Georgia on my Mind was composed in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael, who also made the first recording of the song with his orchestra featuring Hoagy on vocals, Eddie Lang on guitar, and Bix Beiderbecke on cornet (his last recording session). In 1960, Ray Charles recorded his famous version, which was a number one hit all over America and became the official state song of Georgia in 1979.
In this lesson, you will learn a chord melody arrangement of Georgia on my Mind.
The arrangement is made with the principles of our latest course Complete Chord Melody in mind, so if you want to learn how to create your own chord melody arrangements, check out the full course…
Recommended listening:
- Hoagy Carmichael – single (1930)
- Django Reinhardt – single (1936)
- Billie Holiday – single (1941)
- Ray Charles – The Genius Hits the Road (1960)
- Wes Montgomery – Down Here on the Ground (1968)
- Lenny Breau – Guitar Sounds (1968)
- Joe Pass & Herb Ellis – Jazz/Concord (1972)
- Tal Farlow – A Sign of the Times (1977)
- Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass – Speak Love (1983)
- John Scofield – Pick Hits Live (1987)
Georgia on my Mind – Video & Guitar Tabs
Audio
Georgia on my Mind Guitar Pro File
Do you have the Band in a Box file available for download?
hey, just wondering why you did not include Martin Taylor’s version of this in the recommended listening. great version. This is also a lovely and well played version. Thank you so much.
Hi, i’m a freshman to this guitar and also listened to the martin taylor’s version but i thought it was a completely different song haha so actually they are the same huh?
You guys sshould do a big series on Joe Pass Chord phrases and chord subs… i know its a huge undertaking but nobody online has done it yet..Great performance of Georgia
A lovely arrangement. Thank you Dirk!
Hi Dirk! Very beautiful arrangement, so well played, with the bass swinging. Really high level, and this song deserves… Perfect sound recording, not to mention the tone of your gorgeous Gibson ES-175. Congratulations, master. All the best from Brasilia, Pedro Noleto
Thanks Pedro!
Muy buena versión!!!
excelente, continue mandando chord melody, e agradeço sua generosidade. Grato
Fantastic, thank you. Love the chord diagrams.
Thanks… I’ll certainly have a look at this.
I love this song, very nice job. Deza.
Surprisingly very tender version. Excellent work/
Thanks Igor!
Love the chord inversions with the bass lines.
That was once again a scrumptious arrangement. Thanks Dirk.
Thanks Eric!
Simply wonderful.
Thanks Bob!
What, no Willie Nelson version?
https://youtu.be/aWC0kNtteI8
Great version!
Top demais música memorável.
Excellent, absolutely love it. Thank you!
The hours I will spend learning this song will be time well spent. Thank you, Dirk.
Geweldig arrangement. Mag ik vragen welke snaren je gebruikt op de ES-175? Klinkt erg goed.
Hey, ik gebruik Thomastik JS112 snaren.
Dank je. Zijn die ook geschikt voor een L5? Gebruik nu Thomastik JB 014 en overweeg om over te stappen op D’daddario Chromes ECG 24.
Thomastiks zijn zeker geschikt voor je L5, in onze survey van een aantal jaar geleden kwamen ze uit de bus als 2e meest gebruikte snaren: https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/popular-jazz-guitar-strings/
Dank je Dirk
Tremendous
That’s what I looking for, thanks a lot!