Thankful for You!

Thank You!


 I'm appreciating the things I have in my life everyday and not just for Thanksgiving.

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 "Jazz washes away the dust of every day life." -- Art Blakey

Stay As Sweet As You Are

PianoChord Fdim
PianoChord Fdim (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


Stay As Sweet As You Are


This perennial hit was introduced by Lanny Ross in the movie musical, "College Rhythm," starring Joe Penner, Jack Oakie and Helen Mack. (Paramount, 1934) I love Nat King Cole's voice. Have a listen on the YouTube video below.

Lyrics and Music by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel

Chord Chart in the Key of C

Play with 4/4 time time signature, slowly with feeling.

 C       Fdim            C
Stay as sweet   as   you are,

Fdim            C    B  C Dm     G
Don't  let   a thing ever change you.

 C      Cdim         Dm7
Stay as sweet as you are,

G7          C     B   C    E7 
Don't let a soul re - ar - range you.

Fmaj7/C    G7/B          Am
Don't ever lose all the charm   you   possess,

Am7sus4      D                Fm6          G    Gaug
Your loveliness, darling, the way you say "yes".

C       Fdim            C
Stay as sweet  as   you are

   Fdim            C    B       C  Dm7 G
Discreet  as   you are, you're divine, dear.

  C     Cdim         Dm7sus4
Stay as grand as you are,

 G         C                         E
And as you are, tell me that you're mine, dear.

 Fmaj7            Em           Am              D9
Young and gay or old and gray, near to me or afar,

  F                   Fm       
Night and day I pray that you'll always stay

C   G            C
As sweet as you are.


(Instrumental Interlude - first 4 lines of verse)


Fmaj7           Em             Am             D9
Young and gay or old and gray, near to me or afar,

  F                  Fm 
Night and day I pray that you'll always stay

C    G           C
As sweet as you are.
 
 

 

 

Another Chord Chart from theguitarguy.com


 A       E7   E7sus4  E7  A
Stay as sweet   as   you are,

E7   E7sus4 E7  F#m         D9    E
Don't  let   a thing ever change you.

 E7      D9           E7
Stay as sweet as you are,

Fdim         A            C#m7-5 F#7   
Don't let a soul re - ar - range you.

F#m         E7          F#m  Fdim(III)    F#m
Don't ever lose all the charm   you   possess,

B7               Cdim         D9 Bm7-5      E
Your loveliness, darling, the way you say "yes".


A       E7   E7sus4 E7   A
Stay as sweet  as   you are

     E7 E7sus4 E7  F#m            D9    E
Discreet  as   you are, you're divine, dear.

  A      D9  Fdim     E7
Stay as grand as you are,

 D9   Fdim  A   F#m                 Bm7   F#7
And as you are, tell me that you're mine, dear.

 F#m             C#7           F#m            B7
Young and gay or old and gray, near to me or afar,

  D9      Cdim  F#m  Dm+7        Bm7    F#m
Night and day I pray that you'll always stay

D9  E   Fdim     A
As sweet as you are.


(Instrumental Interlude - first 4 lines of verse)


F#m             C#7           F#m            B7
Young and gay or old and gray, near to me or afar,

  D9      Cdim  F#m  Dm+7        Bm7    F#m
Night and day I pray that you'll always stay

D9  E   Fdim     A
As sweet as you are.

"How To Extend Your Vocal Range, Eliminate Straining, And Start Singing In Any Key Like A Pro," Vocal Mastery Sysytem


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 "Jazz washes away the dust of every day life." -- Art Blakey

I Get Along Without You Very Well: Diana Krall

Portrait of Diana Krall at Toronto Indigo Chap...
Portrait of Diana Krall at Toronto Indigo Chapters bookstore for in-store concert and CD signing (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


The song, I get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) was written in 1938. I love the moderate tempo Diana Krall plays in the Key of Bb. I've listed the chords below along with a chord breakdown. Listen to her voice and see her perform in Paris on YouTube.

I've been collecting Diana Krall music and songbooks for quite some time now. She is an amazing, gifted musician. Do you have a favorite song of hers?

I Get Along Without You Very Well

Words & Music by Hoagy Carmichael, inspired by a poem written by J.B. Thompson



Intro


Cm7  Cm7/G  Cm7b5/Gb  F7


Bb6              Cm7 F7/C Cm7/F F7 Bb      Edim7   Cm7
I get along without you very well,     of course I do;

F7          Cm7  F7/C   F7                Cm7     F7/C   Cm7
Except when soft rains fall and drip from leaves, then I recall

    F7              Cm7       Ebm6    Bb       Edim7    Cm7 F7
The thrill of being sheltered in your arms, of course I do. 

      Cm7            Ebm/F       Bb  Gm7 Cm7 F7
But I get along without you very well.


Bb6                  Cm7  F7/C  Cm7/F F7 Bb      Edim7    Cm7 
I've for - got - ten you, just like I should, of course I have;

 F7       Cm7   F7/C F7                Cm7   F7/C     Cm7
Except to hear your name, or someone's laugh that is the same.

     F7                             Bb Eb/Bb Bb
But I've forgotten you just like I should.


    Bb7 Eb6     Ebm    Bb
What a guy!    What a fool am I 

    Cm                Ebm/F       F7       Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 
To think my breaking heart could kid the moon.

          Eb6                D7         Gm
What's in store?   Should I 'phone once more?

          C7                     C7/F F
No, it's best that I stick to my tune.


Bb6             Cm7 F7/C Cm7/F F Bb    Edim7    Cm7 
I get along without you very well, of course I do;

F7        Cm7  F7/C F7                  Cm7 F7/C    Cm7            
Except perhaps in spring...but I should never think of spring,

    F7                CM7      Ebm6     Bb  Eb/Bb  Bb
For that would surely break my heart in two.

 Piano Chords

Bb6 = Bb/GBbDF
Cm7 = C/BbEbG
F7/C = C/AF
Cm7/F = F/EbGBb
F7 =F/AC
Bb = Bb/DBbD
Edim7 = Db/BbEBb

Cm7 = C/BbEbF
F7 = C/AEbF
Cm7 = C/GBbEb
F7/C = C/ACF
F7 = F/EbAC

Cm7 = C/GBbEb
F7/C = C/ACF
Cm7 = C/BbEbG
F7 = F/EbAC
Cm7 = C/BbEbG
Ebm6 = Eb/CGbBb
Bb = Bb/DFD
Ebdim7 = Db/BbEBb
Cm7 = C/BbEbF
F7 = C/AEbF

Cm7 = C/GBbEb
Ebm/F = F/GbBbEb
Bb = Bb/CDF
Gm7 = G/GABb 

Cm7 = C/BbEbF
F7 =  F/AEbF
Bb6 = Gb/GBbDF
Cm7 = C/BbEbG
F7/C = C/AF
Cm7/F = F/EbGBb
F7 = F/AC

Bb = Bb/DBbD
Cm7 = C/GBbEb
F7/C = C/ACF
F7 = F/EbAC

Cm7 = C/GBbEb
F7/C = C/ACF
Cm7 = C/BbEbG
F7 = F/EbAC

Bb = Bb/DFBb
Eb/Bb = Bb/EbGBb
Bb = Bb/DFBb
Bb7 = Bb/DAbBb
Eb6 = Eb/GC

Ebm = Eb/CGbABb
Bb = Bb/DFC
Cm = C/EbGC

Ebm/F = F/GbBbEb
F7 = F/FAD
Bb = Bb/BbDF
Bbmaj7 = Bb/BbD
Bb7 = Ab/BbDF

Eb6 = EbBbD/GC
D7 = A/DF#CD
Gm = G/DGBb

C7 = C/BbEG
C7/F = F/EbGC
F7 = FA/EbFGA

Bb6 = Bb/GBbDF
Cm7 = C/BbEbG
F7/C = F/AF
Cm7/F = F/EbGBb
F7 = F/AC
Bb = Bb/DBbD
Db/BbEBb

Cm7 = C/BbEbF
F7 = C/AEbF
Cm7 = C/GBbEb
F7/C = C/GBbEb
F7/C C/ACF
F7 = F/AC

Cm7 = C/GBbEb
F7/C = C/ACF
Cm7 = C/BbEbG
F7 = F/EbAC
Cm7 = C/BbEbG
Ebm6 = Eb/CGbBb

Bb = Bb/DFBb
Eb/Bb = Bb/EbG
Bb = BbBb/FBbF

 

I Get Along Without You Very Well (Easier Version)

Words & Music by Jane Brown Thompson & Hoagy Carmichael
Recorded by Rosemary Clooney, 1960


D      Bm7-5    G       A7   D    Cdim     G/B   G  D
I get along without you very well,     of course I do;

  G    G/F#  Em7        A7       Em7        G          A7
Except when soft rains fall and drip from leaves, then I recall

    G         G/F#   Em7      A7       D9  Cdim    Bm7-5    A7
The thrill of being sheltered in your arms,     of course I do. 

      G             E7       A7   D
But I get along without you very well.


D          Bm7-5      G         A7      D    Cdim  G/B    G  D
I've for - got - ten you, just like I should,   of course I have;

  G       G/F#     Em7        A7       Em7        G       A7
Except to hear your name, or someone's laugh that is the same.

     G      G/F#    E7       A7  G    D
But I've forgotten you just like I should.


D7      G  Gm7        D      Bm7
What a guy!    What a fool am I 

    Em7              Gm7         A7       D 
To think my breaking heart could kid the moon.

D7         G    Gm7          F#7         Bm7
What's in store?   Should I 'phone once more?

          Em7          E7         Em7   G/B   A7
No, it's best that I stick to my tune.


D      Bm7-5    G       A7   D    Cdim     G/B   G  D
I get along without you very well,     of course I do;

G         G/F#      Em7  A7    Em7       G    G/B       A7
Except perhaps in spring...but I should never think of spring,

    G          G/F#    E7       A7   G   D
For that would surely break my heart in two.
 
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"Jazz washes away the dust of every day life." -- Art Blakey

Friends and Lovers (Both To Each Other)

Friends and Lovers (song)
Friends and Lovers (song) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)





Friends & Lovers 

 This 1986 ballad was popularized by Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson, whose recording reached no. 2 on the charts. It was also recorded by Eddie Rabbitt and Juice Newton, and has recently been on the NBC TV soap Days Of Our Lives.




Gloria Loring
Cover of Gloria Loring



Here's the chord chart I found inside my Sheet Music Magazine.


 [Intro] 
 C   Am7  Am  Am7    F    G   F  C

C                       G/A  Am7 Fmaj7  C/F  G7        Fm7/C  C
What would you say if I told you I've always wanted to hold you
C                        G/A   Am7  Fmaj7    C/F G7            Dm7  G7
I don't know what we're afraid of; Nothing would change if we made love


[Chorus]
            C  C/E   F               C  C/E  G/F F          C            Bb   Am7  Dm
'Cause I'll be your friend, and I'll be your lover, Well, I know in our hearts we agree
         G11        G          Fm/C C   G/A Am/F Dm/F   G        F   Ddim/C
We don't have to be one or the oth--er, No, we could be both to each other


C                             G/A         Fmaj7  C/F G7           Fm7/C C
Yes, it's a chance that we're taking, and somebody's heart may be breaking
C                         G/A Am7      Fmaj7   C/F  G7         Dm7   G7
But we can stop what's inside us, our love for each other will guide us


[Chorus]
             C  C/E F                C   C/E G/F F          C            Bb   Am7  Dm
'Cause I'll be your friend, and I'll be your lover, Well, I know in our hearts we agree
           G11      G          Ddim/C   C
We don't have to be one or the oth--er


[Bridge]
Am   E/G#  Am/G   D/F#    G                 Em7   Am E/G#  Am/G D/F#       B        Em          
I've been through you and you've been though me, sometimes a friend is the hardest to see
Am  E/G# Am/G D/F#         B7         Em   F/C                G/B    E          
We always know when it's laid on the line, Nobody else is as easy to find




[Chorus]
            C    C/E F               C    C/E  G/F           
'Cause I'll be your friend, and I'll be   your lover, 
          C          Bb    Am7  Dm              G11      G           Fm/C   G/A Am
Well, I know in our hearts we agree  We don't have to be one or the oth--er  no,
Am/F Dm/F F  G        F  Dm/C C  G/C  F/C  C
We could be both to each other


Chord Breakdown

C = C/CE
G/A = A/DGBD
Am7 = A/EGAC
Fmaj7 = F/EACE
C/F = C/GCEG
G7 = GF/BDFGB
Fm7/C = CAb/FAbCF
C = CC/EGCE
G/A = A/DGBD
Am7 = A/CEAC
Fmaj7 = F/EACE
C/F = C/GCEG
G7 = G/BFGB
Dm7 = DC/ FAF
G7 = G/FGBE

*
C = CC/EGCE
C/E = EE/GCEG
F = FF/ACFA
C = CC/EGCE
C/E = EE/GCEG
G/F = FF/GBDG
F = FF/FACF
C = CC/EGCE
Bb = Bb/BbDFBb
Am7 = A/GCE
Dm = DD/ADG
G11 = G/FACF
G = G/GBDG
Fm/C = CC/FAbCF
C = C/EGCE
G/A = A/DGBD
Am = AA/CEAC
Am/F = F/EACE
Dm/F = F/DFAD
F = F/CFAC
G = G/BDGB  (last time go to Coda)
Ddim/C = CC/DFAbD
C = C/CEGC (back to beginning)

second ending

Am = AA/CEAC
E/G# = G#G#/BEG#B
Am/G = GG/CEAC
D/F# = F#F#/ADF#A
G = BDGB
Em7 = E/BDEG
Am = AA/CEAC
E/G# = G#/BEG#B
Am/G = G/CEAC
D/F# = F#F#/ADF#A
B = BB/BD#F#B
Em = EE/GBEG
Am = AA/CEAC
E/G# = G#G#/BEG#
AM/G = GG/CEAC
D/F# = F#F#/ADF#A
B7 = B/D#F#AB
Em = E/BEGB
F/C = CC/ACF
G/B = BB/FBDF
E = G#G#/BEG#B
Am = AA/CEAC
G = EE/DGBD * (go back to *)

Coda

Dm/C = CC/DFAD
C = C/CEGC
G/C = CC/BDG
F/C = C/ACF
C = CGE/CEGC

Although this easy song can be played in the Key of C, you might want to purchase Instant Transposer Software for quick transposing to fit your vocal range.

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