Chords for Dr. John - Makin' Whoopee - 8/13/2006 - Newport Jazz Festival (Official)

Tempo:
83.55 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

C

B

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dr. John - Makin' Whoopee - 8/13/2006 - Newport Jazz Festival (Official) chords
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[Ebm]
[Eb] [C] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[C] [B] [Bb] [Eb] Another cry, [Db] [C] [Fm] another [Bb] crumb, [Gbm] [D] another [Eb] sunny [Ab] [G] [Ab] honeymoon, [Abm] [Eb] another [E] season, [Gbm] that's [B] the [Fm] reason
[Eb] I'm makin' whoopie, [C] [B] a [Bb] [Eb] lotta shoes, [C] [G] [Ab] lotta rides, [Bb] [Ebm] groomin's nervous, [G] [Ab] he answers [Abm] twice,
[Ebm] really killin', [B] so [D] [Gb] [Eb] willin', I'm makin' [C] whoopie, [F] [Eb] [Bb] [E]
[C] did you a [Fm] little [Bb] loviness, [Fm] [Abm] [Gbm] that went
to [Fm] ruin [Eb] the swing, [F] [Cm] [E] did you that [Fm] same sweet [Bb] [Ab] loviness, [Db] back [B] where the years [Bb] can bring,
[Eb] cause she's [Em] dishes, [Fm] baby clothes, [Bb] [Eb] so ambitious, [G]
[Ab] he [Abm] even sold, [Eb] don't forget [C] folks, [B] that's what
you [D] get for [Eb] makin' [G] whoopie, [C]
[B] yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, [Ebm] [A] [Bb]
[Bb] [Fm] [D] [Ebm] [G]
[Ab] [E] [F] [Eb] [C]
[Gbm] [Fm] [Eb] [C]
[B] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Db]
[Fm] [D] [Ebm] [Gbm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Gm] [Eb]
[B] [Gbm] [D] [Eb] [C]
[Gbm] yeah, [B] [Bb] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
she [Eb] sits [Db] alone [Cm] most every [Eb] night, [Bb] [F] he [G] doesn't phone, he [Ab] doesn't [Db] write, [Abm] [Eb] says he's busy, [E]
[Eb] she
says it's [Fm] easy, cause [Eb] I'm makin' whoopie, [C] [B] another [Bb] [Eb] year,
[G] [Ab] maybe less, [Bb] [Ebm] but since I [G] hit,
[Ab] can't she get, [Abm] [B] [Eb] she feel neglected, [Gb]
[B] she's [Fm] suspected, [C] [Eb] [Bb] makin' whoopie, [B] [Eb] [G] [E] he doesn't make [Ab] much money,
[Db] [Abm] only [Gb] five [Eb] thousand bucks, [F] [Bb] [E] [Bb]
[C] some judge [Fm] who thinks he's [Bb] funny, [Ab] [Abm] says [B] you better give six [Bb] a huck,
now [Eb] he says you're [E]
[Fm] full of sales, [D] just [Cm] as much, [Eb]
[Cm] right [Ab] in the day, [Abm] [Eb] better keep up, [C]
[B] I think it's
[Fm] [Eb] [C] [B] [Fm] [Eb] [C]
[B] [Fm] [Eb] [G] [C]
[Ab] [Gbm] [D] [Eb] [Fm]
[B] [C] [Eb] [Ebm] [Cm]
[B] [Ebm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bm] [Gb]
[Eb]
[N]
Key:  
Eb
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Bb
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C
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B
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Fm
123111111
Eb
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Bb
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C
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Dr. John - (live) Makin Whoopee chords, practice playing Eb, C, B, Fm, Eb, B, Eb, B, Bb and Eb in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 41 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 84. Considering the song's key of Eb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [C] _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] Another cry, [Db] _ [C] _ [Fm] another [Bb] crumb, [Gbm] [D] another [Eb] sunny [Ab] _ [G] _ [Ab] honeymoon, _ [Abm] [Eb] another [E] season, [Gbm] that's [B] the [Fm] reason
[Eb] I'm makin' whoopie, [C] _ _ [B] a [Bb] _ [Eb] lotta shoes, [C] _ [G] [Ab] lotta rides, [Bb] _ [Ebm] groomin's nervous, [G] _ [Ab] he answers [Abm] twice,
[Ebm] really killin', [B] so [D] _ [Gb] [Eb] willin', I'm makin' [C] whoopie, _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [E] _
[C] did you a [Fm] little [Bb] loviness, [Fm] _ _ [Abm] _ [Gbm] that went
to [Fm] ruin [Eb] the swing, [F] _ [Cm] _ [E] _ did you that [Fm] same sweet [Bb] [Ab] loviness, _ [Db] back [B] where the years [Bb] can bring,
_ [Eb] cause she's [Em] dishes, [Fm] baby clothes, [Bb] _ [Eb] so ambitious, [G] _
[Ab] he [Abm] even sold, _ [Eb] don't forget [C] folks, [B] that's what
you [D] get for [Eb] makin' [G] whoopie, [C] _
[B] yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, [Ebm] _ [A] _ [Bb] _
[Bb] _ [Fm] _ [D] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [G] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
_ [B] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [D] _ [Ebm] _ [Gbm] _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [B] _ [Gbm] _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
[Gbm] yeah, [B] _ [Bb] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
she [Eb] sits [Db] alone [Cm] most every [Eb] night, [Bb] _ [F] he [G] doesn't phone, _ he [Ab] doesn't [Db] write, [Abm] [Eb] says he's busy, [E] _
[Eb] she
says it's [Fm] easy, cause [Eb] I'm makin' whoopie, [C] _ [B] another [Bb] _ _ [Eb] year, _
[G] [Ab] maybe less, [Bb] _ [Ebm] but since I [G] hit,
[Ab] can't she get, [Abm] _ [B] [Eb] she feel neglected, [Gb] _
_ [B] she's [Fm] suspected, [C] _ [Eb] [Bb] makin' whoopie, [B] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ he doesn't make [Ab] much money,
_ _ [Db] _ [Abm] only [Gb] five [Eb] thousand bucks, [F] _ [Bb] _ [E] _ _ [Bb]
[C] some judge [Fm] who thinks he's [Bb] funny, [Ab] _ _ [Abm] says [B] you better give six [Bb] a huck,
now [Eb] he says you're [E] _
[Fm] full of sales, [D] just [Cm] as much, [Eb]
[Cm] right [Ab] in the day, [Abm] _ _ [Eb] better keep up, [C] _
[B] I think it's
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [B] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ [C] _
[Ab] _ [Gbm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] _ [Cm] _
[B] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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