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1. I am a 50's/60's pop player (C Am F G) trying to expand into some jazz tunes.
I hooked up with a Sax player who is classically trained and performs with a local Orchestra.
He sent me a tab for Girl from Ipanema in Fmaj7 and all is pretty good except for a Gb7b5 chord. The fingering I am using is on the 10th fret in what I would term something akin to a reverse F chord. With a D10, G11, B11, e12 chord. It simply doesn't sound like it belongs. The Fmaj7 into the G7 into the Gmin7 is all good - but the following Gb7b5 just seems to be off.
Is it my ear? or is there another fingering I should be using? Thanks...
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05-26-2019 11:53 PM
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Where are you playing your Fmaj7 and G7? Then we can give you a Gb7 that makes sense.
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I think that's a bIIdom7 movement
It all depends from the voicing you are coming from
Here are some choices on the Gb7b5
2 low E
x
2
3
1
x
x low E
x
4
5
5
6
6
x
4
5
5
x
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Originally Posted by LeGrand
If the mystery fingering is really a reverse F shape, look at the D13th below - it might be the top of that?
Here is how I play it for comparison... might give you some ideas.
First part
x 8 10 9 x x = Fmaj9
x 8 9 9 x x = G6/F
x 8 8 7 x x = Gm/F
x 7 8 6 x x = Edim
x 7 7 5 x x = Fmaj7/E
x 8 8 6 x x = Gbmaj7/F
Second part
x 9 8 6 6 x = Gbmaj7
7 x 7 8 9 9 = B13
x 12 11 9 9 x = Amaj7
10 x 10 11 12 12 = D13
x 13 12 10 10 x = Bbmaj7
11 x 11 12 13 13 = Eb(13)
Turnaround
x 12 12 12 13 x = quartal voice Am7
x 11 x 10 12 12 = Abdimb6
x 10 10 10 11 x = quartal voice Gm7
x x 8 9 9 x = Gb(9) no root
Alternate turnaround
5 x 5 5 5 x = Am7
4 x 3 4 5 x = Abdimb6
3 x 3 3 3 x = Gm7
2 x 2 1 1 x Gb(9b5)
1 x 0 0 1 x = F69 (maybe if ending or switching to low chords for the first part)Last edited by pauln; 05-27-2019 at 06:06 AM.
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Originally Posted by LeGrand
FM7 - 1x221x
G13 - 3x345x
Gm7 - 3x333x
Gb7b5 - 2x231x
FM7 - 1x221x
Gb7b5 - 2x231x
If you're playing all the chords up the neck (not sure why) Gb7b5 is on the 9th fret and played x910911x. But you'd have to play the Gm7 as x10121011x or it'll sound odd.
It'll all be a bit thin without a bass player. Anyway, Paul's suggestions are good for high playing.
With a D10, G11, B11, e12 chord
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It's a bII7 altered, as Irez87 said above.
bII7 is a substitute for the V7 chord. Using the b2 note creates a chromatically descending bass line from the II chord to the I chord. It can be thought of as a rootless V7b5b9
bII7b5 yields the same notes as a V7b5.
In other words, the notes of Gb7b5 are the same as C7b5.
Voicings for Gb7b5:
Drop 3 from 6th string (root position). You can play the open E if you like, depending on the situation.
Drop 2 from 5th string (root position)Last edited by Jazzstdnt; 05-27-2019 at 01:15 PM.
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Originally Posted by Irez87
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Originally Posted by M-ster
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Originally Posted by LeGrand
Never mind the b5.
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There's nothing inherently wrong with x x 10 11 11 12.
But, it has to be voice-led smoothly.
If you play a Gm7 with a high F, then, when you drop the high F a half step to that high E in your G7b5, it will sound ok.
But, if you play the Gm7 as 3x3333, I think the movement to the high E in the next chord is jarring.
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Originally Posted by LeGrand
Are you saying this TAB he gave you says plays Gm7 at the 3rd and then Gb7b5 - disguised as a C7b5 - at the 10th? I know the C7b5 contains the same notes as a Gb7b5 but I doubt if you did.
I'd love to see a photo of the TAB. TAB for guitar means the fingerings are clearly written out, that's what TAB is.
Why not just play it the simple way (as in my post). Most people do and it's not difficult.
The Tab he sent along was in Fmaj7
Apart from the chords, can you play a Bossa rhythm? Unless you just strum some fuzzy indeterminate latin thing it needs to be crisp and clear. Can you do that?
Here's Jobim himself playing the song with Andy Williams. Take note of how he's playing the rhythm.
Last edited by ragman1; 05-28-2019 at 09:45 PM.
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All of your Gb9 or Bbm7b5 voicings sound great on that one as well. Gb13 voicings as well. 7b5 chords usually indicate Lydian Dom reference. So the b5 is really #11. The #11 is implied by EVERYTHING ELSE in the A section anyway, even if you DON'T play it on THAT chord.
G7 is Lydian dominant as well . So, you get two-for-one with your wood shedding on that one. You can use all of the same Dom9(#11, 13) voicings for both.Last edited by matt.guitarteacher; 05-29-2019 at 12:35 AM.
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Originally Posted by ragman1
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Like ragman1 but I do the bridge a bit different. Also, I do this little intro and ending...
(And, of course this tune should be played on a Tele...)
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It's normally played faster than that as an instrumental otherwise it drags.
That was an interesting bridge :-)
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Looks to me like you're basically using straight bar chords, barred with first finger etc. mostly? Anyway, this isn't really the way most jazz guitarists approach chords, but you don't know that if no one's ever pointed it out. Check out some of the chord lessons on the "lessons" section of the site: Top 17 Easy Jazz Guitar Chords For Beginners | Chord Chart
If you search for 7b5 voicing on the web, don't scroll past the voicings with the X's in the middle of the chord. Those are the ones you want. I imagine that's why you're playing so far up the neck?Last edited by matt.guitarteacher; 05-29-2019 at 02:51 PM. Reason: J
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You might also search for Matt Warnock' S study guide on this tune. The lessons learned on this tune give a lot of mileage elsewhere.
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This is probably overkill for the OP, but it's worth pointing out that there is a series of books of Brazilian composers which includes the composer's own chord grips. Lead sheet, lyric and the chord grids.
The books were done by Almir Chediak. There is a 5 volume series for Bossa Nova and I think there's a separate one for Jobim.
Because the Brazilians approach the guitar a little differently than American jazz players (more open strings), there is material which may be new to American players.
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Originally Posted by matt.guitarteacher
I have consciously avoided chord voicings that include muted or (x'd) strings except E/e. I prefer to have the played strings together (3, 4, 5, 6). I will take a look at the Top 17 easy jazz Chords for Beginners and see where that leads.
Thank you.
edit to add...the first thing I see (from the "easy chord link") as an issue with Jazz chords is the technique. I do not play fingerstyle and am a long time flat picker. So that is one item to come to term with. Again - I appreciate the insight.Last edited by LeGrand; 05-29-2019 at 03:45 PM.
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Originally Posted by LeGrand
Like.. G maj7 : 3X443X
the fifth string is muted by the first finger of the left hand.
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Originally Posted by matt.guitarteacher
I presume it is movable so the 5th fret would be an Amaj7 and the first fret would be an Fmaj7?
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Originally Posted by matt.guitarteacher
AMaj9: 5x642x
You can even supply the 13th on top:
AMaj13: 5x6422
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Sometimes asking a question on this forum can end up feeling like taking a sip from a fire-hose! Wow this is quite the seminar on those changes, and wonderfully informative. I've played GFI for decades and I've learned some stuff reading this thread. What a place!
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It's not the chords, the chords are easy. It's the rhythm. I've yet to hear Bossa being played convincingly with a pick. And I'm still waiting for someone to point out I was playing a Samba rhythm, not a Bossa.
Bossa is dead simple, just | 1 2 1-2 | 1 2 1-2 | with chunky variations here and there. But the catch is that playing the tune over it is awkward because the two sets of beats don't match. With tunes like Insensatez it works, the two go together, but with Ipanema they don't properly. It needs a very accustomed ear to hold it together. Like being Brazilian :-)
The reason I demo'd the Samba beat is that it rolls along and provides a stable backing, much easier to follow. But without the right rhythmical feel I don't think it's possible to play Ipanema properly.
It's also nicer done in Db, but F is the popular key.
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Originally Posted by ragman1
Another point is that the English lyric does not follow the melody of the Portuguese lyric. Syllables are different. Portuguese melody is better IMO.
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