Chords for It Don't Mean A Thing - Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington

Tempo:
96.4 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Bb

Eb

D

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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It Don't Mean A Thing - Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington chords
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[Gm]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[D]
[D]
[Dm]
[Gm] [Dm] What good is melody, what good is [Gm] music, if it [Abm] ain't possessing something sweet?
[Eb] [Gm] Now it ain't the melody, [Eb] and it ain't the music, [G] there's something else that makes this tune complete.
Yes, it don't mean a [F] thing, if [Eb] it ain't got that swing.
[D] [Bb]
[Eb] Well, [Gm] don't mean a [E] thing, all you [Eb] got to do is sing.
[E] [Bb]
It makes no difference if it's [Gm] sweet or hot, [C] just [Gm] give that rhythm everything [G] you've got.
Yes, don't [Bb] mean a thing, [Eb] if it ain't got that swing.
[E] [A] [Gm]
[Bbm] It don't mean a thing, don't mean a thing, if it ain't [Dm] got that swing, boy.
[Gm] Ba ba do do do do do do, ba ba [Bb] say, ba do do do do [D] do do, ba ba say.
[Gm] I said don't mean a thing, and all [Dm] you got to do is sing [Gm] like,
la la [G] la la la, do [Bb] do do do do do, ba ba do [A] do do do do do.
Now it makes no difference [Bb] if it's sweet or hot, [Dm]
just give [G] that rhythm everything you've got.
[D] [Gm] Don't mean a [D] thing, boy, if it ain't [A] got that swing.
[E] Ba ba [F] do do do do do do, [Gm] baby, show me.
[A] [Bb]
[Eb] [Dm]
[A]
[D] [Dm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[D] [A]
[F] [Gm] [G]
[Db] [D] [Bb]
[Gm] [G]
[F] [Bb] [Ebm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Cm]
[E] [D]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Bb] Ba [E] ba [Eb] [G] do [Dm]
[Em] [C] [Bb] [Gm]
[E] [Eb] do do [G] do [B]
[D] do do, [Eb] [Bb]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
D
1321
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
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To start learning Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - (1990 Remaster, If It Aint Got That Swing) It Dont Mean A Thing chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D, D, Bb, D, Gm, Dm, Gm, Db, D, Bb, Gm, G, D and Dm. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 48 BPM before aiming for the song's 96 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] What good is melody, what good is [Gm] music, if it [Abm] ain't possessing something sweet?
[Eb] _ [Gm] Now it ain't the melody, [Eb] _ and it ain't the music, _ [G] there's something else that makes this tune complete.
Yes, it don't mean a [F] thing, if [Eb] it ain't got that swing.
[D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] Well, [Gm] don't mean a [E] thing, all you [Eb] got to do is sing.
[E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ It makes no difference if it's [Gm] sweet or hot, _ [C] just [Gm] give that rhythm everything [G] you've got.
Yes, _ don't [Bb] mean a thing, [Eb] if it ain't got that swing.
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Bbm] It don't mean a thing, don't mean a thing, if it ain't [Dm] got that swing, boy.
[Gm] Ba ba do do do do do do, ba ba [Bb] say, ba do do do do [D] do do, ba ba say.
[Gm] I said don't mean a thing, and all [Dm] you got to do is sing [Gm] like,
la la [G] la la la, do [Bb] do do do do do, ba ba do [A] do do do do do.
Now it makes no difference [Bb] if it's sweet or hot, [Dm] _
_ just give [G] that rhythm everything you've got. _
[D] _ [Gm] Don't mean a [D] thing, boy, if it ain't [A] got that swing.
[E] _ Ba ba [F] do do do do do do, [Gm] baby, show me.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _
[Db] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ Ba [E] ba _ [Eb] _ _ [G] do _ [Dm] _
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ do do [G] do _ [B]
[D] do do, [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _

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