28 It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing

Vocal score Words: Duke Elington

Music: Irving Mills
Swing. Fast, relaxed = 200
arr. Charles Beale

Opt. open repeat and solo improvising my

It don't mean a thing

Lunis.

mf

do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup

if it ain't got that Swing
bs

do wup do wup do wah. It don't mean a thing all you got-ta do is sing

unis.

,
do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup do wah. It

21

makes no dif-frence if it's sweet or hot bup ba - dup.

B.
ba - dup. Just give that rhy-thmn
bup bup
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Well it don't mean a thing if it

ev-'ry thing you got.

E
do wupD do wup do wup do wup do wup
ain't got that Swing

last time to Coda

35

do wuP do wup do wah. Ba do-bi-doop boop bah

opt. solo improvising

39
like muted brass
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ba do-bi-doop boop bah Waa Waa Waa

mp mf-

00 Waa Waa Waa. ba-ber da-ber

45 mf

ba do-bi-doop boop bah_ ba do-bi-doop boop bah

mp

P
dap 00

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Waa Wad Waa

m

Waa Waa Waa

bap bah dap ba dap bup bow ba do-bi-doop boop bah

D.S. al Coda

63

Waa It
ba do-bi-doop boop bah- waa Waa

mp mf

00 Waa Waa Waa

coDA
69

do wup do wupP do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup do wah

PP

3 (whisper)

do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup do wah Yeah!

(whisper)
218 28. It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing
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Words: Duke Ellington

200
Music: Irving Mills, arr. Charles Beale
Swing. Fast, relaxed =

Opt. open repeat and solo improvising

mf

It
Unis.

mf
Swing. Fast, relaxed = 200
2
Dbmaj7 Fm/C Db7 C7 C7+
Fm /Eb Dbmaj7 Fm/C Fm /Eb
Add RH 2nd time: ad lib. RH fills A

Piano mp m

if got that
don't mean a
thing it ain't SWing

Fm /Eb Db7 C7 Fm Fm7

do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup do wah. It

B7 Bbm7
D°/Eb Ab C7

210 28. It don't meana thing if it ain't got that swing

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don't mean a
thing all youu got-ta do is sing

Fm Db7 C7 Fm Fm7

17 unis.

do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup do wup do wah. It

Bb7 Bbm7 D/Eb Ab Fm7 Em7

21

makes no dif-frence if it's sweet or hot bup ba - dup.

B.
bup bup ba - dup. Just
Ebm7 AL7 Db Ebm7 EO D/F

(
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Rive that rhy-thm eV-ry thing you got

B&7 Eb7 C7+

don't thing it it ain't got that Swing

Fm Eb D7 C7 Fm Fm7

83 last time to Coda 9

do wup do wup do wup do do

wup wup do wup do wiup do wah.

w last time to Coda

B7
Bbm7
Do/Eb
9
C7

E
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Ba do-bi-doop boop bah ba do-bi-doop boop bah

mp

Fm Db7 C7 Fm

opt. solo improvisin8

41 like muted brass

Waa Waa Waa

mf

Waa Waa waa ba-ber da-ber

Bbm7(5) Eb7(b9) Ab6 C7

45

ba do-bi-doop boop bah ba do-bi-doop boop bah_

mp

dap 00
Fm CT
D7 Fm

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Wad Waa Waa

mf

Waa Waa Waa

Ab Ab7
Bbm11 Eb7(9) Ab6

55

bap bah dap ba dap

Db6 /C /Cb B7

60 mf

bup bow ba do-bi-doop boop bah ba do-bi-doop boop

bah
mp

C7+ Fm 00
Db7 C7 Fm

214 28. It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing

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Wi W Wad
It
m

Wad Waa
D.S. al Coda
Bbm11 ED7(09) Ab6 Ab Fm7 Em7

coDA
69
pp

do wup do wup do wup do do

wup wup do wup do wup do wah

h
PP
coDA
Bb7 Bbm7 Do/Eb Ab F7

(whisper)

do wup do wup do wup do wup do do

V

wup wup do wup do wah Yeah!

Bb7
(whisper)
Bbm7 Ab
D°/E 8vr

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