11 Aspects The Girl from Ipanema

Concept The song describes a beautiful, exotic woman whom catches the eye of a suitor looking to tell this beautiful woman that she loves her, but the girl from Ipanema doesn’t seem to notice.

Melody Slowly moving melody line Disjunct motion Powerful vocals, but softly articulated

Rhythm A calm, but fluid 4/4 time signature The tempo is 140 bpm, but feels slower

Harmony Fmaj7 Tall and tanned and young and lovely G7 The girl from ipanema goes walking Gm7 F#7 Fmaj7 F#9 And when she passes, each one she passes goes - ahhh! Fmaj7 When she walks, shes like a samba G7 That swings so cool and sways so gentle Gm7 F#7 Fmaj7 That when she passes, each one she passes goes - oohh! F#maj7 B9 Oh, but I watch her so sadly, F#m7 D9 How can I tell her I love her? Gm7 Eb9 Yes, I would give my heart gladly Am7 Abm7 But each day, when she walks to the sea Gm7 F#7 She looks straight ahead, not at me Fmaj7 Tall, and tanned and young and lovely G7 The girl from Ipanema goes walking Gm7 F#7 Fmaj7 And when she passes, I smile - but she doesnt see F#7 Fmaj7 F#7 Fmaj7 F#7 Fmaj7 She just doesn't see, no, she just doesn't see... F#maj7 B9 Oh, but I watch her so sadly, F#m7 D9 How can I tell her I love her? Gm7 Eb9 Yes, I would give my heart gladly Am7 Abm7 But each day, when she walks to the sea Gm7 F#7 She looks straight ahead, not at me Fmaj7 Tall, and tanned and young and lovely G7 The girl from Ipanema goes walking Gm7 F#7 Fmaj7 And when she passes, I smile - but she doesnt see F#7 Fmaj7 F#7 Fmaj7 F#7 Fmaj7 She just doesn't see, no, she just doesn't see...

Lyrics The lyrics describe a beautiful woman from Ipanema and her ignorance to the person wanting to catch her gaze.

Density The entire piece is very open sounding The volume of the song remains stagnant, with slight vocal crescendos

Instrumentation Vocals: Abby Moran Guitar: Ben Jones Piano: Ben Jones Bass Guitar: Levi Manuel

Song Structure Intro verse, verse 2, Chorus, verse 3, repeat Bossa nova style Swaying lyrics

Performance Smooth performance with little imperfections the vocals are softened, but prominent The instrumentation follow a relaxed flow

Mix The mix is a little bass heavy, but overall captures the essence of the vocal representation of the piece.

Quality Vocals were recorded with a c7 large-diaphragm condenser microphone The bass was recorded through direct input The guitar was recorded with two overhead microphones and a third c7 condenser mic The Piano was recorded with the c7 condenser mic