João Gilberto - part II


Águas de Março (the waters of march)


From the famous "white album" by João Gilberto, here are the highlights (chord forms and rhythms) of the popular Jobim tune Águas de Março.





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performance notes
Note that his guitar was tuned 1 & 1/2 steps below concert pitch: the chords are fingered in the original key - "B" - but sound closer to "A."

Please see more about this comping style on my previous JG entry (including typical bass note pattern) here


links
A recording of this piece from 1973 has been reissued on CD (João Gilberto, Verve 837 589-2) and is usually available at Dusty Groove

Also of interest: a copy of the original score

Posted: Wed - September 21, 2005 at 12:51 PM          

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