Chords for Hoagy Carmichael - The Darktown Strutter's Ball

Tempo:
110.25 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Ab

Bbm

Eb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hoagy Carmichael - The Darktown Strutter's Ball chords
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[N] [Bbm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab]
I'll be down to get you in the taxi, honey, you [Bb] better be ready about a half past [Gm] eight.
Now [Eb] baby, don't be [Ab] late, I wanna be there when the band starts playing.
Remember, when we get there, honey, the [Bb] two steps, I'm gonna have them all.
I'm gonna dance off both my shoes when they play the Jelly [F] Roll Blues.
Tomorrow [Ab] night at the Darktown Stutter's Ball.
[Fm] [Gm]
[Bbm] [G]
[Ab]
[Bbm] [G] [Ab]
[G] [Ab]
[B]
[Bbm]
[G] [Ab] [Dm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[F]
[Bb] I'll be down to get you in the taxi, honey, you better be ready about a half past eight.
Now baby, don't be late, I wanna be there when the band starts playing.
Remember, when we [Gm] get there, honey, the [Bb] two steps, I'm gonna have them [Eb] all.
I'm gonna dance off both my [Bb] shoes when they play the [G] Jelly Roll Blues.
[Bbm] Tomorrow night at the [Bb] Darktown Stutter's Ball.
I'm [C]
[F] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Eb] gonna dance off both my shoes [Bb] when they play the [G] Jelly Roll Blues.
Tomorrow night at the [Gm] Darktown Stutter's Ball.
[Eb]
Key:  
Bb
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Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
G
2131
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
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To learn Hoagy Carmichael - Darktown Strutters Ball-7247-Dnc chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bbm, Ab, Bbm, G, Eb, Bbm, Ab, Fm, Bb, G, Ab and G. For best results, commence at 55 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 110. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Ab Major.

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[N] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ I'll be down to get you in the taxi, honey, you [Bb] better be ready about a half past [Gm] eight.
Now [Eb] baby, don't be [Ab] late, I wanna be there when the band starts playing.
Remember, when we get there, honey, the [Bb] two steps, I'm gonna have them all.
I'm gonna dance off both my shoes when they play the Jelly [F] Roll Blues.
Tomorrow [Ab] night at the Darktown Stutter's Ball.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] I'll be down to get you in the taxi, honey, you better be ready about a half past eight.
Now baby, don't be late, I wanna be there when the band starts playing.
Remember, when we [Gm] get there, honey, the [Bb] two steps, I'm gonna have them [Eb] all.
I'm gonna dance off both my [Bb] shoes when they play the [G] Jelly Roll Blues.
[Bbm] Tomorrow night at the [Bb] Darktown Stutter's Ball.
I'm _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] gonna dance off both my shoes [Bb] when they play the [G] Jelly Roll Blues.
Tomorrow night at the [Gm] _ Darktown Stutter's Ball.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Shelton Brooks.

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