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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[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]
[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
Bb
Eb
D
Dm
Gm
Bb
Eb
_ _ [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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _