Top Hat White Tie And Tails – Fred Astaire · Song Chords

Top Hat White Tie And Tails

Fred Astaire · 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

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Top hat, white tie and tails Irving Berlin

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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning:EADGBE

The tricky part of this song is the syncopation - especially in the INTRO.

I've tried to reproduce the way I do it as tablature - but you have to listen lots and feel it for success.

This Fred Astaire video might help - put capo on Fret 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc77Vlb-yAE

I've tabbed the INTRO tune that I use before the INTRO words begin.

INTRO CHORDS VERSE CHORDS CHORUS CHORDS

[G] [Am7] [G6] [D9] [Gmaj7] [Fdim] [D7] [G7] [D6] [C] [Dm7] [G7] [G9] [Abm] [G] [C] [Dm7] [Ebm] [Em] [B7] [E] [G] [D] [G7] [C] [Dm] [G7]

e|-3--0---x--0--2-----1----2--1--2-|-0-1---1--5---4---3-|-0-1---2---3--2--0-3-2-1--0-1--1--|

B|-0--1---3--1--3-----0----1--0--0-|-1-3---0--3---4---3-|-1-3---4---5--0--0-0-1-0--1-3--0--|

G|-0--0---0--2--4-----1----2--0--2-|-0-2---0--4---4---4-|-0-2---3---4--2--1-0-2-0--0-2--0--|

D|-0--2---0--0--5-----0----0--0--0-|-2-3---0--5---6---5-|-2-3---4---5--1--2-0-0-0--2-3--0--|

A|-2--0---2--x--x-----x----x--2--x-|-3-0---2--5---6---5-|-3-x---x---x--2--2-2-x-2--3-x--2--|

E|-3--x---3--x--x-----x----x--3--x-|-x-x---3--3---4---3-|-x-x---x---x--x--0-3-x-3--x-x--3--|

Intro

[G] [F] [Eb] [D] [D7] [G]

e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

B|8----7---------6--5--|------4---3----------|2---1-------1----0---|-------------------|-------------------|

G|-----------7---------|--5-------------3----|--------1------------|0---0---2---3---0--|-------------------|X2

D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--0---2---3---0----|

A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

[D] [Cmaj7] [Dmaj7] [G] [A]

e|5-----------------5----|------7----------------|9-----------------10------|--------12---------------------|

B|------7-------------7--|------------8----------|------10--------------12--|----------------14-------------|

G|------------7----------|--7---------------9----|------------11------------|----12------------------14-----|

D|0----------------------|-----------------------|0-------------------------|0------------------------------|

A|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|

E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|

[D6] [D9]

e|2---2----2---2-----2---2--|----2---2-----2----------|0---0----0---0-----0---0--|---0---0-------0----------|

B|0---0----0---0-----0---0--|----0---0-----0-----0----|1---1----1---1-----1---1--|---1---1-------1----------|

G|2---2----2---2-----2---2--|----2---2-----2----------|2---2----2---2-----2---2--|---2---2-------2----------|

D|0---0----0---0-----0---0--|----0---0-----0----------|0---0----0---0-----0---0--|---0---0-------0----------|

A|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

E|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

[G] [Am7] [G6] [D9] [Gmaj7] [G6]

I just got an invitation through the mails

[G6] [Fdim] [D7] [G]

" Your presence requested this evening It's formal,

[Am7] [D7] [G]

a top hat, a white tie and tails "

[G] [Am7] [G6] [D9] [Gmaj7] [G6]

Nothing now could take the wind out of my sails

[G6] [Fdim] [D7] [G]

Because I'm invited to step out this evening

[Am7] [D7] [G] [G7]

With top hat and white tie and tails

Verse

[C] [Dm7] [G7] [C] [G9] [Abm] [G]

I'm putting on my top hat Tying up my white tie Brushing off my tails

[C] [Dm7] [G7] [C]

I'm duding up my shirt front Putting in the shirt studs Polishing my nails

Chorus

[C] [Dm] [Ebm] [B7] [E]

I'm step-ping

[Em]

out, my dear to breathe an atmosphere that simply reeks with class

[Em] [B7] [E] [G] [D] [G7]

And I trust that you'll excuse my dust when I step on the gas For I'll be

[C] [Dm] [G7] [C]

there putting down my top hat mussing up my white tie dancing in my tails

Chords Used (24)

Guitar

Ukulele

G

1 / 5

Am7

1 / 6

G6

1 / 4

D9

4fr

1 / 4

Gmaj7

1 / 4

Fdim

1 / 4

D7

1 / 4

G7

1 / 4

D6

1 / 4

C

1 / 4

Dm7

10fr

1 / 5

G9

1 / 4

Abm

N/A

Ebm

N/A

Em

1 / 4

B7

1 / 4

E

1 / 4

D

1 / 4

Dm

1 / 4

F

1 / 5

Eb

1 / 4

Cmaj7

1 / 4

Dmaj7

1 / 4

A

1 / 4

Song Info

Real Key

C

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