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Satin Doll

Duke Ellington
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
   Cigarrette  holder,  which  wigs me,
   Over  her shoulder,  she  digs me,
 
 
   Out cattin' that Satin Doll.
  Baby shall we go out shippin',
  Careful amigo, you're flippin',
  Speaks latin, that Satin Doll.
  She's  nobody's  fool,
   So I'm  playin' it cool  as can be.
   I'll  give it a whirl,
   But ain't  for no girl catchin'  me!
  Telephone numbers, well, you know,
  Doing my rhumbas with Uno,
  And that 'n' my Satin Doll.
 Exit:
 
 
 
 actually, I changed my mind; the melody is so easy (and slow) it really
 doesn't need to be tabbed, since the whole thing could be played on one
 string. I think it's easier (on me, at least) simply to write the note
 names over the lyrics. so, here goes:
 Satin Doll--by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Johnny Mercer
 Chords:
 Notes:
 Words:  Cig-a-rette holder,  which  wigs me, over  her  shoulder,  she digs  me
 Chords:
 Notes:
 Words:  Out  cattin',  that  satin doll
 subsequent verses are the same. onto the bridge:
 Chords:
 
 
 Notes:
 Words:  She's  no-bod-y's  fool,  so  I'm  playing  it  cool  as can be
 Chords:
 
 
 Notes:
 Words: I'll give  it  a whirl,  but  I ain't  for  no  girl  catching me
 I assume you know how the rhythm goes. Hope this is accurate, and hope it
 helps. If any of this is unclear, let me know. Suggestions, corrections,
 improvements, general wisdom welcome.
 Alec
 "Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself."
  ---George Santayana, _The Ethics of Spinoza_

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Readable chord sheet for Satin Doll by Duke Ellington

[Dm7]       Cigar[G7]rette hol[Dm7]der, whi[G7]ch wigs me,

 [Em7]       Ove[A7]r her shoul[Em7]der, s[A7]he digs me,

 [Cm]   [D7]       [Abm7]  [C#7]
 [C7]
 [C#dim]       Out cattin' that Satin Doll.

        Baby shall we go out shippin',
        Careful amigo, you're flippin',
        Speaks latin, that Satin Doll.

 [C]       [Gm7]She's nobo[C]dy's fool,

 [Gm]       So I'[C]m playin' it [F]cool as can be.

 [Am7]       I'll[D7] give it a whirl,

 [Am7]       But ain'[D7]t for no girl [G7]catchin' me!

        Telephone numbers, well, you know,
        Doing my rhumbas with Uno,
        And that 'n' my Satin Doll.

Exit:
 [D7]
 [G7]
 [C7]

actually, I changed my mind; the melody is so easy (and slow) it really
doesn't need to be tabbed, since the whole thing could be played on one
string.  I think it's easier (on me, at least) simply to write the note
names over the lyrics.  so, here goes:

Satin Doll--by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Johnny Mercer

Chords:
N[Dm7]otes:         [G7]                 [Dm7]                         [G7]                                   [Em7]                                              [A7]                                                        [Em7]                                                              [A7]
W[A]ords[G]:  C[A]ig-a-re[G]tte [A]holder,[A] which[G] wigs [A]me,  [B]over[A] her[B] shou[A]lder,[B] she di[B]gs me[A]     [B]

Chords:
N[Am9]otes: [D9]            [Abm9]                  [C#9]                         [C]
W[D]ords:[C]  Ou[D]t cattin',[Bb]   th[Ab]at s[Bb]atin [G]doll

subsequent verses are the same.  onto the bridge:

Chords:
 [Gm7]              [C7]
 [Gm7]        [C7b9]
N[Fm7]otes: [Gm7]      [Am7]           [Bbm7]
W[G]ords: [C] She[Bb]'s no[A]-bod-y[G]'s foo[A]l, s[Bb]o I'm[C] play[Bb]ing i[A]t coo[G]l as [A]can [Bb]be   [C]

Chords:
 [Am7]              [D7]
 [Am7]          [D7b9]
N[G7]otes:[Dm7]     [G7]
W[C]ords:  [D]I'll [C]give[B] it[A] a whirl[B], but[C] I [D]ain't f[C]or no[B] gir[A]l catc[B]hing [C]me    [D]

I assume you know how the rhythm goes.  Hope this is accurate, and hope it
helps.  If any of this is unclear, let me know.  Suggestions, corrections,
improvements, general wisdom welcome.

Alec

"Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself."
         ---George Santayana, _The Ethics of Spinoza_

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