Biography:
George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), as well as the opera Porgy and Bess (1935).
Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark and Henry Cowell.
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These are the "Rhythm Changes" in C and in open position, which makes them
more difficult. With practice they get easier and this is a great key for
baritone voices. They sound a little too fat for jazz, but oh well! This is
just the chorus.
CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Em7 A7 Dm7 G7
e|---0---0---1---1---0---0---1---1--------------------------------|
B|---0---1---1---0---0---2---1---0--------------------------------|
G|---0---0---2---0---0---0---2---0--------------------------------|
D|---2---2---0--(0)--0---2---0--(0)-------------------------------|
A|---3---0---x--(2)--2---0---x--(2)-------------------------------|
E|---x---x---x--(3)--0---x---x--(3)-------------------------------|
(you don't HAVE to play the bottom 3 strings on G7 which with the
fast chord changes makes it much easier)
CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7
I got rhy---thm
Em7 A7 Dm7 G7
I got mu---sic
CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7
I got my man
Em7 A7 Dm7 C
Who could ask for anything more
Then you repeat the same chord changes for the second half of the chorus with new lyrics
CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7
I got dai---sies
Em7 A7 Dm7 G7
in green past-ures
CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7
I got my man
Em7 A7 Dm7 C
Who could ask for anything more
more difficult. With practice they get easier and this is a great key for
baritone voices. They sound a little too fat for jazz, but oh well! This is
just the chorus.
CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Em7 A7 Dm7 G7
e|---0---0---1---1---0---0---1---1--------------------------------|
B|---0---1---1---0---0---2---1---0--------------------------------|
G|---0---0---2---0---0---0---2---0--------------------------------|
D|---2---2---0--(0)--0---2---0--(0)-------------------------------|
A|---3---0---x--(2)--2---0---x--(2)-------------------------------|
E|---x---x---x--(3)--0---x---x--(3)-------------------------------|
(you don't HAVE to play the bottom 3 strings on G7 which with the
fast chord changes makes it much easier)
CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7
I got rhy---thm
Em7 A7 Dm7 G7
I got mu---sic
CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7
I got my man
Em7 A7 Dm7 C
Who could ask for anything more
Then you repeat the same chord changes for the second half of the chorus with new lyrics
CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7
I got dai---sies
Em7 A7 Dm7 G7
in green past-ures
CM7 Am7 Dm7 G7
I got my man
Em7 A7 Dm7 C
Who could ask for anything more
George Ogilvie
George Pritchard (...)
George Shearing
George Straight
George Strait