Quiet Night

Note: I have no clue how you want to file this. It was written by Jobim,

but he's not even on the recording from which it was taken.

Corcovado/Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars

by Antonio Carlos Jobim (English lyrics by Gene Lees)

Song taken from the version on _Getz/Gilberto #2_ (Verve).

The fingering and arrangement are my own. I haven't figured out

exactly what Joao Gilberto is playing (he does a lot of little improvized

parts as far as I can tell).

Chords (all moveable forms):

D9: x-5-4-5-5-5

Abo: 4-x-3-4-3-x (optional, play the top string 4)

g7: 3-x-3-3-3-3

Gb7: 2-x-2-3-2-2

Fmaj7: x-x-3-5-5-5

f7: x-8-x-8-9-8

f6: x-8-x-7-9-8

e7: x-7-x-7-8-7

F+7: x-8-7-6-8-x

d7: x-5-x-5-6-5

a7: 5-x-5-5-5-5

G(b9b13): 3-x-3-4-4-4

G13: 3-x-3-4-5-5

Bb9: 6-5-6-5-x-x

C: x-3-5-5-5-x (there had to be at least one easy one here! :)

There is a little guitar intro at the beginning, but I usually wing it.

It sounds like a circle of fifths progression down to D9.

The song structure is:

English Verses 1 and 2 (Astrud)

Portuguese Verses 1 and 2 (Joao)

Solo over Verses 1 and 2 (Stan--man could that guy solo!)

Portuguese Verses 1 and 2 (Joao)

English Verses 1 and 2 (Astrud)

I think they might collapse the last two times together, but can't recall

and only have the arrangement from _Elis and Tom_ (Verve) here, which is

substantially different. (_Elis and Tom_ is absolutely superlative, by

the way--get it if you can as there won't be any more pressings of it in the

US.)

Verse 1: (English lyrics shown with corresponding Portuguese lyrics

directly below--listen for the proper rhythm and phrasing, which is tough)

Part A:

Quiet nights of quiet stars,

Um cantinho, um violao

Abo

Quiet chords from my guitar,

Esse amor uma cancao,

g7 Gb7 Fmaj7 (*)

Floating on the silence that surrounds me.

Pra fazer felice a quem se ama.

Part B:

f7

Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams,

Muita calma pra pensar,

e7 F+7

Quiet walks by quiet streams,

E ter tempo pra sonhar,

D9 d7 Abo (**)

And a window looking out on the mountains and the sea, how lovely!

Da janela ve-se a Corcovado o Redentor, que lindo!

Verse 2:

Part A:

This is how I want to be,

Quero a vida sempres assim,

Abo

Here with you so close to me,

Com voce perto de mim,

g7 Gb7 Fmaj7

Until the final flicker of life's ember.

Ate a apagar da velha chama.

Part B:

f7 f6

I who was lost and lonely,

E eu que era triste,

e7 F+7

Believing life was only,

Descrente desse mundo,

d7 G(b9b13) e7 a7

A bitter tragic joke have found with you,

Ao encontrar voce eu conheci,

d7 G13 G(b9b13) C Bb9 F+7 (**)

The meaning of existence, oh my love.

O que e felicidade, meu amor.

(*) They often improvise here playing around with a7, g7, and Fmaj7.

(**) Listen carefully here. The shifts are tough.