O Barquino (Little Boat) C6/A7 Lap Steel

Andy Volk · From: Boston, MA

I've been revisiting the C6th/A7 tuning thanks to some threads on the non-pedal forum this week. Here's my arrangement of the Bossa Nova classic "O Barquino - The Little Boat. Like "How High the Moon", Miles Davis' "Tune Up" and Chris Montez's, "Call Me", the chord progression descends in whole steps and the melody follows suit. I've taken a full chord melody approach and then listed some alternative ways to approach the melody (after the arrangment). It's nice to break things up by using multiple approaches. If you don't know this song, there's a fantastic version by jazz vocalist Karen Allyson on the Prarie Home Companion website here: http://www.prairiehome.org/performances/20020629/index.shtml It starts at 48:40.

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LITTLE BOAT (O Barquino) by Roberto Menescal

4/4 or 2/4 Bossa Nova Key of Bb

Arranged for C6th/A7 lap steel









            Cmai7                                             F#dim             B7        


E   --------7------7--------7------|---7---------------|----------------------------------------| 


C   --------7--12--7---14---7--12--|---7--14--13--12---|----------------------------------------| 


A    -------7--12--7---14---7--12--|---7--14--13--|2---|----14--14--14--14---14-----------------|  


G   --------7--12--7---14---7--12--|---7--14--13--12---|----14--14--14--14---14-----------------| 


E   -----------12------14------12--|------14--13--12---|----14--14--14--14---14-----13--14------| 


C# --------------------------------|-------------------|----14--14--14--14---14--------|--------| 


                                                            |__________ |     |      gliss








                                                                                                        


        F#dim           B7         Bbmai7                     Edim          A7     Edim             A7


E   ---------------------------|-----5------5-------5------|----5--------------|--------------------------------| 


C   ---------------------------|-----5--10--5--12---5--10--|----5--12--11--10--|--------------------------------|


A   ----14--14--14--14---14----|-----5--10--5--12---5--10--|----5--12--11--10--|---12--12--12--12---12----------|  


G  -----14--14--14--14---14----|-----5--10--5--12---5--10--|----5--12--11--10--|---12--12--12--12---12----------| 


E   ----14--14--14--14---14----|--------10-----12------10--|-------12--11--10--|---12--12--12--12---12--11--12--|


C# -----14--14--14--14---14----|---------------------------|-------------------|---12--12--12--12---12----|-----| 


        |___________ |   |                                                          |__________ |    |   gliss





                                                                                                   





   Edim           A7             Abmai7                                    Ddim               


E  -------------------------|--- -3-----3-------3-----|----3------------|--------------------------------| 


C --------------------------|-----3--8--3--10---3--8--|----3--10--9--8--|--------------------------------|


A ---12--12--12--12---12----|-----3--8--3--10---3--8--|----3--10--9--8--|---10--10--10--10---10----------|  


G ---12--12--12--12---12----|-----3--8--3--10---3--8--|----3--10--9--8--|---10--10--10--10---10----------| 


E ---12--12--12--12---12 ---|--------8-----10------8--|-------10--9--8--|---10--10--10--10---10--9--10---|


C# --12--12--12--12---12----|-------------------------|-----------------|---10--10--10--10---10----|-----| 


     |__________ |    |                                                     |__________ |    |   gliss





              


             _gliss_


      G7     |     |      Emin7            A7b9             Dmin7         G7b9             


E  ----------10----8---|------------5--|---6------13--12--|--------3---|---4---------------| |


C ----10---------------|---7-----------|------------------|---5--------|-------------------| |


A ---------------------|---7--------4--|---4--------------|---5----2---|---2---------------| |  


G ---------------------|---------------|------------------|------------|-------------------| | 


E ---------------------|---------------|------------------|------------|-------------------| |


C# ---10---------------|---------------|------------------|------------|-------------------| | 


                                    |_____|                        |_____|               


                                     gliss                          gliss


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OTHER APPROACHES TO THE MELODY ....





Double stops & paraphrasing the melody





     Cmai7                                             F#dim            B7   


         


       __gliss_____                  __gliss_______


       |          |                  |             |


E   ------------------------------|-------------------|---7-7-7-7---7---------|---7---5-------------| 


C   ---9--10--9--12----9--10------|--9----12--11--10--|------------------5--6-|----------6---6------| 


A   ---8--10--8--12----8--10------|--8----12--11--10--|---6-6-6-6---6---------|---6---4--6----------|  


G   ------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------5------| 


E   ------------------------------|-------------------|---5-5-5-5---5----4--5-|---------------------| 


C#  ------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|





                                                          


			- Or -


Octaves





      Cmai7                                                


E   ---7--8--7--10--7--8---|--7----10--9--8----| 


C   -----------------------|-------------------|


A   -----------------------|-------------------| 


G   -----------------------|-------------------|


E   ---7-8---7--10--7--8---|--7---10--9--8-----| 


C#  -----------------------|-------------------|








   Joa Gilberto-style comping (bass pulse on 1 & 3)





      Cmai7  


                                              


E   -----------------------|----------------------| 


C   ----7----7-----7---7---|------7--7------7-----|


A   ----7----7-----7---7---|------7--7------7-----| 


G   ----7----7-----7---7---|------7--7------7-----|


E   ----7----7--7--7---7---|--7---7--7---7--7-----| 


C#  -----------------------|----------------------|

[This message was edited by Andy Volk on 31 January 2004 at 10:53 AM.]

Jesse Pearson · From: San Diego , CA

Andy, your dim chords like, E dim at the 12th fret, doesn't look like a dim chord to me because of the lack of a flatted 5th interval. Dim chords has to have 2 minor 3rds stacked on top of each other? E dim = E G Bb. The 12 fret low to high is C# E G A? The 12th fret for your E dim low to high has bb7, Root, minor 3rd and perfect 4th? I would leave the 3rd string out of the voicing and call it C#dim. Can you please explain this to me? Thanks...

Andy Volk · From: Boston, MA

First of all, let me say that I'm self taught so there are large gaps in my theory knowledge. That said, the chord progression isn't followed chord-for-chord by the steel. The arrangement essentially ignores the diminished chords with the idea that they add some tension to the harmony as the 7th chord to come is anticipatied (Tal Farlow did this a lot). So ... the 12th fret chord is an A7th with the top note as the melody note. While the Abersold chart I have for the tune shows diminsihed chords, on most days, I probably would replace the diminshed chords with minor 7th or Min7b5 chords making it a series of vanilla two fives. So that was my thinking but I'm always willing to un-learn my mistakes!

[This message was edited by Andy Volk on 31 January 2004 at 12:33 PM.]

Jesse Pearson · From: San Diego , CA

Andy, thanks for the music link. Did you notice that Cindy Cashdollars "Hillbilly Bebop" is the "I got Rhythm" changes in C? What a cool head.

[This message was edited by Jesse Pearson on 31 January 2004 at 05:39 PM.]

Andy Volk · From: Boston, MA

Another nice version here: http://s.lumineau.free.fr/musique/musique.htm

I've already changed the way I play it from the version listed above. I don't like the big leaps for the full chords at tempo. I tried voice it in 6ths or playing single notes and prefer that approach.

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