It Don't Mean A Thing (if It Ain't Got That Swing) Chords

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It Don't Mean A Thing (if It Ain't Got That Swing) by Deborah Carter is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Gm. It uses the chords Gm, Gm7+, Gm7, Gm6, C7, F7, Bb6, D7/13-, Fm7, Bb7, Eb6 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Gm
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    Gm                Gm7+      Gm7                      Gm6 
It don  mean a thing if it ain got that swing  
C7                           F7                             
Doo wah, doo wah, doo wah, doo wah 
               Bb6                                D7/13- 
Doo wah, doo wah, doo wah, doo wah 
    Gm                Gm7+             Gm7       Gm6 
It don  mean a thing if it ain got that swing  
C7                           F7                             
Doo wah, doo wah, doo wah, doo wah 
               Bb6 
Doo wah, doo wah, doo wah, doo wah 
    Fm7                            Bb7                     Eb6 
It makes no diff if        it sweet or hot 
        Gm7                  C7                     F7   D7 
Just give that rhythm ev thing you got  
    Gm                Gm7+      Gm7                      Gm6 
It don  mean a thing if it ain got that swing  
C7                           F7                              
Doo wah, doo wah, doo wah, doo wah 
              Bb6                                D7/13- 
Doo wah, doo wah, doo wah, doo wah 
    	

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