Putting all the pieces together hopefully gives that swing-band sound. I wanted a nice alternating bass for the rhythm combined with a walking bass line. I tried also to keep the clarinet/brass lines close to the original. I wanted my arrangement to be swinging, danceable and - no fiddling around with changing harmonies but finding the best way to have chords, melody and rhythm work together as a song. Brian Seltzer has even recorded a rock-a-billy version. Tu Vuo Fa l'Americano is an Italian song from 1956. I borrowed Tommy's rhythmic ideas as these truly swing. Plus for the verse I have my own chord movements. My intro uses the chord structure from the Ella Fitzgeralds recording and the Frank Sinatra Brass stabs. I learned Tommy's version while I was already working on mine. Blue Moon is a combination of Tommy Emmanuel's and my own arrangement. I think the real goal of arranging this song was to keep it simple, yet interesting. There are lots of harmonic movements that embellish the melody chord structure. My arrangement echoes the era when Volare was first introduced. The original Italian song talks about a dream, where the singer paints himself blue and flies away. Volare is one of the most evocative songs ever. I play it in the key of G and modulate to Bm for the chorus. Dm Am E A D G B Em Chords for Trio Manouche - Tu Vu F L'Americano with song key, BPM, capo transposer, play along with guitar, piano, ukulele & mandolin. I combine this technique with some blues/soul licks here and there. It was a dance tune with lots of "swing." So I added rhythm to the verse and chorus using an alternate bass. I have adapted his string intro as well as playing this at the end using natural harmonics. My version is strongly based on Ray Charles's recording. About the Tunes taught: Georgia On My Mind is an amazing song.
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