IT DON'T MEAN A THING

Duke Ellington

Gm7///Gm7///Eb7/D7/Gm7///F9///F#7///F7///Bb6/D7/
Gm7///Gm7///Eb7/D7/Gm7///F9///F#7///F7///Bb6///
Fm7///Bb9///Eb///Gm7///C9///F9///D7///
Gm7///Gm7///Eb7/D7/Gm7///F9///F#7///F7///Bb6///

What good is music? If it aint possessing something sweet
Now it aint the melody And it aint the music
Theres something else that makes this tune complete, YES

It dont mean a thing if it aint got that swing
Well it dont mean a thing all you got to do is sing

It makes no difference if its sweet or hot
Just give that rhythm ev-ry-thing you got YES


IT DON'T MEAN A THING - GUITARE

  |   |   |   |    Gm7 |   |   |    |   |   |   |    Eb7 |   D7  |
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|3---------------|2---1-----------|
G|----------------|0-------0---3---|--------0---3---|------------3---|
D|------------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Gm7 |   |   |    F9  |   |   |    F#  |   |   |    F7  |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----3---3-3-3---|3---3-3-3---4---|3-3-3---4---3-3-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Bb6 |   D7  |    Gm7 |   |   |    |   |   |   |    Eb7 |   D7  |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|3---------------|2---1-----------|
|3-------3-------|----0---0---3---|--------0---3---|------------3---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Gm7 |   |   |    F9  |   |   |    F#7 |   |   |    F7  |   B7M |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----3-3---3-3---|3---3-3-3---4---|3-3-3---3---3-3-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Bb6 |   |   |    Fm7 |   |   |    Bb9 |   |   |    Eb  |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------1-|--------1-------|1-------1-------|----------------|
|--3-------------|--3---------3---|----3-------3---|0---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 |   |   |   |    Gm7 |   |   |    C9  |   |   |    F9  |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|3---1---3---1---|3---1---3---1---|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|2---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 D7  |   |   |    Gm7 |   |   |    |   |   |   |    Eb7 |   D7  |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|3---------------|2---1-----------|
|----------------|0-------0---3---|--------0---3---|------------3---|
|----------0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Gm7 |   |   |    C9  |   |   |    F#9 |   |   |    F7  |   Bb7M|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|0---------------|----4-3---3-3---|4-3---3-3---4---|3-3-3---3---3-3-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Bb  |   |   |
|----------------|
|----------------|
|3---------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|


IT DON'T MEAN A THING - MANDOLINE

  |   |   |   |    Gm  |   |   |    |   |   Gm/F|    Eb7 |   D7  |
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------5---|------------1---|5-5-5-5-----1---|4c------3-1-----|
D|----------------|5---5-5-5-------|--------5-------|--------------5-|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Gm  |   |   |    C7/G|   |   |    Gb7b5   |   |    Cm7/F   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----1-1-1-1-1---|1-1---1-1---1-1-|1-1-1---1-1---1-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Bb6 |   |   D7#5 Gm  |   Gm/F|    Gm/E|   | Eb7    D7#5|   Db7 |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|1-----------1---|------------1---|5-5-5-----1-----|1-1-1-1-1-------|
|----------------|5-5-5---5-------|--------------5-|------------5---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 C7  |   |   |    C7/G|   |   |    Gb7b5   |   |    Cm7/F   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|1---------------|----1-1-1-1-1---|1-1---1-1---1-1-|1-1-1---1-1---1-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Bb6 |   |   F#dimBb7 |   |   |    |   |   |   |    Eb  |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|1-----------3---|3---3---3-1---3-|----1---3-1-----|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 |   |   |   F#dim7 C7|   |   |    |   |   |   |    F7  |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------3---|3---3---3-3-----|3---1---3-3-----|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 G7  |   |   D7#5 Gm  |   |   |    |   |   Gm/F|    Eb7 |   D7  |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------1---|------------1---|5-----------1---|4c------3-1-----|
|5-5-5-----------|5-------5-------|--------5-------|--------------5-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Gm  |   |   |    C7/G|   |   |    Gb7b5   |   |    Cm7/F   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----1-1-1-1-1---|1-1---1-1---1-1-|1-1-1---1-1---1-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Bb6 |   |   |
|----------------|
|1---------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|


IT DON'T MEAN A THING - BASSE

Chorus 1
 Gm7 |   |   |    |   |   |   |    Eb7 |   D7  |    Gm7 |   |   |
|0---------------|----------------|----3-----------|0-------------0-|
|----0-----------|----------------|1-----1-0-----0-|--------0-------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------3-----3-|3-----3-3-----0-|----------------|----------------|

 F9  |   |   |    F#  |   |   |    F7  |   |   |    Bb6 |   D7  |
|--------0-------|----------------|----------------|------------2---|
|----------------|----------------|3---------------|--------0-----0-|
|3-----------3---|------------3---|----3---2-----2-|1---------------|
|----------------|2-------2-------|----------------|----1-----------|

 Gm7 |   |   |    |   |   |   |    Eb7 |   D7  |    Gm7 |   |   |
|--------------0-|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|
|----0-----------|----------------|1-----1-0-----0-|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|3-----3-3-------|------3-3-----3-|----------------|--------3-----3-|

 F9  |   |   |    F#  |   |   |    F7  |   B7M |    Bb6 |   |   |
|------0-5-0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|4-------------4-|------3-----4---|----------------|
|3-----------3---|--------3-------|--------2-----2-|1-------------1-|
|----------------|----------------|1---------------|--------1-------|

 Fm7 |   |   |    Bb9 |   |   |    Eb  |   |   |    |   |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|8-------3-------|------------0---|
|----------------|------------0---|----------------|1-------1-------|
|------------3---|1-----1-3-------|----------------|----------------|
|1-------1-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Gm7 |   |   |    C9  |   |   |    F9  |   |   |    D7  |   |   |
|0---------------|------0-5-0-----|----------------|------3-7---3---|
|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|0-------------0-|
|----------------|3-----------3---|------3-----3---|----------------|
|--------3-----3-|----------------|1-------------1-|----------------|

 Gm7 |   |   |    |   |   |   |    Eb7 |   D7  |    Gm7 |   |   |
|----------------|--------------0-|------------2---|----------------|
|----------------|----0-----------|1-------0-----0-|------------0---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|3-----1-3-------|3-----3-3-------|----------------|3-------3-------|

 C9  |   |   |    F#9 |   |   |    F7  |   Bb7M|    Bb  |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------0---2---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|3-----3---------|--------3-------|----3---2-----2-|1-------------1-|
|----------------|2-----------2---|1-----1---------|--------1-------|

Chorus 2 walking bass
 Gm  |   |   |    |   |   |   |    Eb7 |   D7  |    Gm  |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
|----------------|----------------|1---1---0---0---|----3---1---0---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|----------------|----------------|

 C7  |   |   |    Gb7 |   |   |    Cm7 |   |   |    Bb  |   |   |
|--------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-------2---|----------------|----------------|--------0---0---|
|3---------------|----1---3-------|--------2---2---|1---1-----------|
|----------------|2-----------2---|1---1-----------|----------------|

 Gm  |   |   |    |   |   |   |    Eb7 |   D7  |    Gm  |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
|----------------|----------------|1---1---0---0---|----3---1---0---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|----------------|----------------|

 C7  |   |   |    Gb7 |   |   |    Cm7 |   |   |    Bb6 |   |   |
|--------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-----------|----------------|----------------|----0---3-------|
|3-----------3---|----1---3-------|--------2---2---|1-----------1---|
|----------------|2-----------2---|1---1-----------|----------------|

 Bb7 |   |   |    |   |   |   |    Eb  |   |   |    |   |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----0---3---0---|----0---3-------|
|3---1---0-------|----0---3---0---|1---------------|1-----------1---|
|------------3---|1---------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 C7  |   |   |    |   |   |   |    F7  |   |   |    |   |   |   |
|----------------|--------0-------|----------------|--------3-------|
|--------0-------|----2-----------|----------------|0---4-------0---|
|----1-----------|3-----------3---|----0---3-------|----------------|
|3-----------3---|----------------|1-----------1---|----------------|

 Gm  |   |   |    |   |   |   |    Eb7 |   D7  |    Gm  |   |   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|1---1---0---0---|--------0-------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----1-----------|
|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---|----------------|3-----------3---|

 C7  |   |   |    Gb7 |   |   |    Cm7 |   |   |    Bb6 |   |   |
|--------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-----------|----------------|----------------|----0---3-------|
|3-----------3---|----1---3-------|--------2---2---|1-----------1---|
|----------------|2-----------2---|1---1-----------|----------------|