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A Primeira Vez by Joao Gilberto
These are some of the chord shapes (you can move them up and down the neck appropiately)
Bmaj7: x-2-4-3-4-x
G#7#5: 4-x-4-5-5-x
G#m6:  4-x-3-4-4-x
F#7:   2-4-2-3-2-x
F#13:  2-x-2-3-4-4
E6/G#: 4-4-6-4-5-x
B6/9:  x-2-1-1-2-x
G#m7:  4-x-4-4-4-x
C#m7b5:x-4-5-4-5-x
Cdim7: x-3-4-2-4-x
Gdim7: 3-x-3-2-3-x
F#6/9: 2-x-1-1-2-x
Dmaj7/F#: 2-x-0-2-2-2
Ebm7: x-6-4-6-4-x
Intro:   Bmaj7    G#7#5    G#m6    F#7    Bmaj7  F#13  
Bmaj7A primeira G#7#5vez que eu te G#m6encontrei, 
E6/G#alimenteF#7#5i a ilusao B6/9de ser feliz
G#m7Eu era triste, Bb7#5sorri Ebm7peguei no piEbm/Cnho e cantei
CdimTantos verBm6sos eu fiz Dbm7em meu pC#m7b5eito guardei
Bmaj7Um dia voce G#7#5partiu, meu C#m7pinho C#m7b5emudeceu 
   Bmaj7    G#7#5     G#m     Gdim7[ch]F#
6/9[/ch]
e a minha voz  na   gargan- ta morreu
Bmaj7Procuro esquecer G#7#5a dor, nao C#m7sou capaz, 
F#7meu viF#7#5olao nao toca Bmaj7maisG#7  
EC#m7u vivo A#7triD#m7ste a mG#7editar, 
G#m6nao canto mais, meC#m7b5u consolo é cF#7#5horar
End second time on Dmaj7/F#

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A Primeira Vez

by João Gilberto

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bmaj7

G#7#5

G#m6

F#7

F#13

E6/G#

F#7#5

B6/9

G#m7

Bb7#5

Ebm7

Ebm/C

Cdim

Bm6

Dbm7

C#m7b5

C#m7

G#m

Gdim7

G#7

A#7

D#m7

A Primeira Vez by Joao Gilberto

These are some of the chord shapes (you can move them up and down the neck appropiately)

Bmaj7: x-2-4-3-4-x

G#7#5: 4-x-4-5-5-x

G#m6: 4-x-3-4-4-x

F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-x

F#13: 2-x-2-3-4-4

E6/G#: 4-4-6-4-5-x

B6/9: x-2-1-1-2-x

G#m7: 4-x-4-4-4-x

C#m7b5:x-4-5-4-5-x

Cdim7: x-3-4-2-4-x

Gdim7: 3-x-3-2-3-x

F#6/9: 2-x-1-1-2-x

Dmaj7/F#: 2-x-0-2-2-2

Ebm7: x-6-4-6-4-x

Bmaj7 G#7#5 G#m6 F#7 Bmaj7 F#13

Intro:

Bmaj7 G#7#5 G#m6

A primeira vez que eu te encontrei,

E6/G# F#7#5 B6/9

alimentei a ilusao de ser feliz

G#m7 Bb7#5 Ebm7 Ebm/C

Eu era triste, sorri peguei no pinho e cantei

Cdim Bm6 Dbm7 C#m7b5

Tantos versos eu fiz em meu peito guardei

Bmaj7 G#7#5 C#m7 C#m7b5

Um dia voce partiu, meu pinho emudeceu

Bmaj7 G#7#5 G#m Gdim7

[ch]F#

6/9[/ch]

e a minha voz na gargan- ta morreu

Bmaj7 G#7#5 C#m7

Procuro esquecer a dor, nao sou capaz,

F#7 F#7#5 Bmaj7 G#7

meu violao nao toca mais

C#m7 A#7 D#m7 G#7

Eu vivo triste a meditar,

G#m6 C#m7b5 F#7#5

nao canto mais, meu consolo é chorar

End second time on Dmaj7/F#

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