Wave

by Antonio Carlos Jobim

🎷 Jazz
Difficulty ★★★★☆
Tuning Standard
Capo None

Jobim's lush bossa nova in D major with a flowing melody that rises and falls like ocean waves. The chord progression features beautiful chromatic inner-voice movement through Dmaj7, Bbdim, Am7, and D7b9 changes.

e|---5----7----9---10----9----7----5---2----------|
B|---7----7----10--10----10---7----7---3----------|
G|---6----7----9---11----9----7----6---2----------|
D|---7----7----10--10----10---7----7---4----------|
A|---5----7----9----8----9----7----5---2----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|---2----3----5----7----9----10---9---7----------|
B|---3----3----5----7----10---10---10--7----------|
G|---2----4----5----7----9----11---9---7----------|
D|---4----4----5----7----10---10---10--7----------|
A|---2----3----5----5----9----8----9---5----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|