This version is from the 1960's instrumental recording of Jobim, featuring Creed Taylor.
The words are shown
here to help indicate space and timing for the guitar chords. The proper chord voicing
is essential for the
song to have the right 'feel'. To that end, I have also tabbed the chords. These chord
positions allow for
either rhythm playing, as on the record, or solo guitar, simply adding the one note
melody to the existing
chords.
[Verse 1]
Bm7 Bb7
This is just a little samba
Am11 Ab7b5
Built upon a single note.
Bm7 Bb7
Other notes are bound to follow
Am11 Ab7b5
But the root is still that note.
G7sus Gaug
Now this new one is the consequence
Cmaj7 F9
Of the one we've just been through
Bm7 Bb7 Am7 Abmaj7 Am11 Ab7b5 G
As I'm bound to be the unavoidable consequence of you.
[Chorus]
Cm7
There's so many people who can
F9
Talk and talk and talk
Bbmaj7 Bb6 Bbmaj7 Bb6
And just say nothing or nearly nothing
Bbm7
I have used up all the scale I know
Eb9
And at the end
Abmaj7 Abm7 Am7b5 Ab7b5
I've come to nothing or nearly nothing
[Verse 2]
Bm7 Bb7
So I came back to my first note
Am11 Ab7b5
As I must come back to you
Bm7 Bb7
I will pour into that one note
Am11 Ab7b5
All the love I feel for you.
G7sus Gaug
Anyone who wants the whole show
Cmaj7 F9
Re mi fa sol la si do
Bm7 Bb7 Am7 Abmaj7 Am11 Ab7b5 G
He will find himself with no show Better play the note you know.
(Repeat and end)
Chord Tablature
Bm7 Bb7 Am11 Ab7b5 G7sus Gaug Cmaj7 F9 Cm7 Am7 Abmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bb6
e|---x------x------x------x-------3------3-------3------x------x------x------x------1-------1--|
B|---3------3------3------3-------3------4-------5------8------8------5------4------3-------1--|
G|---2------1------5------5-------5------4-------4------8------8------5------5------2-------0--|
D|---4------3------5------4-------3------5-------5------7------8------5------5------3-------0--|
A|---2------1------x------x-------5------3-------3------8------10-----7------6------1-------1--|
E|---x------x------5------4-------3------x-------x------x------8------5------4------x-------x--|
Bbm7 Eb9 Abm7 Am7b5 G
e|---x------x------4------x-------3-|
B|---6------6------4------4-------3-|
G|---6------6------4------5-------4-|
D|---6------5------4------5-------5-|
A|---8------6------6------x-------5-|
E|---6------6------4------5-------3-|
