My Funny Valentine
by Rodgers & Hart
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★★☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
A timeless ballad from the Great American Songbook. The melody in Cm descends chromatically over a minor-major7 to minor7 progression, creating one of the most beautiful harmonic movements in jazz.
e|---3-----------3------3-----------3------------|
B|---4----4------4------4----3------3------------|
G|---5----5------5------4----4------4------------|
D|---5----5------5------5----5------5------------|
A|---3----3------3------3----3------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|---3----3--5---6------8----6--5---3--1---------|
B|---4----4------6------8----6------4--1---------|
G|---3----3------5------8----5------3--1---------|
D|---5----5------5------7----5------5--2---------|
A|---3----3------6------8----6------3--1---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|