Take The A Train – Nikki Yanofsky · Song Chords

Take The A Train

Nikki Yanofsky · C

Real Key

C

C

0.2x

120

BPM

1

2

3

4

Rhythm

2/4

3/4

4/4

5/4

6/8

7/8

No Accent

Downbeat

Backbeat

All Equal

1 & 3

Intro

[F] [F] [F] [F]

[F] [Faug] [Faug] [Faug] [Faug]

[F] [Faug] [F] [F] [F]

[F] [Faug] [Faug] [Faug] [Faug]

[F] [Faug] [F] [F] [F]

Verse 1

[Fmaj7] [G7b5]

You must take the "A" train

[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7(#9)] [C(b9)] [Fmaj7]

To go to Sugar Hill, way up in Harlem

[Fmaj7] [G7b5]

If you miss the "A" train

[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7(#9)] [C7(b9)] [Fmaj7] [F7(#9)]

You'll find you've missed the quickest way to Harlem

Chorus

[Bbmaj7] [Bb7] [Bb7] [A7] [Ab7]

Hurry, get on board, it's coming

[G7#5] [Gm7] [C7(b9)]

Listen to those rails a-thrumming

[Fmaj7] [G7b5]

All aboard, get on that "A" train

[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7(#9)] [C7(b9)] [Fmaj7]

Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem

Single notes break :

[A] [A] [Bb] [B] [C]

Verse 2

[Fmaj7] [G7b5]

You must, you must take that "A" train

[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7] [C(b9)] [Fmaj7]

To go to Sugar Hill, way up in Harlem

[Fmaj7] [G7b5]

If you miss the "A" Train

[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7(#9)] [C7(b9)] [Fmaj7] [F7(#9)]

You'll find you've missed the quickest way to get to Harlem

Chorus

[Bbmaj7] [Bb7] [Bb7] [A7] [Ab7]

Oh hurry, well, get on board, it's coming

[G7#5] [Gm7] [C7(b9)]

Can't you hear those wheels are-thrumming?

[Fmaj7] [G7b5]

All aboard that "A" train

[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7(#9)] [C7(b9)] [Fmaj7] [Gm7/C]

Soon you'll be on Sugar Hill in Harlem

Bridge

[Fmaj7] [Aaug]

When I'm in New York City, I go see theater

[Gm7] [C7] [Fmaj7] [Gdim7] [C7(b9)]

I love N-Y T-shirts, say they love me too, ha-ha

[Fmaj7] [Aaug]

And maybe I'll hit the shops on old 5th Avenue

[Gm7] [C7] [Fmaj7] [F]

I go sightseeing, I'll go see Miss Liberty

[Bbmaj7]

Wicked, Rent, to Legally Blond

[Bbmaj7]

Hairspray, these are my favorite plays

[G7]

New York, start spreading the news

[G7] [G7]

This is where I'm meant to be

[Caug] [F#7] [Fmaj7]

Look around, there's so much to see

[Aaug]

In New York City

[Gm7] [C7]

Maybe I'll even take the "A" train

[Fmaj7] [C7]

To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem, yeah

Instrumental

|[Fmaj7] |[Fmaj7] |[Aaug] |[Aaug] |

|[Gm7] |[C7(b9)] |[Fmaj7] |[Fmaj7] |

|[Fmaj7] |[Fmaj7] |[Aaug] |[Aaug] |

|[Gm7] |[C7(b9)] |[Fmaj7] |[Fmaj7] |

|[Bbmaj7] |[Bbmaj7] |[Bbmaj7] |[Bbmaj7] |

|[G7] |[G7] |[Gm7] |[C7(b9)] |

|[Fmaj7] |[Fmaj7] |[Aaug] |[Aaug] |

|[Gm7] |[C7(b9)] |[Fmaj7] |[Fmaj7] |

Break

F scale then downward chromatic from G to C#

[Caug] [C6] [Caug] [C6] [Bb/G]

Drum Solo 4 bars

F scale then downwards chromatic from G to C#

[Caug] [C6] [Caug] [C6] [Bb/G]

Scat part 4 bars

Chorus

[Bbmaj7] [Bb7] [Bb7] [A7] [Ab7]

Hurry, get on board, get on board, it's coming

[G7#5] [Gm7] [C7(b9)]

Can't you hear those wheels are-thrumming?

[Fmaj7] [G7b5]

All aboard that "A" Train

[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7(#9)] [C7(b9)] [Fmaj7]

Soon you'll be on Sugar Hill in Harlem, yeah

[F7(#9)] [F]

Ba-la, ba-ba, yeah

Chords Used (23)

Guitar

Ukulele

F

1 / 5

Faug

1 / 4

Fmaj7

1 / 4

G7b5

1 / 4

Gm7

1 / 5

Bbmaj7

N/A

Bb7

1 / 4

A7

1 / 4

Ab7

1 / 4

G7#5

N/A

A

1 / 4

Bb

1 / 4

B

1 / 4

C

1 / 4

C7

1 / 4

Gm7/C

1 / 5

Aaug

1 / 4

Gdim7

1 / 4

G7

1 / 4

Caug

1 / 4

F#7

1 / 4

C6

1 / 4

Bb/G

1 / 4

Song Info

Real Key

C

No sheet music for this song yet

Send a request and we will arrange the sheet music for this song.

Tags

#Nikki Yanofsky

#jazz