But Beautiful

January 18, 2012 in Great American Songbook, Jazz Ballads, Jazz Standards

“But Beautiful” is a ballad written by Jimmy Van Heusen, lyrics written by Jimmy Burke. It was introduced in the film “Road to Rio” in 1948. Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis was the first jazz musician to record this tune. This tune is most commonly played in the key of G major.

But Beautiful pdf chord charts
But Beautiful C Instruments
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But Beautiful play along

Videos to learn the melody



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