08-18-2011, 07:46 PM

Jim Campilongo's got a fun lesson of the song on his website - a Hammond organ CM approach. Also search for this song on e-chord.com. That site has a couple of versions (including a Django version) that aren't too bad.

kingbiscuit · #24 08-30-2011, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jih68

Got interested in this song after hearing/seeing this John Scofield version. A bit different. ‪John Scofield - Georgia On My Mind‬&rlm; - YouTube

Love this guy's playing. And this version of Georgia. It's a shame his guitar tone sucks though. And that's odd because his signature (ibanez) guitar is a nice one - I know because I've got one.

Gerard45 · #25 08-31-2011, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jazz omaha

Im looking for some sheet music for this song. Does anyone have a copy or know where i can print one off. Ive been listening to Dexter Gordon's version. I have also heard Ray's version.

jih68 · #26 08-31-2011, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by kingbiscuit

Love this guy's playing. And this version of Georgia. It's a shame his guitar tone sucks though. And that's odd because his signature (ibanez) guitar is a nice one - I know because I've got one.

Hi Kingbiscuit

You're right about the tone. Looks like he plays this on a Sadowsky - possibly a nylon strung solid body. It has a headstock like a strat as well. So not the Ibanez as you point out.

I wonder if the tone is just a problem with the recording as I can't imagine JS tollerating a bad sound - he's probably also capable of making the leg of a chair sing like a mermaid.

Great touches in this version though - very unique.

jseaberry · #27 08-31-2011, 12:59 PM

I'm not usually big on tooting my own horn (or horning my own toot), but you might like this from David Oakes:

http://davidoakesguitar.com/pdf/messing_up_ideas.pdf

kingbiscuit · #28 08-31-2011, 05:13 PM

Gerard45,
I did my first ever (very simple) chord melody arrangement just a few months ago based on the above lead sheet you submitted. At the time, I googled and found this same sheet or something very similar. May have even found it on this forum - can't remember.

jseaberry,
that looks very interesting. I just tried my hand at sight-reading it. I can do it, but painfully slow at times. I'm going to spent some time on this and try to absorb some of those nice intervals. Glad it's in F, since I've already learned the tune in that key.

Btw, what are the circled numbers? fret positions?

jih68,
yeah, sounds like nylon strings, dink-dink-dink. i'm a little shocked at that poor tone.
I'm going to try to get my energy up and do a little john scovel transcribing. I've done some in the past and transcribing makes sight-reading seem easy. but he's got a lot of good stuff going on in this tune, so I know it will be worth it.

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Originally Posted by teleman3726

Jim Campilongo's got a fun lesson of the song on his website - a Hammond organ CM approach.

just googled it. it had better be a lot of fun (cough-cough) $30!