Transcriptions
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Note: all transcriptions are in standard notation, and fully edited, including fingering. Click on the song title to view the .pdf
Albums
Alta versatilidad (1957)
- Garoto (also ed. Mayer. available here)
Violão boêmio, vol. 1 (1957)
- Boulevard
- Eurídice
- Feitiço da vila
Ritmos continentais (1958)
O violão de Luiz Bonfá (1959)/ Solo in Rio 1959 (2005)
- Amor sem adeus
- Bonfabuloso (also ed. Mayer. available here)
- Brazilian in New York
- Chopin
- Fanfare
- Luzes do Rio
- Manhã de carnaval (tab for version from Orfeu Negro soundtrack, ed. Yasuoka, available here; also ed. Hodel, diff. version)
- Murder
- Na baixa do sapateiro
- Night and day
- Pernambuco
- Prelude to adventures in space (unfinished)
- Quebra mar
- Samba de Orfeu
- Sambolero (ed. Hodel, different version)
- Shearing
- Uma prece (ed. Yasuoka. tab version available here)
- Variations on guitar
The fabulous guitar of Luiz Bonfa (1959)
- Arabesque
- Bagpipes / Marcha Escosesa (also ed. Mayer, available here)
- Blue Madrid
- Carnival
- George back in town
- I’ll remember April
- Indian Dance
- Island of Trinidade
- Lonely Lament
- Marajo
- Nelly
- Preludio (ed. Yasuoka. tab for version from "Meu querido violão" available here)
- Velhos tempos
- Yesterdays
Luiz Bonfá sings and plays (1963)
- Amor que acabou
- Bossa nova chacha
- Ilha de coral (diff. version ed. Hodel)
Violão boêmio, vol. 2 (1964)
- Pescaria em paqueta (unfinished)
- Velha bossa nova (unfinished)
The Brazilian scene (1965)
Introspection (1972)
- Adventure in space
- Concerto for guitar (ed. Mayer. available here)
- Enchanted mirror
- Leque (also ed. Mayer. available here)
- Missal (Estudo)
- Rain
- Reflections (aka Murder)
- Summertime love
Tv appearances, film soundtracks
- Tenderly (Perry Como show, 1963)
- Maretta e Gianni (from the film "Le ore del amore, 1963")
- Theme (from Le ore del amore, 1963) (unfinished)
- Ski song (Hollywood Palace show with Caterina Valente, 1965)
- Batucada (Mike Douglas show, 1966) (also ed. Hodel, slightly diff. version)
- Menina flor (Mike Douglas show, 1966)
Misc songs available elsewhere:
- Sambalamento, Ebony samba, Samba de duas notas, Silencio do amor, Engano (ed. Hodel)
- Passeio no rio, Na sambra da mangueiro, Love fascination, Xango (ed. Barbosa-Lima)
- Mar encantado (ed. Mayer)
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