Chords for Joe Jackson and Iggy Pop, 'It Don't Mean a Thing

Tempo:
123.5 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Bb

A

G

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Jackson and Iggy Pop, 'It Don't Mean a Thing chords
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Swing, [Db] swing!
Da da da Da da
Da da da da
What good [C] is [Fm] melody?
[D] What good is [Db] music?
[Abm] If it ain't [C] [Bbm] possessing something sweet [E] [Fm] Absolutely
[Abm] It ain't [Gm] the [Abm] melody
[D] It ain't the music
It's something [G] else that makes the tune [C] complete
Beats
I'm gonna start this [N] beat again
Alright
Now that's nice
Now all I have to add is [Bb] this
Jammin'
Yeah [A] Like this
[Fm]
[C] [Fm] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Fm]
[Db] [E] [Fm] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Gb]
[Db] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [C] [Fm]
[Bbm] [C] [Fm] [Bb]
[Db] [Ab] [A] [Ab]
[B] [D] [Db] [Bb]
[A] [Dm] Now
[A] [Dm] [A] [Dm]
[A] [Dm] that's [A] nice
[Dm]
[A] [Dm] [A] [Dm]
[A] [Dm] What good is [Db] melody?
[Dm] What [B] good is [Bb] music?
If it ain't [A] possessing [Dm] something [Bb]
[A] sweet
[Dm] It ain't the melody
It ain't the music
It's something [Bb] else that [E] makes the [D] tune [A]
complete
[Dm] Don't mean a thing if it [Dbm] ain't [Dm] got that sweet
[G] Ba-da-da-da-da-da-da [Gm]-da-da-da-da [Dm]-da-da-da-da
It don't mean a thing
All you [A] got to [Dm] do is [Bb] sing
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [F]-da-da-da-da-da-da
[A] It makes no difference if it's [Bb] sweet or hot
[G] Just got to give that rhythm [C] all you've [Bb] got
[Dbm] [Dm] It don't mean a thing if it [A] ain't got [Dm] that [G] sweet
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da [Gm]-da-da-da-da-da-da [Dm]-da-da-da-da-da-da
Makes [A]
[Dm] [B] [Bb] [G]
[Gm] [F] [Dm] [A]
[Dm] [B] [Gb]
[Bb] [F] [A]
[Bb] [G]
[Bb] [A] [Dm]
[Bb] [A] [Dm] [Db]
[Bb] no [Dm]
[G] [Db]
[Bb] [Dm]
[G] [Db]
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab]
[Am] [Bb] [G]
[C] [D] [A] [Bb]
[A] [Dm] [G] [Bbm]
[Bb] [F] [A] difference if it's [Bb] sweet or hot
[G] you just have to give that rhythm all [C] you've [Dm] got.
[A] [Dm] It don't mean a thing if baby [A] ain't got [Dm] that [G] swing.
da-wa da-wa da-wa [Bb] da-wa da-wa da-wa da [Dm]-wa da-wa
It don't mean a thing, all you've got [A] to [Dm] do is sing.
[Ab] da-wa da [Bbm]-wa da-wa da-wa da [Bb]-wa da-wa da-wa da-wa da-wa da-wa
It must mean, what it is.
[N] [Bb]
[N]
Key:  
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
A
1231
G
2131
Db
12341114
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Joe Jackson - (If It Aint Got That Swing) It Dont Mean A Thing chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Bb, A, Dm, A, Dm and Bb in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 61 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 124 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Minor.

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Swing, [Db] swing! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Da da da Da da
Da da da da _
What _ good [C] is [Fm] melody?
[D] What good is [Db] music?
[Abm] If it ain't [C] [Bbm] possessing something sweet [E] [Fm] Absolutely
[Abm] It ain't [Gm] the [Abm] melody
[D] It ain't the _ music
It's something [G] else that makes the tune _ [C] complete _ _ _
Beats
I'm gonna start this [N] beat again _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Alright _ _
Now _ _ _ that's nice
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now _ _ _ _ _ _ _ all I have to add is [Bb] this _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Jammin'
Yeah [A] Like _ _ _ _ this
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [E] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _
[A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ Now _
[A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A] _ [Dm] _ that's [A] nice
[Dm] _ _ _
[A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A] _ [Dm] What good is [Db] melody?
[Dm] What [B] good is [Bb] music?
If it ain't [A] possessing [Dm] something _ [Bb]
[A] sweet
[Dm] It ain't the melody
It ain't the music
It's something [Bb] else that [E] makes the [D] tune [A] _
complete
_ _ _ [Dm] Don't mean a thing if it [Dbm] ain't [Dm] got that sweet
[G] Ba-da-da-da-da-da-da [Gm]-da-da-da-da [Dm]-da-da-da-da
It don't mean a thing
All you [A] got to [Dm] do is _ [Bb] sing
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da [F]-da-da-da-da-da-da
[A] It makes no difference if it's [Bb] sweet or hot
[G] Just got to give that rhythm [C] all you've [Bb] got
[Dbm] [Dm] It don't mean a thing if it [A] ain't got [Dm] that [G] sweet
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da [Gm]-da-da-da-da-da-da [Dm]-da-da-da-da-da-da
Makes [A] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [B] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Bb] no [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ difference if it's [Bb] sweet or hot
[G] you just have to give that rhythm all [C] you've [Dm] got.
[A] [Dm] It don't mean a thing if baby [A] ain't got [Dm] that [G] swing.
da-wa da-wa da-wa [Bb] da-wa da-wa da-wa da [Dm]-wa da-wa
It don't mean a thing, all you've got [A] to [Dm] do is sing.
[Ab] da-wa da [Bbm]-wa da-wa da-wa da [Bb]-wa da-wa da-wa da-wa da-wa da-wa
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It must mean, _ what it is.
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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