It Don't Mean a Thing
by Duke Ellington
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
One of the earliest swing-era anthems from 1931. The punchy Gm melody with its iconic "doo-wah" riff drives through a classic minor swing progression, full of syncopated energy and rhythmic vitality.
e|---3-----3--5--6---6--5--3-----3--1--0----------|
B|---3-----3--5--6---6--5--3-----3--1--0----------|
G|---3-----3--5--7---7--5--3-----3--0--0----------|
D|---5-----5--5--5---5--5--5-----5--2--0----------|
A|---5-----5--3--5---5--3--5-----5--3--2----------|
E|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-----3----------|
e|---3--5--6--8---10--8--6--5--3--1--0--3---------|
B|---3--5--6--8---10--8--6--5--3--1--0--3---------|
G|---3--5--7--9---10--9--7--5--3--0--0--3---------|
D|---5--5--5--8---10--8--5--5--5--2--0--5---------|
A|---5--3--5--8---10--8--5--3--5--3--2--5---------|
E|---3-----3--8---10--8--3-----3-----3--3---------|