{"id":15699,"date":"2022-05-26T18:56:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T16:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/?p=15699"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:04:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:04:26","slug":"georgia-on-my-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/georgia-on-my-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia on my Mind – Solo Jazz Guitar Arrangement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Georgia on My Mind is one of those timeless standards that works beautifully as a chord melody arrangement for guitar. The song was composed in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael, who also made the first recording with his orchestra featuring Hoagy on vocals, Eddie Lang on guitar, and Bix Beiderbecke on cornet (his last recording session).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Georgia<\/p>\n

Over the decades, Georgia on My Mind has been recorded by countless artists, but it was Ray Charles\u2019 soulful 1960 version that turned the song into the hit it is today. His recording topped the U.S. charts and became the official state song of Georgia in 1979.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a solo jazz guitar arrangement of Georgia on My Mind, written for intermediate players and above. My arrangement stays close to the original melody while adding harmonic textures that work well for solo guitar. I used a mix of drop 2<\/a> and drop 3 voicings<\/a>, 6th intervals<\/a>, and moving bass lines<\/a> to support the melody.<\/p>\n

The arrangement is built with the same ideas we cover in our course Complete Chord Melody. If you\u2019re interested in learning how to build your own arrangements like this one, check out the full course…<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Dowload<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Recommended listening:<\/strong><\/p>\n