Mean To Me Tab by Turk And Ahlert #----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 21:26:42 -0600 From: pbergenske@mailbag.com (Peter Bergenske) Subject: TAB: by Title: Mean to me.tab QuickTab --------------------------------------------------------------- This is my own arrangement of the jazz standard "Mean to Me" by Fred Ahlert and Roy Turk. I have arranged it with an alternating base beat. If you're not familiar with this great song, a nice vocal rendition of this was done by Linda Ronstadt on her "Lushlife" recording. If you enjoy this, I'd appreciate an e-mail note, just to let me know this hasn't disappeared into the ether. Peter Bergenske pbergenske@mailbag.com Madison, WI USA C9#5 [: F Dm7 Gm7 C7 |E------|------------------------------|-----------------------------| |B------|------------------------------|-----------------------------| |G---1--|---2-----------------2--------|----3------------------------| |D---2--|---3-----------------0--------|--------0----1----2----------| |A---3--|-------------3----------------|-----------------------------| |E------|---1--------------------------|----3------------------------| You're Mean to me Why must you be I stay home each night when you Am7 Dm7 BbM7 Eb9 |---------------------------------------|--------------------------| |----1-----------1----------------------|----3---------------------| |----2-----------2---2------------------|----2------------0----1---| |--------2-------3----------------------|----------3---------------| |----0----------------------------------|----1---------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------| Mean to me Gee Hon - ey it say you'll phone You don't and I'm Am7 D7 Gm7 C9 |----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |---1---------1--------------|-------------1----------1--------------| |---2---------2--------------|---------3--------3-----3-----2--------| |---2---------0--------------|-------------0-------------------------| |--------3-------------------|------------------------3--------------| |------------------1---------|----3----------------------------------| seems to me you love to see me left alone singin' the blues and F6 :] Dm7 G7 C7 repeat to (:]) |-----------------------|---------------------------------------| |------------------3----|------------------1--------------------| |---0--------------2----|----0----2---0-------------------------| |------0----3------0----|-------------0-------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------------------| |---1-------1-----------|----3-------------3--------------------| cry in' I don't know why. cry in' (to bridge) Cm7 F7b9 BbM7 Gm7 |-----------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------4------3---1----|---1-----------------------------------| |-------5------2--------|---2---------3-------------------------| |-----------------------|------3------3-3-----------------------| |-------3------3--------|---1-----------------------------------| |---3-------------------|-------------3-------------------------| You treat me Cold- ly Cm7 F7b9 Bb |---------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------4------3----2---1---|---------------------------------------| |-------5------2------------|----3------------3---------------------| |---------------------------|---------3------------3----------------| |--------------3------------|----1---------1--------------1---------| |---3-----------------------|---------------------------------------| each day of the Year. D7#5 Gm7 Em7b5 |---------------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------| |---3----3----2-------------------------|----2-------0-------------| |------------------0--------------------|-------0----------0-------| |---1-----------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------------|----3-------3-------------| You al- ways scold me G7 |---------------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------| |---2/3-----3---2-----------------------|---2-----------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------0---2---3----------| |----0----------------------------------|---0-----------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------| when ev- er some bo- dy is Gm7 C9#5 F Dm7 |---------------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------| |---0------------------1----------------|---2-----------------2--------| |-------0--------------2----------------|---3-----------------0--------| |----------------------3----------------|-------------3----------------| |---3-----------------------------------|---1--------------------------| near, dear. It must be Gm7 C7 Am7 Dm7 |--------------------------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|----1-----------1---------| |----3---------------------------------------|----2-----------2---2-----| |--------0----1----2-------------------------|--------2-------3---------| |--------------------------------------------|----0---------------------| |----3---------------------------------------|--------------------------| great fun to be Mean to me BbM7 Eb9 Am7 D7 |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----3----------------------------------|---1---------------------------| |----2------------0----1----------------|---2-------------------2-------| |----------3----------------------------|---2---------0-----3-----------| |----1----------------------------------|--------3----------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| You shouldn't for can't you see what you Gm7 C9 F6 Dm7 Gm7 C7 |-------------------------|---------------------5--5-|---3---3-------| |---1---------------------|---------------------6--6-|---3---3---1---| |---0--------2------------|--------2-----------------|-----------4---| |-------0---------0-------|----3-------3-------------|---------------| |-------------------------|---------------------5----|-----------3---| |---3--------3------------|----1---------------------|---3-----------| mean to me. ************************************************************************** Peter Bergenske pbergenske@mailbag.com 8313 Greenway Blvd Middleton, WI 535362 Voice: (608)836-0678 (office) Fax (608) 836-0858 (608)238-0844 (home) Visit my Web site! http:www.mailbag.com/users/pbergenske ***************************************************************************