Jobim & Byrd: Wave.

**telepbrman** · Oct-28-2005, 12:42am

Hey, I have the Charlie Byrd Live in New Orleans DVD, and he plays Jobim's "Wave". Although I have not done a real complete search as of yet, does anyone here have info on how to play this tune on Mando? Thanks, dy.

**AlanN** · Oct-28-2005, 4:22am

Sorry, no, but Dave Peters nailed it on mando.

**Mandomax** · Oct-28-2005, 7:14am

It's a real straight forward tune to play. I learned it from the Real Book, and then I got a bossa play along to jam on it. I'm at work now, but when I get home, I can post the changes. It lays real nicely on mando. And Alan, Dave smoked that one, no doubt!

**glauber** · Oct-28-2005, 7:31am

It's one of my favourite tunes, and one of the first i learned on mandolin. I later learned a nice chordal arrangement from Don Stiernberg, which he learned from Jethro Burns.

**AlanN** · Oct-28-2005, 7:32am

And of course, the Legendary One played it (and every other tune!)

glauber beat me to it...

**glauber** · Oct-28-2005, 10:23am

So when did i become a Legend?

**bjc** · Oct-28-2005, 1:06pm

Here the first version I could find. Anyone know where there is a better version?

http://chordie.com/chord.p....6375870

**glauber** · Oct-28-2005, 1:08pm

Usually done in D instead of C. The tonality is a little weird, sounds like major sometimes like minor some other times.

**telepbrman** · Oct-29-2005, 2:07am

This is a big help gang, I'll do some more research on the above players and keep you all posted, later, dy.

**Brad Weiss** · Oct-29-2005, 6:28am

Check this out

**AlanN** · Oct-29-2005, 6:49am

Thanks, Brad

**telepbrman** · Oct-30-2005, 4:01am

Good deal Brad, thanx...dy.

**250sc** · Oct-30-2005, 8:21am

The version from the fake book that BradW posted is the one I play. I love playing the little scale in the second measure of the melody. It lies so nicely on the mandolin.

It's a great tune that I never tire of playing.

**glauber** · Oct-30-2005, 9:18am

Originally Posted by (250sc @ Oct. 30 2005, 09:21)

The version from the fake book that BradW posted is the one I play. I love playing the little scale in the second measure of the melody. It lies so nicely on the mandolin.

It's a great tune that I never tire of playing.

That melody is correct, as far as i can remember Tom (Jobim) singing it. This is one of those songs that is best sung when drunk

especially to hit those low bluesy notes in the second part. Bigtime favourite in Brazil, not just mine.

**250sc** · Oct-30-2005, 10:33am

Funny, I've always heard it as an instrumental. I was told that Frank Sinatra did a version but it's hard for me to imagine.

**Peter Hackman** · Oct-31-2005, 3:03am

The following seems to be a good source for chords -
the melody is the usually the easier part to
pick out.

http://www.songtrellis.com/changesPage

**Joel Glassman** · Oct-31-2005, 5:57pm

If you search for "Wave" as a song title on Amazon.com
you'll find lots of Jazz versions of it in brief sound files.
Often parts of solos are included. This is a good way to
hear different settings for tunes. --Joel

**glauber** · Oct-31-2005, 7:05pm

Originally Posted by (250sc @ Oct. 30 2005, 11:33)

Funny, I've always heard it as an instrumental. I was told that Frank Sinatra did a version but it's hard for me to imagine.

I don't know any words in English for this one, only the Portuguese ones. Astrud Gilberto didn't do it, as far as i know. The name is in English. I've always assumed that it has to do with "Bossa Nova" being more or less translatable as "New Wave". But the words have nothing to do with it (they're about "things the eye can't see but the heart understands"). I'm thinking Tom probably composed it as an instrumental and added words later.

Quick "googling" found an English version which i've never heard. Sinatra's maybe? And here are the words in Portuguese.