Chords for Ondřej Havelka a jeho Melody Makers – It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Tempo:
111.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
Db
Fm
C
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[D]
[Bb]
[Ab] [D] In 1927, [B] Duke [D] Ellington's orchestra recorded a piece that started a huge chapter in jazz history, [Db] called [Bb] Swing.
The [B] song is called It [D] Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing.
So, [B] it doesn't make [D] sense at all if it doesn't swing!
[C]
[Dbm] [Fm]
[Abm] [E] [D]
[Fm]
[Abm] [E] [Fm] [D]
[Dbm] [D] [Dm]
[Db] [D]
[C] [Fm]
[Db] [Fm] [D]
[Ab] [Abm]
[F] [Eb] [Fm] It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that [D] swing.
[Db] [D] It don't mean a thing, all you got to do is swing.
[Db] [Bb] [Ab] [C] It makes no difference if it's [Db] sweet or hot.
[D] Just keep that rhythm, give it everything [Eb] you [C] got.
[Fm] It don't mean a thing, if it [D] ain't got that swing.
[Bbm] [D] [C] [Fm]
[D]
[Db] [E] [Dbm] [Fm]
[D]
[Db] [D] [Ab]
[Db] [Bb]
[Eb] [C] [Fm]
[D]
[Db] [D] [Ab] [D]
[Dbm] [C] [Ab]
[N]
[Bb]
[Ab] [D] In 1927, [B] Duke [D] Ellington's orchestra recorded a piece that started a huge chapter in jazz history, [Db] called [Bb] Swing.
The [B] song is called It [D] Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing.
So, [B] it doesn't make [D] sense at all if it doesn't swing!
[C]
[Dbm] [Fm]
[Abm] [E] [D]
[Fm]
[Abm] [E] [Fm] [D]
[Dbm] [D] [Dm]
[Db] [D]
[C] [Fm]
[Db] [Fm] [D]
[Ab] [Abm]
[F] [Eb] [Fm] It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that [D] swing.
[Db] [D] It don't mean a thing, all you got to do is swing.
[Db] [Bb] [Ab] [C] It makes no difference if it's [Db] sweet or hot.
[D] Just keep that rhythm, give it everything [Eb] you [C] got.
[Fm] It don't mean a thing, if it [D] ain't got that swing.
[Bbm] [D] [C] [Fm]
[D]
[Db] [E] [Dbm] [Fm]
[D]
[Db] [D] [Ab]
[Db] [Bb]
[Eb] [C] [Fm]
[D]
[Db] [D] [Ab] [D]
[Dbm] [C] [Ab]
[N]
Key:
D
Db
Fm
C
Ab
D
Db
Fm
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] [D] In 1927, [B] Duke [D] Ellington's orchestra recorded a piece that started a huge chapter in jazz history, [Db] called [Bb] Swing.
The [B] song is called It [D] Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing.
So, _ [B] it doesn't make [D] sense at all if it doesn't swing!
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ [E] _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that [D] swing. _ _
_ [Db] _ [D] _ _ It don't mean a thing, all you got to do is swing. _ _
_ [Db] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [C] It makes no difference if it's [Db] sweet or hot.
_ [D] Just keep that rhythm, give it everything [Eb] you [C] got.
[Fm] It don't mean a thing, if it [D] ain't got that swing. _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [E] _ [Dbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [D] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [D] _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] [D] In 1927, [B] Duke [D] Ellington's orchestra recorded a piece that started a huge chapter in jazz history, [Db] called [Bb] Swing.
The [B] song is called It [D] Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing.
So, _ [B] it doesn't make [D] sense at all if it doesn't swing!
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ [E] _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that [D] swing. _ _
_ [Db] _ [D] _ _ It don't mean a thing, all you got to do is swing. _ _
_ [Db] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [C] It makes no difference if it's [Db] sweet or hot.
_ [D] Just keep that rhythm, give it everything [Eb] you [C] got.
[Fm] It don't mean a thing, if it [D] ain't got that swing. _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [E] _ [Dbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [D] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [D] _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _