How to practice A Felicidade with play-along tracks?

Use the play-along backing track above to practice A Felicidade in the key of G#. Listen to the audio with bass, piano, and drums, start by playing the melody, then practice improvisation and soloing over the chord changes.

What scales to use for soloing over A Felicidade?

For soloing over A Felicidade, recommended scales include: bebop minor, bebop. Use arpeggio patterns over each chord to create melodic lines that follow the harmony of this jazz tune.

Who composed A Felicidade?

A Felicidade was composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes in 1958. It is a swing standard in 4/4 time. The original key is C; this page shows it transposed to G#.

What key is A Felicidade in?

The original key of A Felicidade is C. The form is A with 65 bars. This page shows the chart transposed to G#.

What scales work for improvising over A Felicidade?

Recommended scales for A Felicidade in G#: bebop minor, bebop. Scales and arpeggios update in real-time as each chord plays, with context-aware analysis (e.g., Phrygian Dominant over secondary dominants).

How does the interactive backing track work?

The backing track plays with realistic walking bass, drum patterns, and voice-led chord voicings. Scales and arpeggios update in real-time as each chord plays. You can limit the fretboard zone for close-proximity voicings, toggle a reference melody, loop any section, and choose between multiple sound presets. Works for guitar, piano, bass, ukulele, and 7 more instruments.

Can I edit the chord chart?

Yes. You can modify the structure, chords, and arrangement of any standard to match your preferred version or create your own reharmonization.

A Felicidade in G#

Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes(1958)swing

Do Re MiC D E

BPM: 120

Chord Diagrams — A Felicidade in G# (Guitar)

Display

FingerNoteDegree

Chord Voicings Closest Voicing

D♯m/A♯

C♯m7/B

A♯m♭5

G♯m7/F♯

C♯7/F

C♯m7/E

D♯7♭9

A Felicidade in G#

Key of G#

G# major (or Ab) lives at fret 4 on the low E string. All chords require barre technique, making it less common in guitar-centric songwriting but standard in piano-driven pop. Guitarists often use a capo to access friendlier shapes. G# is a intermediate-advanced-level key on guitar because the open G string is a half step below the root, creating dissonance — avoid letting it ring. Expect to rely on barre chords throughout, which builds hand strength and unlocks the entire fretboard.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through G# to E (descending major third), E to D# (descending half step), D# to A# (descending perfect fourth), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to C# (descending whole step), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to G# (descending minor third), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to A# (descending minor third), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to C# (descending whole step), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to A# (ascending tritone), A# to G# (descending whole step), G# to F# (descending whole step), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to E (ascending unison), E to F (ascending half step), F to D# (descending whole step), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to G# (ascending unison), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to C# (ascending unison), C# to D# (ascending whole step). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from D# to G# by perfect fourth.

Scales for Improvisation

G# major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, G# Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

swing4/4 · 65 bars · Form: A

Chords: G♯m, E9, D♯m/A♯, A♯7♭9, D♯m, C♯m7, F♯7, BMaj7, G♯7♭9, C♯m7/B, A♯m7♭5, D♯7, C♯m, F♯m7, B7, E, A♯m♭5, G♯m7, F♯7♭9, B, E7, EMaj7, Fm7♭5, D♯m7, G♯7, G♯m7/F♯, C♯7/F, C♯m7/E, D♯7♭9.

Scales for Improvisation G# bebop minor, G# bebop.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of G#