Tom Jobim - How Insensitive
View chords used in this chart
Bm7 F#/A# Am6
How, insensitive, I must have seemed
E7/G#
When she told me that she loved me
G6 C7M C#m7(b5)
How unmoved and cold I must have seemed
F#(b9b13) Bm(7M) Bm7
When she told me so sincerely
D7/A Abº
Why, she must have asked
G7M Em7(9) Bm7
Did I just turn and stare iin icy silence?
D7/A C#7/G# Em6/G
What was I to say What can you say
F#7(b13) Bm7
When a love affair is over
--------------------------------------------
Bm7 F#/A# Am6
Now, she's gone away And I'm alone
E7/G#
With a memory of her last look
G6 C7M C#m7(b5)
Vague, and drawn and sad, I see it still
F#(b9b13) Bm(7M) Bm7
All her heart break in that last look
D7/A Abº
How she must have asked
G7M Em7(9) Bm7
Could I just turn and stare in icy silence
D7/A C#7/G# Em6/G
What, was I To do, What can you do
F#7(b13) Bm7
When a love affair is over
Bm7 F#7/A# Am6 E7/G#
|||||| 4ª||1||| 4ª||1||| ||||||
|1|2|3 ||||2| 2||34| ||1|||
||||4| 3||4|| |||||| ||||2|
|||||| |||||| |||||| 3||4||
|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
O ooo O ooo O ooo O ooo
G6 C7M C#m7(b5) F#7(b9b13)
|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
||1||| ||2||| ||2||| <-----
2|||3| |3|||| |||||| |||234
|||4|| |||||| |4|||| ||||||
|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
O ooo Ooooo Ooooo O oooo
Bm(7M) D7/A Abº G7M
|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
|1|||2 |||||| |||||| ||||||
|||34| ||||1| ||1|2| 1|||2|
|||||| ||2||| 3||4|| ||34||
|||||| 3||4|| |||||| ||||||
O ooo O ooo O ooo O ooo
Em7(9) C#7/G# Em6/G F#7(b13)
|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
|||||1 ||||1| ||<--- 1|2|||
||||2| ||2||| 2||||| |||34|
|||||| 3||4|| |||3|| ||||||
|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||
O ooo O ooo O ooo O ooo
----------------- Acordes -----------------
Abº = 4 X 3 4 3 X
Am6 = 5 X 4 5 5 X
Bm(7M) = X 2 4 3 3 2
Bm7 = X 2 4 2 3 2
C#7/G# = 4 X 3 4 2 X
C#m7(b5) = X 4 5 4 5 X
C7M = X 3 2 0 0 X
D7/A = 5 X 4 5 3 X
E7/G# = 4 X 2 4 3 X
Em6/G = 3 4 2 4 2 X
Em7(9) = X 7 5 7 7 X
F#/A# = 6 X 4 6 7 X
F#7(b13) = 2 X 2 3 3 2
F#7/A# = 6 X 4 6 5 X
G6 = 3 X 2 4 3 X
G7M = 3 X 4 4 3 X
How to play Tom Jobim - How Insensitive
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bm7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.