Georgia on My Mind — chords & grille (gypsy jazz)
Georgia on My Mind by Hoagy Carmichael & Stuart Gorrell — key of F (manouche), form A. Below is the full chord grid; on Haute Gitanerie you can play along with a scrolling chord ribbon, transpose to any key, set the tempo, and switch on a rhythm backing (la pompe) to practise your solos over the changes.
About
Music by Hoagy Carmichael, lyrics by Stuart Gorrell, written in 1930 and first recorded by Carmichael that year. Ray Charles' 1960 version became definitive and, in 1979, Georgia's official state song.
The sound — a tender F major ballad rich in ii-V motion, secondary dominants (A7, D7) and passing diminished colour that keep the harmony gently turning under a soulful melody.
Practising it — play it slow and vocal. Learn the ii-Vs and target chord tones so the line sings; let space and dynamics carry it. Aim to phrase like a singer, breathing between ideas.
Georgia on My Mind chords — the grille
A : | F | A7 | Dm | B♭ B♭m | F E7 | Gm C7 | F F#° | Gm C7 | F | A7 | Dm | B♭ B♭m | F E7 | Gm C7 | F B♭m | F A7 | Dm Gm | Dm B♭7 | Dm Gm | Dm G7 | Dm Gm | Dm E7 | Am F#° | Gm C7 | F | A7 | Dm | B♭ B♭m | F E7 | Gm C7 | F B♭m | F |
Chords used
F · A7 · Dm · B♭ · B♭m · E7 · Gm · C7 · F#° · B♭7 · G7 · Am
Play along
Open the interactive grille for Georgia on My Mind: loop any section, transpose to any key, set the tempo, and play over a rhythm accompaniment — with a real recorded pompe on featured tunes. In the browser, free.