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Chords & Changes

Desafinado

Desafinado — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Desafinado was composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim. The lyrics are credited to Newton Mendonça. It dates from 1958. It is in F major, 1628 bars long, and in ABC (1612-8-8) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

F major

Section A1

Fmaj7
Fmaj7
G7alt
G7alt
Gm7
C7
Am7b5
D7b9
Gm7
A7b9
D7
D7b9
G7b9
G7b9
Gbmaj7
Gbmaj7

Section A2

Fmaj7
Fmaj7
G7alt
G7alt
Gm7
C7
Am7b5
D7b9
Gm7
Bbm
Am7
Bm7b5E7#9

Section B1

Amaj7
Bbdim7
Bm7
E7
Amaj7
F#m7
Bm7
E7

Section C1

Cmaj7
C#dim7
Dm7
G7
Gm7
Am7b5D7b9
Gm7
C7alt

Changes confidence: high. Source: Weimar Jazz Database (Jazzomat Research Project, HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0. Changes as annotated by the Jazzomat Research Project, licensed under the ODbL 1.0.

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1962
  • Andy LaVerne quartet — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1997
  • Gal Costa — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1999
  • Dizzy Gillespie Sextet — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2000
  • Dizzy Gillespie — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2003
  • Colours Jazz Orchestra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2021

Recording credits and years follow the entries in the dataset. Source: MusicBrainz.

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Art Pepper (alto sax) — Art Pepper, The Compelete Galaxy Recordings, CD 4
    Cool jazz · 140 bpm · latin feel
    1989

Solo, record, style, tempo and feel as catalogued by the Jazzomat Research Project (ODbL 1.0). Release year is the year of the catalogued issue, which can be a later reissue.

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