• Song:

    Take A Train

  • Artist:

    Billy Strayhorn

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From: kevins@ornews.intel.com (Kevin Smith)


Take The A Train            Billy Strayhorn and The Delta Rythm Boys

C6 (03221x@1)           |                | D7-5 (x1213x@5)         |
/   /   /   /  | /   /   /   /  | /   /   /   /  | /   /   /   /
You                must take the  ATrain (x02220@1)
Dm7            | G7 (320001@1)                      | C (x32010@1)            |
/   /   /   /  | /    /     /        /     | /   /   /   /  | /   /   /   /
To               go to Sugar Hill way up in  Harlem

Verse 2
If ....... you miss the A Train
You'll ... find you've missed the quickest way to Harlem

Bridge/Coda

FM7            |                |                |
/   /   /   /  | /   /   /   /  | /   /   /   /  | /   /   /   /
Hurry           get on  now it's  coming

D7 (xx0212@1)           |                | Dm9 (xx0210@1)   G9 (x2323x@1)   |         Db9/ (x4344x@1)  /   /   /  | /   /   /   /  | /   /   /   /  | /   /   /   /
Listen          to those rails a-thrumming                 All

C6 (03221x@1)           |                | D7-5 (x1213x@5)         |
/   /   /   /  | /   /   /   /  | /   /   /   /  | /   /   /   /
'board               Get on  the  ATrain (x02220@1)
Dm7            | G7/ (320001@1)  /   /   /  | /        /     /     /
soon             you will be on Sugar Hill in


C (x32010@1) C7/E  F (133211@1)  Ab7/Gb | C/G (3x555x@1)name="chord_x2323x@1">G9  C6 (03221x@1)CM9
/    /    /    /      | /   /   /   /
Harlem.

I have the order listed as 2 verses then the bridge/coda.
Here are the meledies to the two sections.  The |'s represent
quarter note beats and the .'s represent the eigth notes
between them.

Melody to verse:
   C6 (03221x@1)  |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .   | |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----9----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------10-------|
A|-10------------------------------|-----------------10---------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   D7-5
   |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .   | |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----11--------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   Dm7                               G7 (320001@1)  |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .   | |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------9--------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----8---9-------------------11---|
A|-12------------------------------|-12--------------10--9---8--------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   C (x32010@1)  |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .   | |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-10------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----12--------------------------|----------------------------------|

Melody of bridge/coda:

   FM7
   |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .   | |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-9--------------------------------|
D|-----10--------------------------|-------------------------10-------|
A|-12------------------------------|-----8-----------12---------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   FM7 (cont.)
   |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .   | |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----12--------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   D7 (xx0212@1)  |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .   | |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-9--------------------------------|
D|-----10--------------------------|-------------------------10-------|
A|-12------------------------------|---------9-------12---------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   Dm9 (xx0210@1)           G9 (x2323x@1)                              Db9 (x4344x@1)  |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .   | |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----12--------------------------|-----------------11---------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   C6 (03221x@1)  |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .   | |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----9----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------10-------|
A|-10------------------------------|-----------------10---------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   D7-5
   |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .   | |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----11--------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   Dm7                               G7 (320001@1)  |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .   | |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------9--------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----8---9-------------------11---|
A|-12------------------------------|-12--------------10--9---8--------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   C (x32010@1)     C7/E    F (133211@1)     Ab7/Gb    C/G (3x555x@1)   G9 (x2323x@1)    C6 (03221x@1)    CM9
   |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .   | |   .   |   .   |   .   |   .
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-10------------------------------|---------9---10-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-10--12---------------------------|
E|-----12--------------------------|-------------------------8--------|

Possible chord voicings:

*** A=10th fret

   C6 (03221x@1)     D7-5 (x1213x@5)   Dm7      G7 (320001@1)     C (x32010@1)      FM7      D7 (xx0212@1)  EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
   8x798x   x5657x   x57565   3x343x   x35553   x8A9A8   x57575

   Dm9 (xx0210@1)    G9 (x2323x@1)     Db9 (x4344x@1)    C7/E     F (133211@1)      Ab7/Gb   C/G (3x555x@1)  EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
   x5355x   xA9AAA   x43444   x75556   x87565   x9x989   xAA98x

   CM9
   EADGBE
   x35433


Let me know if there are any errors.

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