It Don’t Mean a thIng (If It aIn’t got that SwIng)

Duke Ellington YoUtUBe

Intro:

(gm) (f) (eb) (D7)

What good is melody, what good is music If it ain’t possessin’ something sweet? Now It ain’t the melody, and it ain’t the music There’s something else that makes the tune complete.

Verse 1: It (gm) don’t mean a (D+) thing, if it (gm7) ain’t got that (gm6) swing (C7) Doo-wat doo-wat, (f7) doo-wat doo-wat, (Bb6) doo-wat doo-wah (D7)

Verse 2: It (gm) don’t mean a (D+) thing, all you (gm7) got to do is (gm6) sing (C7) Doo-wat doo-wat, (f7) doo-wat doo-wat, (Bb6) doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wah

Bridge: It (fm7) makes no diff’rence (Bb7) if its sweet or (eb) hot, Just (gm7) give that rhythm (C7) ev’rything you (f7) got (D7)

Verse 1: It (gm) don’t mean a (D+) thing, if it (gm7) ain’t got that (gm6) swing (C7) Doo-wat doo-wat, (f7) doo-wat doo-wat, (Bb6) doo-wat doo-wat

(1) SOLO over Verses 1 2 & Bridge:

Then (2) OUTRO: sing Doo-wats

(C7) | (f7) | (Bb6) | (Bb6) (C7) | (f7) | (Bb6) | (Bb6) (C7) | (f7) | (Bb6) | (Bbdim) (C7) | (f7) | (Bb6)

JM¢ @