Learn to Play You Call It Madness

Sung by Nat King Cole, the song "You Call It Madness" was written in 1930 by Con Conrad, Gladys Dubois, Russ Columbo and Paul Gregory.

Chords to You Call It Madness

Key: G
Time: 4/4 suavely

            C              Cm
I can't forget the night I met you,

D7      G       B7      E7
That's all I'm thinking of;

    Am       Bdim       D7
And now you  call   it madness,

    G      C6  G
But I call it love.


           C              Cm
You made a promise to be faithful
D7  G       B7     E7
By all the stars above;

    Am        Bdim     D7
And now you  call it  madness,

   G         C6  G C6 G+ D7  
I still call it love.


Bridge:

Fm6          G7     Fm6                 G7
My heart is beating, it keeps on repeating

C        E7     Am
For you constantly.

Dm6              E7   Dm6              E7
You're all I'm needing, and so I'm pleading,

C            Cm      D7
"Please come back to me!"


             C               Cm
You made a plaything out of romance!

D7   G       B7     E7
What do you know of love?

        Am       Bdim     D7
That's why  you  call it madness,

    G      C6  G
But I call it love.

Chords to Learn

Am = AG/CE, AE/CA

B7 = BB/AD#G
Bdim = G#E#/BE

C = CGC/B, CG/EGC, E/CGB
Cm = CC/CEbGC
C6 = E/ACG, C/EGA

D7 = D/DF#B, DAF#/CEA, A/DF#C, D/CF#A
Dm6 = FA/BD

E7 = EB/G#DF#, EE/DG#E, EG#/B

G = G/BDG, GD/GBG, G/DEGB
G+ = B/EbGB
G7 = GB/GD

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Online Chord Chart

B7         AM7             D9
I can't forget the night I met you,

      E7/9      A7      G#m7  C#7
That's all I'm thinking of;

    F#m7   Fdim   F#m7
And now you  call   it madness,

B7  E A7       E   B7
But I call it love.


B7         AM7             D9
You made a promise to be faithful

E7/9      A7      G#m7  C#7
By all the stars above;

F#m7       Fdim  F#m7
And now you  call it  madness,

E        A7       E    E7  
I still call it love.


Bridge:

Bm7-5       E7     Bm7-5            E7
My heart is beating, it keeps on repeating

A        C#7    A
For you constantly.

G#m7            C#7    G#m7         C#7
You're all I'm needing, and so I'm pleading,

F#m7         D9      B7
"Please come back to me!"


B7         AM7               D9
You made a plaything out of romance!

E7/9    A7          G#m7  C#7
What do you know of love?

F#m7      Fdim      F#m7
That's why  you  call it madness,

B7  E A7       E   B7
But I call it love.

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Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You

Such a talented artist, Diana Krall. I have shared so many chord charts with you and after this... Well, I have one more song to post. Do you have a favorite album?

Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You?

Words & Music by Don Redman & Andy Razaf ©1929
Recorded by Peggy Lee, 1953, Ella Fitzgerald's from 1956, Nat King Cole's from 1942 and Diana Krall from 1995. 


Key of Eb
4/4 Time, Slow blues

Intro

F7, E7, Eb7, D7

E7, Eb7, D7, Db7

 C7            Ab7           G7        C9 C7b9
Love makes me treat you the way that I do --

F7   F7b5 Bb9      Bb7     Eb6
Gee baby, ain't I good to you!


 G7      C7          Ab7          
There's nothing too good

      G7              C9
For a girl that's so true.

F7  F7b5   Bb9     Bb7b9  Eb7
Gee baby, ain't I good to you?


Bridge:

Ab                Adim                Eb       
Bought you a fur coat for Christmas,   a diamond ring,

Ab          Adim   Fm7b5 Ab     G7
A  Cadillac car, and ev' - ry - thing.


 C7             Ab7           G7       C9 C7b9
Love makes me treat you the way that I do.

F7  F7b5  Bb9      B7b9   Eb
Gee baby, ain't I good to you!

F7  F7b5   Bb9      B7b9   Eb  Am6  Ebmaj7
Gee baby, ain't I good to you.

The intro sounds like this:

FAEb/CDG

EG#D/BF#EB

EbGDb/BbFD

DF#C/CEA

EG#D/DEF#

EbGDb/BbDbEb

DF#C/ACE

DbFCb/AbEbDb

Some Chords to know:

Ab = AbEb/CF

Ab7 = AbGb/CBb
Adim = AEbG/CF
Am6 = AbEb/FCbEb


Bb9 = Bb/AbCDG
Bb7 = Bb/AbCbDF
Bb7b9 = Bb/AbCbDF

C7 = CBb/EC

C9 = CE/BbDG
C7b9 = C/BbDbE


Eb6 = Eb/GBbCEb
Eb7 = Eb/GBbCEb
Eb = BbEbG/CF#
Ebmaj7 = EbBb/GBbDb

F7 = F/AEbGb

F7b5 = Cb/AEbG

Fm7b5 = D/AbCb

G7 = G/BFG

Other arrangements of the same song:

http://www.ultimate-tabs.com/

http://www.guitarparty.com

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How To Play Body and Soul

The song, Body and Soul is a slow ballad. It was written in 1930 by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton. The music by John Green is quite popular and has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald in 1953. Plus, other great artists like Sarah Vaughn and fRank Sinatra have recorded it.

Chords and Lyrics to Body and Soul

Intro:

Ebm7
Ab13  Adim7
Bbm  Ebm7  Ab7
Db  Gb6  Db  Bb7#5  Bb7

Ebm7
Ddim7/Eb
Ebm7
Ddim7/Eb

Verse:

Ebm7  Ddim7/Eb  Ebm7
Life's dreary for me,
Ddim7/Eb     Ebm7  Ddim7/Eb Ebm7 Bb7#5  Bb7
days seem to be long as years

Key Change (3 flats) - Key of Eb

Eb6 Ddim7/Eb  Eb6
I look for the sun,
Ddim7/Eb  Eb6  Bb7#5  Ebmaj7
but I see none through my tears
D7sus D7 Gm                    Gm(maj7)
Your heart must be like a stone
Gm                            C9
to leave me here all alone
Bb                       Gm7                        Cm
when you could make my life worth living
F9                                      Fm7    Bb7  bb7#5
by simply taking what I'm set on giving

Key Change (4 flats) - Key of Ab
Expressively

Ebm         Ebm(maj7)   Ebm7 Ab7sus Ab7
My heart is sad and lonely;

D6        Ab7#5     Db/F     Edim7
For you I sigh, for you dear on - ly.

Ebm7            Ab13  Adim7
Why haven't you seen it?

Bbm          Ebm7 Ab7      Db  Bb7#5 Bb7
I'm all for you  body and soul.

Ebm        Ebm(maj7)  Ebm7   Ab7sus Ab7
I   spend my days in long - ing
Db               Ab7#5    Db/F      Edim7
And won - d'ring why it's me you're wrong - ing;

Ebm7          Ab13 Adim7
I  tell you I mean it,

Bbm         Ebm7 Ab7     Db  A7
I'm all for you body and soul.



Bridge: (Key of D)

D       A7/E             D/F#         G
I can't believe it, it's hard to conceive it,

     D/A       A7         D
That you turn away ro - mance.

Key Change: (Key of C)

Dm7        G7sus G7     Cmaj7          C/E
Are you pretending?  It looks like the ending,

  Dm7          G7            C7    B7  Bb7         
Unless I could have one more dance to prove, dear,

Key Change: (Key of Db)


Ebm       Ebm(maj7)      Ebm7  Ab7sus Ab7
My  life a wreck you're ma - king;

Db           Ab7#5     Db/F     Edim7
You know I'm yours for just the ta - king

Ebm7       Ab13  Adim7
I'd gladly surrender 

Bbm        Ebm7 Ab7    Db  Dmaj7  Db6  Db6/9   
Myself to you body and soul.

There's a couple of chords to know throughout the song:

Ab7#5 = Ab/CEBb
Ab7 = AbGb/CAb
Adim7 = AGb/CEb
Ab13 = AbGb/CF
A7 = AG/C#B and A/GBE

Bb = BbF/DFBb
Bb7#5 = BbAb/DGbBb
Bb7 = BbAb/DF
Bbm = BbF/BbDb

Ddim7/Eb = Eb/FAbCbD
Db/F = FDb/AbEb
D7sus = DA/DGA
Db6 = DbAb/FBbDb
D/F# = F#A/DAD
D/A = A/ADF#

Ebm7 = Eb/EbGbBb
Ebm(maj7) = Bb/GBbDF
Eb6 = Eb/DbFAbB
Edim7 = E/GC

F9 = FAE/G
Fm7 = F/CEbBb

Gm(maj7) = GD/BbDF#Bb
Gm7 = GF/DFC
G7sus = GF/CFA

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Diana Krall: Lost Mind

                                              photo credit: Diana Krall via photopin (license)

I was looking at the stats on some earlier chord progressions that I shared with you. My readers seem to like the song The Frim Fram Sauce with over 1500 views and Peel Me A Grape with 1600+ views. Another popular one is, Besame Mucho.

Today I wanted to share with you a popular song sung by Diana that was written in the 50s.

Lost Mind 

Words and Music by Percy Mayfield

Key: F
Time: 4/4
Slow Blues

Chords

Gb13 F13           Gb13

If you could be so kind

F13                          Gb13
To help me find my mind

F13
I'd like to thank you in advance

Bb7
Know this before you start

      Ab13
My soul's been torn apart

   G7                              C7sus  C7  Gb13
I lost my mind in a wild romance

    F13                Gb13

My future is my past

     F13                Gb13

Its memory will last

F13

I'll live to love the days gone by

        Bb7                                                      Ab13
Each day this becomes and goes like the one before

                G7                  C7sus  F13
My mind is lost until the day I die

                           Bbm6                            F13

Words would fail me if I tried to describe him

                Db9               C7#9(b13)                  F7
Though I know he's not what he should have been

                    Bb7          Bdim7            F7/C
He was the Devil with the face of an angel

              Am7b5               D7#9(b13)          G13                C7#11
He was cruel and sweet, sweet and cruel as homemade sin

F13
If you could be so kind

                                Gb13
To help me find my mind

F13  
I'd like to thank you in advance

Bb7
Know this before you start

      Ab13
My soul's been torn apart

  G7                        C7#9          E7 Eb7 D7
I lost my mind in a wild romance

              G13b9       C7        F    Emaj7311  F13

I lost my mind in a wild romance

Chord Breakdown

L.H. / R. H.

Gb13 = GbFb/EBbEb and GbFb/EbAbBbE

F13 = FEb/GADF

Bb7 = Bb/AbDF

Ab13 = AbGb/FC

G7 = G/BAb

C7sus = C/BbFG

C7 = GE/BbAb

Bbm6 = BbG/DbFG

Db9 = DbCb/FAE

C7#9(b13) = CBb/EAbEb

F7/C = CA/EbF

Bb13 = BbAb/GC#D

Am7b5 = AG/EbA

D7#9(b13) = DF#C/FBbD

G13 = GF/EG

C7#11 = CEBb/F#C

E7 = ED/G#

Eb7 = EbBb/G

D7 = DC/F#

Emaj7#11 = E/EAbBbEb

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Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me: Chords

I have a few more songs left to share with you from The Best of Diana Krall song book. I am sharing the chord chart with you and of course, some chord inversions to know. I've started back to teaching and so my lesson planner is labeled with goals to achieve at all different levels. In between lesson prep, I enjoy listening to a relaxing CD of Diana's and a new artist I like, Micah Barnes. I'll be sharing about him more later on.

Chords and Lyrics: Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me

From Stepping Out Album, 1993

Words and music by Duke Ellington and Bob Russell (1943)

Moderately Slow

Key of G

4/4 Time

                                           G  Gmaj7
Do nothin' til you hear from me,
G7                                     Cmaj7
Pay no attention to what's said,
Cm                                         G            Am7
Why people tear the seam of anyone's dream
D9               G    G#dim
Is over my head.
Am7           D9                     G  Gmaj7
Do nothin' til you hear from me.
G7                               Cmaj7
At least consider our romance;
Cm                                           G                   Am7  D9
If you should take the word of others you've heard
                 G  Am7  G
I haven't a chance.

Bridge

Cm               Eb  Ebmaj7  Eb  Ebmaj7    
True I've been seen with someone new
Cm                 Eb  Ebmaj7  Eb  Eb9
But does that mean that I'm untrue
                   Am7 D7  G                E9     Gm
When we're apart the words in my heart
D                  A7             D7
Reveal how I feel about you.
                                         G  Gmaj7
Some kiss may cloud my memory
G7                                       Cmaj7
And other arms may hold a thrill
Cm                                         G          Am7  D9
But please do nothin' till you hear it from me
                       G  C  Cm  G
And you never will.

Chord Inversions:

Am7

ACEG

CEGA

EGAC

A7

AC#EG

C#EGA

EGAC#

Cm

CEbG

EbGC

GCEb

D7

DF#AC

F#ACD

ACDF#

Eb7

EbGBbDb

GBbDbEb

BbDbEbG

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Learn To Play Let's Get Lost

Frank Loesser wrote the words and the music by Jimmy McHugh in 1942. The song is from the Paramount Picture Happy Go Lucky. It's a moderately smooth song. I like to play Let's Get Lost on a Vintage Voice setting on my Yamaha.

Chords and Lyrics to Let's Get LostIntroF#m7b5  B7#5  Em7b5  A7#5  Dm7b5  G7#5  Dm7sus  G7#5
Cmaj7       Cdim7     Let's get lost,Cmaj7                   Ebdim7Lost in each other's arms

Dm7       A7

Let's get lost 

Gm6/Bb                 A7

Let them send out alarms

Dm                      G7                  Em7  Am7  F#m7b5  B7#5
And though they'll think us rather rude

Em               A7             A#dim7   B7#5 B7  Dm7  G7#5
Let's tell the world we're in that crazy mood

Cmaj7     Cdim7  Cmaj7   Ebdim7

Let's defrost in a romantic mist

Dm7       A7      Gm6/Bb           A7
Let's get crossed off everybody's list

Dm7     G7                          Em7  Fmaj7  G#dim7  Am
To celebrate this night we've found each other

Dm7  Dm7/G  G13b9 C6  A7#5  Dm7  G7#5
Mm, Let's get lost

Cmaj7      Cdim7 Cmaj7    Ebdim7
Let's defrost in a romantic mist

Dm7       A7       Gm6/Bb          A7
Let's get crossed off everybody's list

Dm7  G7                            Em7  Fmaj7  G#dim7  Am
To celebrate this night we've found each other

Dm7  Dm7/G  G13b9  F#m7b5
Mm, Let's get lost

B7#5  Em7b5  A7#5  Dm7b5  G7#5  Cmaj9

With the intro, I'm playing:

L.H. / R.H.

F#/CEB

BA/D#GD

E/BbDA

AG/C#FC

D/AbCG

GF/BEbBb

D/AbCG

GF/BD#

Chords to know throughout the song:

A7 = A/C#FA and AG/C#A and AG/C#F#

A#dim7 = A#G/C#F#

A7#5 = AG/C#FC

B7#5 = BA/D#GD

Cmaj7 = CB/CEB

Cmaj9 = CE/BDG

Cdim7 = CC/EbF#C

C6 = C/GAC

Dm7 = D/AEG and D/CFA

Dm7b5 = D/AbCG

Ebdim7 = EbC/F#AC

Em7 = E/DG

Em7b5 = E/BbDA

Fmaj7 = F/EA

F#m7b5 = F#/CEB

G7 = GF/BE

G7#5 = A/BD#

Gm6/Bb = BbG/DEG

G#dim7 = G#/FB

G13b9 = GF/AbB

GospelKeys 202

All the best

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

How To Play Broadway

About Broadway

The song was written in the 40s by Bill Byrd, Teddy McRae and Henri Woode. It's played in the Key of G, with 4/4 time signature and steady beat. Lots of accent marks on the chords. From the album,
Only Trust Your Heart, Diana plays beautifully on the keys, some gorgeous sounding tones..

Broadway: Chords and Lyrics

G

Broadway, Broadway 

                   C9

Everybody's happy and gay 

                            D7

Where the night is brighter than day 

Eb7     D7  Gmaj9 G  Am7  D7

All along Broadway 

G

Sweethearts and beaus 

                       C9

On their way to movies and shows 

                            D7

Dressed up in their Sunday best cloths 

Eb7      D7    Gmaj9  G  F13  E13  Eb13  D13  G

Up and down Broadway 

Ab9b5  G7   Ab9b5   G7

Out of town, I'm low down 

Ab9b5  G7 C

When I walk along the main street 

Gb9b5 F7  Gb9b5  F7  Gb9b5

Anywhere I don't care but

F Bb7               Bb7#5       D13sus        D7b9

I always find a main street just another plain street 

G

Broadway, Broadway

                  C9

Take a little time out for play 

                          D7

Where the joy of living holds way 

Eb7    D7  Gmaj9    G Am7 D13 G

All along Broad-      way

Learn to Play These Chords Throughout the Song

Intro

Gmaj9  Gm9  Am9  D9  D7

L.H. / R.H.

G = G/BDF#G to G/BDEG

G7 = G/BDFG and G/FABE 

Gb9b5 = Gb/EAbBbC and Gb/EAbBbC to EbGAD

C9 = C/BbDFA to C/BbDEG

C = B/EGD

D7 = D/CEF#B to EF#AD also D/F#ACD

D7b9 = F/CEbB

Gmaj9 = D/BDF#A

Am7 = C/ACEG

F13 = F/EbGAD

Eb7 = Eb/DbFGBb

E13 = E/DF#G#C#

Eb13 = Eb/DbFGC

D7 = D/CEF#B

D13 = D/CEF#B to G/BDEG

D13sus = DG/CEB

Ab9b5 = Ab/GbBbCD

Bb7#5 = BbAb/DF#C

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photo credit: Broadway, New York via photopin (license)

Blessings,






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

Learn To Play Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

                                                 photo credit: Magical Surprise via photopin (license)

Harold Arlen wrote the music, along with the lyrics by Ted Koehler in 1931... a very popular song called Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea. It goes something like this hearing the instrumental version on YouTube.

Chords and Lyrics

Key: F

Time: 4/4

INTRO: 

F Gm7 C7 F Gm7 C7 F7 Bb Bbm F/C Fm6/C Gm7 C7 F

         F              F7

Is there anyone around who cannot the see

          Dm              Bbm   Gm7       C7 F

it's the well-known run-around you're giving me,

Gm7                       C7     F     Db7

I suppose you'll tell me I'm all wrong

       F                    F7

It's a bitter pill to take, coming from you,

          Dm             Bbm

tho' I've made a big mistake,

Gm7      C7 F

what can I do?

Gm7                         C7     F  C7#5

I don't know what makes me string along.

F Dm    Gm7       C7
I don't want you
F      Dm      Gm7   C7
But I'd hate to lose you
F7        Bb     Bbm6       F/C Fm6
You got me in between the devil and the
 Gm7 C7        F   C7
deep blue sea 

F    Gm7 C7

I forgive you

F                 Gm7  C7 
'Cause I can't forget you 

F7            Bb  Bbm6   F/C           Fm6/C
You've got me in between the devil and the 

Gm7   C7   F  E7  A6
deep blue sea 

A  F#m               Bm7      E7
I ought to cross you off my list
A             Adim         A   F7#5   E7 Am6
But when you come knocking at my door
C/G      Am              Fm6        
Fate seems to give my heart a twist
    Ab7                 Dm7b5 G  C7 
And I come running back for more 
F   Dm   Gm7  C7
I should hate you

F             Gm7  C7
But I guess I love you 

F7           Bb  Bbm6       F/C   Fm6/C
You've got me in between the devil and the 

Gm7  C7    F
deep blue sea 

Chords From The Song

(no particular order)

L.H. / R.H.

F = FF/FAC

F7 = FF/EbAF

F7#5 = FF/EbAC#

Fm6 = Ab/DFC

F/C = CC/FAC

Fm6/C = Ab/DFC

G7 = GD/BFG

Gm7 = GBb/DFC and GF/BbDG

C7 = CE/BbDG and CBb/EAD

C7#5 = C/BbEG#

Cdim7 = CA/EbF#C

C/G = GG/GCEG

Db7 = GG/DbFCb

Bb = BbF/DFC

Bbm = G/FBbDbF and BbBb/DbFA

Bbm6 = G/FBbDF

Bm7 = BB/ADF#A

Db7 = GG/DbFCb

Dm = DD/DFA

Dm7b5 = DD/CFAb

E7 = B/G#D and EE/DG#E

A = AE/C#EA

A6 = AA/G#C#E

Am6 = A/F#CE

Ab7 = AbEb/CGbEb

Adim = Eb/CF#A

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

Cry Me A River: Diana Krall

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This slow and rhythmically played song, Cry Me A River was written in 1953 by Arthur Hamilton.  It is track #3 on the album, The Look Of Love. I love this popular song and enjoy playing it because it has lots of 7th and 13th chords. I found a cool site for the chords & lyrics to Cry Me A River by Diana Krall, as well as the guitar tabs online. Here's the chord progressions to this beautiful, jazzy song from The Best of Diana Krall songbook.

Key of Bb

4/4 Time

Intro
Gm  Eb/G  Gm6 Ebdim7 D7b9
Gm   Eb                   Gm6  Gm7

Now you say you're lonely

Cm7            F13  f7#5  Bbmaj7 Am7
You cry the long night through

D7                  Dm7       G7#5  C9
Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river

Cm7       F7   Cm7/F Bb6 Bbdim Ebm6
I cried a river over you

Gm  Eb                     Gm6  Gm7

Now you say you're sorry

CM7         F13   F7#5 Bbmaj7  Am7

For being so untrue

D7                  Dm7        Ddim G7#5      C9

Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river

Cm7      F7   Cm7/F Bb6  Gm7

I cried a river over you

A la Bach (slightly faster)

Dm                                               Gm6        A7

You drove me, nearly drove me, out of my head

          Dm            Dm6     Gm6

While you never shed a tear

Dm                                   Gm6                A7sus  A7

Remember, I remember, all that you've said?

A7/D

You told me love was too plebeian

Am7                       D7

Told me you were through with me

        Gm  Eb                Gm6  Gm7

And now you say you love me

Cm7            F13          F7#5 Bbmaj7 Am7

Well, just to prove that you do

D7                  Dm7    Ddim G7#5 C9

Come on and cry me a river, cry me a river

Cm7       F7    Cm7/F Bb6 D7#5(b9)

I cried a river over you

Dm                                              Gm6         A7

You drove me, nearly drove me, out of my head

          Dm                        Gm6

While you never shed a tear

Dm                                  Gm6                A7sus  A7

Remember, I remember, all that you've said?

A7/D  

You told me love was too plebeian

Am7                      D7

Told me you were through with me

       Gm   Eb              Gm6 Gm7

And now you say you love me

Cm7            F13           F7#5 Bbmaj7  Am7

Well, just to prove that you do

  Dm7        Ddim G7#5  C9   

You can cry me a river, cry me a river

Cm7       F7   Cm7/F  Bb6

I cried a river over you

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