Fred E. Ahlert: I'll Get By

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Fred Ahlert was one of the most talented and most prolific composers of the century. Roy Turk one of the truly great lyricists. Published in 1928, this evergreen enjoyed sheet music sales and record sales of over a million copies each. It was revived in 1944 with a #1 recording by the Harry James orchestra with Dick Haymes on vocal, and in 1961 vocalist Shirley Bassey had a successful recording. It was included in a half dozen films from 1930 to 1957. Are you familiar with the song?

Chord Chart

I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)

Words & Music by Roy Turk & Fred Ahlert
Recorded by Kay Starr, 1944

C6   Ddim   C6   G7-9  D6     Bm7  E7      E7+5   Dm
I'll get    by    as  long  as  I         have you;

Edim  Dm7       Am7   D9
Though there be rain      

Bm G7sus4         G7
And  dark - ness, too,

Ebdim  G7           G9
I'll not complain,

G7   G7+5  C   Em6    C#dim   Dm7   G9
I'll see it through.


C6   Ddim  C6 G7   C       Bm7          E7+5   Dm  
Pov - er - ty may come to  me          that's true;

A7-0  Dm7      E7+5 E7 
But  what care I?

E7-9  Am      Em7  A9
Say,  I'll get by


First Time:

A7+5 Dm7       G7-9   C6    Am7     Dm7       G7
As  long as I     have you.


Last Time:

A7+5 Dm7       G7-9   C6    Abmaj7   Ab6  Db9 C9/6
As  long as I     have you.

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I'll Get By

Words & Music by Roy Turk & Fred Ahlert
Recorded by Kay Starr, 1944

D6   Gdim   D6   Gdim  D6     C#m7-5  F#7       Em    B+   Em7   Em6
I'll get    by    as  long  as  I         have you;

Cdim  Em7       Bm7-5   E9
Though there be rain      

C#m A7sus4         A7
And  dark - ness, too,

Fdim  A7           A9
I'll not complain,

A7   D       F#m6    Gdim   Em7   A9
I'll see it through.


D6   Fdim  D6 A7   D      C#m7-5  F#7          Em   B+  Em7  Em6
Pov - er - ty may come to  me          that's true;

Fdim  Em7      F#7 
But  what care I?

Cdim  Bm7     F#m7  G9
Say,  I'll get by


First Time:

A7+5 Em7       A7 Fdim  D6    (Bm7     Em7       A7)
As  long as I     have you.


Last Time:

A7+5 Em7       A7 Fdim  D6    D9   BM7   Gdim   D
As  long as I     have you.

 Have fun practicing this 1928 song!







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I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)

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 Another Albert/Turk hit, I Don't Know Why (I Just Do). Wayne King and his orchestra popularized this 1931 ballad. Their super-sweet style endeared them to the "over 50" crowd, and earned them a weekly radio show sponsored by a cosmetic company for "older ladies." It wasn't long before The Lady Esther serenade became one of the top radio programs, and King was earning #15,000 a week!

Music by Fred E. Ahlert
Words by Roy Turk

Verse:

All day long you're ask -ing me What I see in you, All day long I'm an -swer -ing, But what good does it do?

I have noth -ing to ex -plain, I just love you, love you, And I'll tell you once a -gain:

 

Chorus:

I Don't Know Why I love you like I do, I Don't Know Why, I just do.

I Don't Know Why you thrill me like you do, I Don't Know Why, you just do.

You nev -er seem to want me ro -manc -ing, The on -ly time you hold me is when we're danc -ing,

I Don't Know Why I love you like I do, I Don't Know Why I just do.

 You can view a sample of the music here.

I Don't Know Why, But I Do

Words & Music by Roy Turk & Fred E. Ahlert, 1931
Recorded by Errol Garner, 1950

D                    D6      
I don't know why I love you like I do;

F#m7         Fdim         A         
I don't know why, I just do.

Em7                   A7
I don't know why you thrill me like you do;

A7/9          A7            D   Gdim   D  
I don't know why, you just do.

     D7    C7       B7     Em9   A7   
You never seem to want my roman-cin'--

    Bm7           Em9
The only time you hold me

   Em7   A7   A-9   A        
Is when we're dan-cin'.

D                  D6              B7
I don't know why I love you like I do;

Em7           A7 Em7  Gdim   D    Bm    G   Gdim    D
I don't know why, I   just  do.

http://www.theguitarguy.com/idontkno.htm 

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The song is originally written in Bb. Here's what I'm playing.

I Don't Know Why, But I Do

Words & Music by Roy Turk & Fred E. Ahlert, 1931
Recorded by Errol Garner, 1950

Bb                    Bb6      
I don't know why I love you like I do;

Dm7         Dbdim         Cm         
I don't know why, I just do.

F7                  Cm7
I don't know why you thrill me like you do;

F7                     F7-9 Bb6 
I don't know why, you just do.

     Bb    Bb7       G7     C9   F9   
You never seem to want my roman-cin'--

    Bb            C7
The only time you hold me

   Cm7   F7   Cm7 F7-9       
Is when we're dan-cin'.

Bb                  G76     G7+5    G7
I don't know why I love you like I do;

Cm7          F7-9  Gdim   Bb    Ab7   Bb
I don't know why, I   just  do.

Slash Chord Chart (remember l.h./ r.h.)

BbF/BbDF    I don't know why I

BbF/BbDG   love you like I do,

D/CFA           I don't know

Db/BbEA       why, I just

C/CEbG         do.

C/EbFA         I don't know why you

C/EbGBb       thrill me like you do, I don't know

F/EbAC          why,

F/GbA             you just

Bb/dFG           do. You

Bb/FBbD         never seem to

G/FBD            want my ro-

CBb/ED          man-

FA/EbGC        cing, The

BbF/DBb         only time you

CBb/EGBB      hold me is

F/EbGBb         when

F/CEbA            we're

F/BbEbG          danc-

F/AEbGb          ing,

BbF/BbDF        I don't know why I

GD/BFG           love you

Eb/G                  like I do,

CBb/EbGEb     I don't know

FA/EbGbEb      why, I just

BbF/DFBb        do.

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Linda Ronstadt: Feels Like Home

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"I don't think you can look for love. All you can do is get yourself in a situation where you don't discourage something that may be rather nice." -- Linda Rondstadt

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 In 1995 Randy Newman wrote the words and music to a song, Feels Like Home. The tempo is moderately slow with 4/4 time signature, played in the Key of D. Here is the chord chart to this special song.

C F C    C F C

C         G       C                     G      Gsus G
Something in your eyes makes me want to lose myself 
                 F                    C  F  C   G
Makes me want to lose myself in your arms 
C            G            C               G           Gsus G
There's something in your voice makes my heart beat fast 
          F
Hope this feeling lasts 
               C    G
The rest of my life 
       Em       F         C    E7  Am
If you knew how lonely my life has been 
        F         C       G Gsus G 
And how long I've felt so low 
       Em         F                 C    E7 Am                  
If you knew how I wanted someone to come along 
    F         C                   G  Gsus G
And change my life the way you've done 
           C                     G
Feels like home to me Feels like home to me 
               F   C       D7                 G                    
Feels like I'm all the way back where I come from
           C                     G
Feels like home to me Feels like home to me 
               F   C       D7         G    C   F  C
Feels like I'm alI the way back where I belong 

SOLO

C     G  C             G 
A window breaks down a long dark street 
      F                  C    F C  G
And a siren walls in the night 
C       G  C                     G
But I'm alright cause I have you here with me 
          F                                   C  G
And I can almost see through the dark there's light 
       Em        F               C     E7 Am
If you knew how much this moment means to me 
        F         C               G Gsus  G
And how long I've waited for your touch 
       Em       F             C  E7  Am
If you knew how happy you are making me 
     F                 C              G
I've never thought I'd love anyone so much
           C                     G
Feels like home to me Feels like home to me 
               F   C       D7                 G                    
Feels like I'm all the way back where I come from
           C                     G
Feels like home to me Feels like home to me 
               F   C       D7         G    C   F C
Feels like I'm alI the way back where I belong 
               F   C       D7         G    C   F C  C F C
Feels like I'm alI the way back where I belong 

 So, here's what I'm playing with the piano chords in D.

D G/D D    G/D D G/D D G/D 

D         A/C#     D                     A      D/A A
Something in your eyes makes me want to lose myself 
                 G(add9)                   D  A
Makes me want to lose myself in your arms 
D            A/c#            D            A          D/A
There's something in your voice makes my heart beat fast 
          G
Hope this feeling lasts 
           G9   D  A
The rest of my life 
       F#m       G         D/A    A#dim7  Bm7
If you knew how lonely my life has been 
        G         C       D A  Bm/A  A
And how long I've felt so low 
       F#m7         G                 D/A  A#dim7 Bm                  
If you knew how I wanted someone to come along 
    G         D/A                   A  
And change my life the way you've done 
           D                     A  G6/B A/C#
Feels like home to me Feels like home to me 
  A             G   D/F#    Bm7  E7     G6/A  A                    
Feels like I'm all the way back where I come from
           D    Bm7  D          A  G6/B  A/C#
Feels like home to me Feels like home to me 
 D7              G   C       D/F#   E7  G6/A    D   G/D  D D(add9)
Feels like I'm all the way back where I belong 

I'll share the chord breakdown with you now, keeping in mind that you know

how to read slash chords. Here I'll be posting l.h./r.h.

D chord = D/F#AD

A/C# = C#/AC#E

D = D/ADF#

A = A/AC#F#

D/A = A/DF#A

A = A/EAC#

G(add9) = G/ABE

D = D/F#AD

A = A/AC#E

D = D/F#AD

A/C# = C#/AE

D = D/ADF#

A = AE/C#F#

D/A = F#/DE

A = AE/C#

G = G/BE

G9 = GD/AB

D = D/ADF#

A = A/AC#

F#m = F#/AC#F#

G = G/bDB

D/A = A/AEF#

A#dim7 = A#/GC#E

Bm7 = B/F#BD

G = G/DGB

D = D/F#D

A = A/C#E

Bm/A = F#/ABD

A = EA/AC#

F#m7 = F#/C#F#A

G = G/BDG

D/A = A/F#D

A#dim7 = A#/F#A#D

Bm = BF#/BF#

G = G/GB

D/A = A/F#AF# 

A = AE/C#F#

D = D/F#AD

A = A/C#EA

G6/B = B/GDE

A/C# = C#A/EB

A = A/AC#F#A

G = G/BDG

D/F# = F#/ADA

Bm7 = B/BD

G6/A = A/GBE

A = A/AC#

D = D/F#AD

Bm7 = B/F#A

D = D/F#A

A = A/C#EA

G6/B = B/GDE

A/C# = C#A/EB

D7 = D/CF#A

G = G/BDG

D/F# = F#/ADF#

E7 = E/G#BD

G6/A = A/GBDE

D = DD/F#D

G/D = B/DG

D = DA/F#AD

D(add9) = DF#/DEA, then DF#/F#AD

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