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King of Chords E-Zine, Issue #014 -- The Girl from Ipanema
April 04, 2008
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The Girl from Ipanema



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when approaching a song to perform, a thorough examination of the function of the chords is vital, first. here is the chord progression

The Girl from Ipanema

this song is in F Major.............. Fmaj7

till the 2nd chord

then it modulates to F Lydian................. G7(C Major)

then back to F Major.......................... Gm7

then we have a bV sub for C7............Gb7

Gbmaj7 is a modulation to F Locrian(Gb Major)

B7 is chord IV of Gb Melodic Minor

F#m7 is a VI sub for Amaj7

D7 is chord IV of A Melodic Minor

Gm7 is a VI sub for Bbmaj7

Eb7 is chord IV of Bb Melodic Minor

Am7 is III of F Major and also II of Gm7

D7b9 is V7alt of Gm7...........Eb Melodic Minor

Gm7 is II of F Major

C7b9 is V7alt of Fmaj7...............Db Melodic Minor

then you are back to the top

ok........... now the relationships to the I chord (Fmaj7)

Fmaj7...........I(F Major)

G7...............II(F Lydian)

Gm7...........II(F Major)

Gb7...........bV sub for C7(V of F Major)

key change............Gb Major

Gbmaj7..............I(Gb Major)

B7..................IV(Gb Melodic Minor)

key change...............A Major

F#m7................VI sub for I (A Major)

D7.....................IV(A Melodic Minor)

key change..................Bb Major

Gm7...............VI sub for I (Bb Major)

Eb7..................IV (Bb Melodic Minor)

key change..............F Major

Am7.......III sub for I(F Major) also this chord is II of Gm

D7b9.................V of Gm7(Eb Melodic Minor)

Gm7......................II (F Major)

C7b9...................V of F (Db Melodic Minor)

first chord extensions within the confines of each scale

Fmaj7................F5, F, Fmaj7, Fmaj9, Fmaj13, Fadd9, F6/9, Fmaj7/6, Fsus2,Fsus4

G7............G5,G,G7,G9,G11,G13,G6,G6/9,Gadd9,G7/6,G7/11,Gsus2,Gsus4,G7sus4

Gm7.......G5,Gm,Gm7,Gm9,Gm11,Gm13,Gm6,Gm/9,Gm6/9,Gm7/11,Gsus2,Gsus4,G7sus4

Gb7.....Gb7b5, Gb9b5, Gb13/+11

Gbmaj7....Gb5,Gb,Gbmaj7,Gbmaj9,Gbmaj13,Gbadd9,Gb6/9,Gbmaj7/6, Gbsus2,Gbsus4

B7.........B7b5, B9b5, B13+11

F#m7.......F#m, F#m9, F#m11, F#m/9, F#m7/11, F#sus2, F#sus4, F#7sus4

D7............D7b5, D9b5, D13+11

Gm7.......Gm, Gm9, Gm11, Gm/9, Gm7/11, Gsus2, Gsus4, G7sus4

Eb7.......Eb7b5, Eb9b5, Eb13+11

Am7.......Am, Am7, Am7/11, Asus4, A7sus4

D7b9.........D7b5, D7b9b5, D+, D7+, D7b9+, D7#9b5, D7#9+

C7b9.......C7b5, C7b9b5, C+, C7+, C7b9+, C7#9b5, C7#9+

with all that choice it's hard to believe we've only scratched the surface.

next newsletter I'll identify possible chord substitutes for the above chords.

I'll show you where to look and why.

with those tools you'll see why everyone produces a different arrangement.

please email me if you want some clarification of these topics

or any suggestions

good luck with your chords

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