Georgia On My Mind in Si

Hoagy Carmichael(1930)balladSlow Swing
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Section A
Sol♯m7/C
Section A
Sol♯m7/C
Section B
Section A
Sol♯m7/C

Chord Diagrams — Georgia On My Mind in Si (Guitar)

SiMaj7
EADGBE111324
4frEADGBE111xx47frEADGBE1114239frEADGBE11333x
Re♯7
EADGBExx1324
6frEADGBE111x348frEADGBE111xx211frEADGBE111132
Sol♯m7
4frEADGBE111113
6frEADGBE11x4239frEADGBE11x23x11frEADGBE111132
Sol♯m7/C
Do - Sol♯ - Si - Re♯ - Fa♯
Fam7♭5
EADGBE1x23x
EADGBE222xx18frEADGBEx1324x11frEADGBE2134x
Mi7
EADGBE21
5frEADGBEx3241x7frEADGBE1111349frEADGBE111xx2
Do♯7
EADGBEx3241x
4frEADGBE111x346frEADGBE1114329frEADGBE111132
Fa♯m7
EADGBE111113
4frEADGBExx14239frEADGBE11113210frEADGBExx2314
Si7
EADGBEx2134
EADGBE1111344frEADGBE111xx27frEADGBE111132
MiMaj7
EADGBE312
EADGBE333xx14frEADGBE111x437frEADGBE111324
Fa♯7
EADGBE111132
4frEADGBE11x3247frEADGBEx3241x9frEADGBE111134
Do♯m7
4frEADGBE111x32
5frEADGBExx23149frEADGBE11111411frEADGBExx1423
La♯7
EADGBE111x34
6frEADGBE1111328frEADGBE11x32411frEADGBEx3241x
Re♯m7
EADGBExx1423
6frEADGBE1111327frEADGBExx231411frEADGBE111114
Sol♯7
EADGBE111xx2
4frEADGBE1111326frEADGBE11x32411frEADGBE111134

Georgia On My Mind in Si

Hoagy Carmichael's timeless standard blends Mixolydian dominant phrasing and Blues scale expression with Bebop Major lines, creating the blues-jazz fusion that Ray Charles made iconic. The emotional directness of the melody sets a high standard for improvisers — blues feeling must coexist with harmonic sophistication. A tune that demands both technical command and raw emotional authenticity.

Georgia On My Mind in Si

B major mixes barre and open elements. The B chord itself is a barre at fret 2, but E and A are comfortable open chords forming the IV and V. The open B string rings as the root, allowing creative drone-based arrangements. B is a intermediate-level key on guitar because the open B string rings as the root and the open E strings provide the 4th — useful for sus4 voicings and drone effects. This key mixes open and barre shapes, making it a good intermediate challenge that builds fretboard fluency.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through B to D# (ascending major third), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to G# (ascending unison), G# to F (descending minor third), F to E (descending half step), E to C# (descending minor third), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to F# (ascending whole step), F# to C# (descending perfect fourth), C# to A# (descending minor third), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth). 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 G# to B by minor third.

Scales for Improvisation

B 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, B Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

ballad4/4 · 32 bars · Form: AABA

Chords: SiMaj7, Re♯7, Sol♯m7, Sol♯m7/C, Fam7♭5, Mi7, Do♯7, Fa♯m7, Si7, MiMaj7, Fa♯7, Do♯m7, La♯7, Re♯m7, Sol♯7.

Scales for Improvisation Si major, Si mixolydian, Si major blues, Si bebop major, Si major pentatonic.

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