Jobim
"Retrato em Branco e Preto" (Zingaro) · Elis Regina & Tom Jobim || Vocal + Piano + PnV score || Sheet music + Chords + Letra
"Retrato em Branco e Preto" (Zingaro) · Elis Regina & Tom Jobim || Vocal + Piano + PnV score || Sheet music + Chords + Letra
Including pdf files:
• Vocal/Voz: sheet music/notas + letra/lyrics + chords/acordes/cifra
• Piano arrangement: sheet music + chords
• Piano–Vocal score: sheet music + lyrics + chords
Digital audio files: midi + xml + mp3
song: Retrato em Branco e Preto
artists: Elis Regina & Tom Jobim
album: Elis & Tom (1974)
writers: Music by Antônio Carlos Jobim (1967) / Letra da Chico Buarque (1968)
vocal: Elis Regina
acoustic piano: Tom Jobim
(string arrangement + conductor: César Camargo Mariano)
(string section: ?)
This is a complete transcription of the vocal and piano parts, complete with chords and lyrics. For the passages without piano, I have added a transcription of the strings. The composition was originally an instrumental tune titled “Zingaro”, released for Jobim’s solo album, A Certain Mr. Jobim (1967). A year later, Chico Buarque adopted the composition for his third solo album, wrote the lyrics, and retitled the song “Retrato em Branco e Preto” (in English: “Portrait in White and Black”). Both titles seem to have stuck around, depending on whether or not the lyrics are featured. This 1974 recording is the first time Jobim returns to his composition, now with Chico Buarque’s lyrics, interpreted by Elis Regina – a beautiful display of musical collaboration. Enjoy!

