The Girl From Ipanema

by Antonio Carlos Jobim · posted by WaltP

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA

Tall and tan and young and love-ly
7     6   6  -5   7    6    6    6
the girl from I-pa-ne-ma goes walk-ing
-5   7    6   6 -5 7  7   6    6    6
and when she pass-es
-5   -6  -5  -5  -5
each one she pass-es
5     6   5   5   5
goes Aaah!
-3*   5

When she walks she’s like a sam-ba
7     6   6    -5     7   6  6  6
that swings so cool
-5    7     6   6 
and sways so gent-ly
-5   7    6   6   6
that when she pass-es
-5   -6   -5   -5  -5
each one she pass-es
5     6   5   5   5 
goes Aaah!
-3*   5

Oh - but I  watch her so sad-ly
-6   -6* -6 -5*   -6  -5* 5* -5*
How - can I tell her I  love her
7*    -7  7* -6* 7* -6*  6   -6*
Yes – I would give my heart glad-ly
-7   -7* -7    7   -7   7    -6   7
But each day when she walks to the sea
-7   -7*  8   5   -5   6    -6  7   7*
She looks straight a-head not at me
-7   -7*    -3*    4  -5   6  -6 -6*

Tall and tan and young and love-ly
7     6   6  -5   7     6   6   6
the girl from I-pa-ne-ma goes walk-ing
-5   7    6   6 -5  7 7   6    6    6
and when she pass-es
-5   -7  -6   -6  -6
I  smile but she does-n't see
-5  8     6   6    6  -5   6


She just does-n’t see
6    6    6   -5   6
no she does-n't see
6   6   6   -5  6

* means push the button

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