Chords for Anita O'Day - Take The "A" Train

Tempo:
82.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

C#

G

Am

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Anita O'Day - Take The "A" Train chords
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[F]
[Fm] [C] You must take [F#m] the A train [C#]
[B] to go to [G] Sugar Hill [Am] way off to Harlem.
[C] If you miss [A] the A [C#] train,
[A#] [Am] you'll find you [Dm] missed the quickest way to [Am] Harlem.
[Dm]
[Gm] Hurry, get on now it's coming.
[Dm] Listen to the sails [Gm] a-humming.
[A#]
[C] Oh boy, get [B] on the A train.
[C#]
[E] Soon you will be at Sugar [A] Hill in Harlem.
[Gm] [C]
[F] [C#] [G]
[E] [Am] [Dm] [D#] [F#]
[F] [Gm]
[Dm] [F] [A#]
[Dm]
[Gm] [F#]
[F] [A#] [C#] [C]
[G#] [C] [F#] [D] [C]
[F#] [C#] [G]
[C] [D#] [C]
Some people need to be better, but I'm never that [E] lady.
[C#]
[D#] [C] [D#] [Em]
[N] [G] [Am] Hurry, get on [C] now it's coming.
[C#]
Listen to [C] those sails a -humming.
[G] Oh boy, get on the A train.
[A#m] [G#]
[A] [G#m] Soon you will be at Sugar Hill [C] in Harlem.
[G]
A train, [B] A train, [Am] A [G] train.
[Am] [B] [C#] [D] [G] [D#] [D]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
C#
12341114
G
2131
Am
2311
Dm
2311
C
3211
C#
12341114
G
2131
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To jam and learn Anita Oday - Take The A Train chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Dm, Gm, F#, F, A#, E, C#, D#, C, D, C and F#. A good strategy is to initiate at 41 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 83 BPM. Considering the song's key of F Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ [C] You must take [F#m] the A train [C#] _
[B] to go to [G] Sugar Hill [Am] way off to Harlem. _ _ _
[C] If you miss [A] the A [C#] train, _ _
[A#] _ [Am] you'll find you [Dm] missed the quickest way to [Am] Harlem.
_ [Dm] _
[Gm] Hurry, get on now it's coming. _
[Dm] Listen to the sails [Gm] a-humming.
[A#]
[C] Oh boy, get [B] on the A train.
[C#] _ _
[E] Soon you will be at Sugar [A] Hill in Harlem.
[Gm] _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ [D#] _ _ [F#] _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[F] _ _ [A#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G#] _ [C] _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [C]
Some people need to be better, but I'm never that [E] lady.
_ [C#] _
[D#] _ [C] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] Hurry, get on [C] now it's coming.
_ [C#]
Listen to [C] those sails a _ -humming. _
[G] Oh boy, get on the A train.
[A#m] _ _ [G#] _
[A] [G#m] Soon you will be at Sugar Hill [C] in Harlem.
_ [G] _
A train, _ [B] _ A train, [Am] A [G] train.
[Am] _ [B] _ [C#] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was penned by Billy Strayhorn.

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