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Bill Evans

JazzAdvanced for beginners19 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G6Diagram coming soon
F6Diagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
C6Diagram coming soon
G7○○○
Eb7Diagram coming soon
Em○○○○
AbDiagram coming soon
Dm7Diagram coming soon
AbdimDiagram coming soon
C7×○
Ab7Diagram coming soon
FmDiagram coming soon
Fm7Diagram coming soon
BbmDiagram coming soon
CmDiagram coming soon
F#dimDiagram coming soon
F
D7××○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: G6 F6 Am7 Dm6 C6 G7 C6 
 
G7/13-     C7M/9  Eb7                                    Ab7M  
What's new?         How is the world treating you 
 Em/Ab       G7/13-     Cm6 Dm5-/7 
You haven't changed a bit 
                   G7/13- C7M/9   Am7  Dm7/9 G7 
Lovely as ever, I    must     admit 
Abdim   C7M/9 Eb7                                        Ab7M  
What's new?       How did that romance come through 
Em/Ab       G71/3-     Cm6 Dm5-/7                     G7/13-      C7M/9       Am7 D4/7  
We haven't met since then                gee, but it's nice to see you again 
 Change to F 
C7/13-  F7M/9 Ab7                          Db7M C7                           Fm Fm7+ 
What's new?    Probably I'm boring you,      but seeing you is grand 
Bbm                   C7       F7M/9                Dm7       G7 
And you were sweet to offer your hand, I understand 
 Change to C 
G7 C7M/9 Eb7                                       Ab7M  
Adieu!       Pardon me asking, "What's new" 
Em/Ab       G71/3-         Cm    Fm 
Of course, you couldn't know, 
                   G7          C7M/9   Am7  Dm7 G7               
I haven't changed   I still love you so 
Interlude: G7/13- C7M/9 Eb7  Ab7M  Em/Ab G7/13- Cm6  Dm5-/7 G7/13- C7M/9 Am7 Dm7/9 G7 Abdim  
                C7M/9 Eb7 Ab7M Em/Ab G71/3- Cm6 Dm5-/7 G7/13- C7M/9 Am7 D4/7  
                   G7/13-  C7M/9           Am7 D4/7  
Gee, but it's nice to see you again 
 Change to F 
C7/13-  F7M/9 Ab7                          Db7M C7                           Fm Fm7+ 
What's new?    Probably I'm boring you,     but seeing you is grand 
Bbm                   C7       F7M/9                Dm7       G7 
And you were sweet to offer your hand, I understand 
  Change to C 
G7 C7M/9 Eb7                                       Ab7M  
Adieu!       Pardon me asking, "What's new" 
Em/Ab       G71/3-         Cm    Fm 
Of course, you couldn't know 
                   G7        C7M/9                F#dim Cm Ab7 F D7 Db7M C6               
I haven't changed  I still love you so

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Chord set

G6 · F6 · Am7 · C6 · G7 · Eb7 · Em · Ab · Dm7 · Abdim · C7 · Ab7 · Fm · Fm7 · Bbm · Cm · F#dim · F · D7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.