#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: kevins@ornews.intel.com (Kevin Smith) Take The A Train Billy Strayhorn and The Delta Rythm Boys C6 | | D7-5 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / You must take the A Train Dm7 | G7 | C | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / 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 | | Dm9 G9 | Db9 / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / Listen to those rails a-thrumming All C6 | | D7-5 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / 'board Get on the A Train Dm7 | G7 / / / / | / / / / soon you will be on Sugar Hill in C C7/E F Ab7/Gb | C/G G9 C6 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 | . | . | . | . | | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-----9----------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------10-------| A|-10------------------------------|-----------------10---------------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| D7-5 | . | . | . | . | | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-9-------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-----11--------------------------|----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| Dm7 G7 | . | . | . | . | | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-------------9--------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----8---9-------------------11---| A|-12------------------------------|-12--------------10--9---8--------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| C | . | . | . | . | | . | . | . | . 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 | . | . | . | . | | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-9--------------------------------| D|-----10--------------------------|-------------------------10-------| A|-12------------------------------|---------9-------12---------------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| Dm9 G9 Db9 | . | . | . | . | | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-9-------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-----12--------------------------|-----------------11---------------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| C6 | . | . | . | . | | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-----9----------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------10-------| A|-10------------------------------|-----------------10---------------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| D7-5 | . | . | . | . | | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-9-------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-----11--------------------------|----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| Dm7 G7 | . | . | . | . | | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-------------9--------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----8---9-------------------11---| A|-12------------------------------|-12--------------10--9---8--------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| C C7/E F Ab7/Gb C/G G9 C6 CM9 | . | . | . | . | | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-10------------------------------|---------9---10-------------------| A|---------------------------------|-10--12---------------------------| E|-----12--------------------------|-------------------------8--------| Possible chord voicings: *** A=10th fret C6 D7-5 Dm7 G7 C FM7 D7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 8x798x x5657x x57565 3x343x x35553 x8A9A8 x57575 Dm9 G9 Db9 C7/E F Ab7/Gb C/G 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.
