Chords for It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

Tempo:
106.65 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Bb

Fm

F

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) chords
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What I do, what [Ab] I do, [Am] what I [Eb] do, da da [Fm] do, da da do.
[Ab] [Fm] What
[E] [Ab] [Fm] [Ab]
I do, what I do, what I do, da da do,
[Db] [Bb]
da da do.
[E] [Fm] It [G] [Ab]
[A] [Ab] don't mean a thing if it ain't got that [Bb] swing.
[Ab]
It don't mean a thing, [Bb] all you [Fm] got to do is sing.
[Bb] [Ab]
It make no difference if it's sweet or [Bbm] hot, just [Bb] keep that rhythm, give it everything you got.
[Fm] It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
[Bb] [Ab]
[Dm] [E] [D]
[Cm] [C] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Cm] [D] [Em] [Cm]
[G] [Ebm] [F] [Ab]
[Gm] [F] [Ab]
[F] [Gm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Bb] It [F]
[G] [F] [C] [G] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Db]
[Fm] [G]
[C] [Gb] [Db] [G]
[Ab] [B] [Gm] [E] don't [Fm] mean a thing if it ain't [Bb]
[Fm] got that swing.
[F] [D] [G] [Ab] What I do, [Bbm] [C] [Bb] what I do, da da do, da da do.
It [Bbm]
[F] don't [Ab] mean a thing [D] if it [Db] ain't [F] got [Ab] that swing.
[Bb] [Ab] [N]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
F
134211111
G
2131
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
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To learn Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - (1927-1962, If It Aint Got That Swing) It Dont Mean A Thing chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Bbm, Bb, Fm, Bb, Ab, Fm, E, Ab, Fm and Ab. Start with a comfortable 53 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 107. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: F Minor.

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_ _ What I do, what [Ab] I do, [Am] what I [Eb] do, da da [Fm] do, da da _ do. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Fm] What _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ I do, what I do, what I do, da da do, _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
da da do.
[E] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ It _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [A] [Ab] don't mean a thing if it ain't got that [Bb] swing.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ It don't mean a thing, [Bb] all you [Fm] got to do is sing.
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ It make no difference if it's sweet or [Bbm] hot, _ just [Bb] keep that rhythm, give it everything you got.
[Fm] It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
[Cm] _ [C] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] It _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _
_ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [B] _ [Gm] [E] don't _ _ [Fm] mean a thing if it ain't _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ got _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that swing. _ _ _
_ [F] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] What _ _ _ _ _ I do, [Bbm] _ [C] [Bb] what I do, da da do, da da do.
It _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [F] don't [Ab] mean a thing [D] if it [Db] ain't [F] _ got [Ab] that _ _ _ swing.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [N] _ _ _

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This song was featured on the The Duke: The Columbia Years album.

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