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Cheek to Cheek – Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
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Written by: Irving Berlin
From: “Ella and Louis” (1956)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st fret
Play: G (later: key change to E)
Key: Ab (F after key change)
For chords in original key, transpose +1 (and “use flats).
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Lick
G G7/F Am7 D13
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|------7---------|
B|--8---8-6-----6-|5---5-7---------|
G|--7---7-7-----7-|5---5(5)--------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
after key change (Coda)
E E7/D F#m7 B13
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|------4---------|
B|--5---5-3-----3-|2---2-4---------|
G|--4---4-4-----4-|2---2(2)--------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G7/F 1-x-0-0-0-1
D13 x-x-0-5-7-7
Cm(maj7) x-3-5-4-4-3
Bm7-5 x-2-3-2-3-x
C#dim x-4-5-6-5-x
G#m7-5 4-x-4-4-3-x
A#dim x-1-2-3-2-x
G#m7-13 4-x-4-4-5-x
C#7(#9) x-4-3-4-5-x
E7/D x-x-0-1-3-0
B13 x(2-4)2-4-4
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Intro
| [G] [G7/F] | [Am7] [D13] | [G] [G7/F] | [Am7] [D13] |
(lick) (lick)
Verse 1
[G] [G7/F] [Am7] [D13] | [G] [G7/F] | [Am7] [D13] |
Heaven, I'm in heaven
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [G/C] [Cm(maj7)]
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
[Bm7] [E7] [Am7] [D9] | [Bm7-5] | [E7] |
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
[Am7] [D9] | [G] [G7/F] | [Am7] [D13] |
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
Verse 2
[G] [G7/F] [Am7] [D13] | [G] [G7/F] | [Am7] [D13] |
Heaven, I'm in heaven
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [G/C] [Cm(maj7)]
And the cares that hung around me through the week
[Bm7] [E7] [Am7] [D9] | [Bm7-5] | [E7] |
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak
[Am7] [D9] | [G] | % |
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
Bridge
[Am7] [D7] [G]
Oh, I love to climb a mountain
[Am7] [D7] [G]
And reach the highest peak
[Am7] [D7] [G] [Em7]
But it doesn't thrill me half as much
[Am7] [D7] [G]
As dancing cheek to cheek
[Am7] [D7] [G]
Oh, I’d love to go out fishing
[Am7] [D7] [G]
In a river or a creek
[Am7] [D7] [G] [Em7]
But I don't enjoy it half as much
[Am7] [D7] [G]
As dancing cheek to cheek
[Middle 8]
[Gm7]
Now Mamma, dance with me
[C7] [C#dim]
I want my arm(s) about you
[Cm7]
That charm(s) about you
[G] [Em7] [Am7] [D9]
Will carry me through to ...
Verse 3
[G] [G7/F] [Am7] [D13] | [G] [G7/F] | [Am7] [D13] |
Heaven, I'm in heaven
[G] [Am7] [G/B] [G/C] [Cm(maj7)]
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
[Bm7] [E7] [Am7] [D9] | [Bm7-5] | [E7] |
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
[Am7] [D9] | [G] | [C7] [B7] |
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
Verse 4
[E] [F#m7] [B7] [ [E] | [F#m7] [B7] |
Heaven, I'm in heaven
[E] [F#m7] [G#m7] [Adim7] | [G#7] | [C#7] |
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
[F#m7] [B7] | [G#m7-5] | [C#7] |
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
[F#m7] [B7] | [E] | [F#m7] [B7] |
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
Verse 5
[E] [F#m7] [B7] [ [E] | [F#m7] [B7] |
Heaven, I'm in heaven
[E] [F#m7] [G#m7] [Adim7] | [G#7] | [C#7] |
And the cares that hung around me through the week
[F#m7] [B7] | [G#m7-5] | [C#7] |
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak
[F#m7] [B7] | [E] | % |
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
Bridge
[F#m7] [B7] [E/G#] [C#m7]
Oh, I love to climb a mountain
[F#m7] [B7] [E/G#] [C#m7]
And to reach the highest peak
[F#m7] [B7] [E]
But it doesn't thrill me half as much
[F#m7] [B7] [E]
As dancing cheek to cheek
[F#m7] [B7] [E/G#] [C#m7]
Oh, I love to go out fishing
[F#m7] [B7] [E/G#] [C#m7]
In a river or a creek
[F#m7] [B7] [E]
But I don't enjoy it half as much
[F#m7] [B7] [E]
As dancing cheek to cheek
[Middle 8]
[Em7]
Come on and dance with me
[A7] [A#dim]
I want my arm(s) about you
[Am7]
That charm(s) about you
[E] [C#m7] [F#m7] [B9]
Will carry me through to ...
Verse 6
[E] [F#m7] [B7] [ [E] | [F#m7] [B7] |
Heaven, I'm in heaven
[E] [F#m7] [G#m7] [Adim7] | [G#7] | [C#7] |
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
[F#m7] [B7] | G#m7-13 | [C#7(#9)] |
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
[F#m7] [B7] | [E] | % |
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
[Middle 8]
[Em7]
Yes, dance with me
[A7] [A#dim]
I want my arm(s) about you
[Am7]
That charm(s) about you
[E] [C#m7] [F#m7] [B9]
Will carry me through to ...
Verse 6
[E] [F#m7] [B7] [ [E] | [F#m7] [B7] |
Heaven, I'm in heaven
[E] [F#m7] [G#m7] [Adim7] | [G#7] | [C#7] |
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
[F#m7] [B7] | [G#m7-5] | [C#7] |
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
[F#m7] [B7] [ [E] ]
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
Coda
| [E] [E7/D] | [F#m7] [B13] |
Cheek to cheek
| [E] [E7/D] | [F#m7] [B13] |
Cheek to cheek
| [E] [E7/D] | [F#m7] [B13] | [E] [Emaj9]
Cheek to cheek
