George Gershwin – Fascinating Rhythm (Guitar Intro Tab)
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Also the 2nd line of the bridge: "Start a-hopping, never stopping"
Here's Antonio Carlos Jobim's version, which is the rest of the tab: https://youtu.be/dBAnjNWIRk8
Here's me playing the tab: https://youtu.be/mMX5jmdMEro
I looked up "flivver", it is an old & cheap automobile.
[Intro]
Cm Bb Ab G7 Got a little rhythm, a rhythm, a rhythm Fm Eb D7 G7 That pitter-pats through my brain Cm Bb Ab G7 So darn persistent, the day isn't distant Cm Fm G7 Cm When it'll drive me in--sane Gm F Eb D7 Comes in the morning without any warning Cm Bb Eb D7 And hangs around me all day Gm F Eb Eb7 I'll have to sneak up to it, someday and speak up to it D7 G7 I hope it listens when I say:
Dm7 G13 (4x)
[Verse 1]
Dm7 G13 Dm7 G13 Fascinating rhythm, you've got me on the go Dm7 G13 Dm7 G13 Fascinating rhythm, I'm all aquiver Gm7 C13 Gm7 C13 What a mess you're making, the neighbors want to know Gm7 C13 Gm7 C13 Why I'm always shaking, just like a flivver
[Bridge]
Fmaj7 Dm7 G13 C6 Each morning I get up with the sun C7 Start a-hopping, never stopping Am7 D7 Dm7 G13 To find at night no work has been done I know that
[Verse 2]
Dm7 G13 Dm7 G13 once it didn't matter, but now you're doing wrong Dm7 G13 Dm7 G13 When you start to patter, I'm so unhappy Gm7 C13 Gm7 C13 Won't you take a day off, decide to run along Gm7 C13 Gm7 C13 Somewhere far away off, and make it snappy
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E7-9 Am7 D9 Oh, how I long to be the man I used to be Dm7 G13 Dm7 G13 G7+5 C#9 Fascinating rhythm, oh, won't you stop picking on me?
(modulate to Bb)
D9 Eb9 Fascinating rhythm Fascinating rhythm
[Instrumental]
Bbm Bbm+7 Bbm7 Bbm6 Bbm/F# Bbm/F Bbm/Eb Bbm/C# Bbm
Ebm Ebm+7 Ebm7 Ebm6 Ebm/B Ebm/Bb Ebm/Ab Ebm/F# Ebm
[Bridge]
Ebmaj7 Cm7 F13 Bbmaj7 Each morning I get up with the sun Gm7 C7 Cm7 F13 To find at night no work has been done I know that
(Modulate back to C)
[Verse 3]
Dm7 G13 Dm7 G13 Once it didn't matter, but now you're doing wrong Dm7 G13 Dm7 G13 When you start to patter, I'm so unhappy Gm7 C13 Gm7 C13 Won't you take a day off, decide to run along Gm7 C13 Gm7 C13 Somewhere far away off, and make it snappy
[Outro]
Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E7-9 Am7 D7 Oh, how I long to be the man I used to be Dm7 G13 Dm7 G13 Fascinating rhythm Em7-5 A7 Em7-5 A7 Fascinating rhythm Dm7 G13 Dm7 G13 C#9 Fascinating rhythm, oh, won't you stop picking on me? D9 Eb9 C6 Fascinating rhythm, Fascinating rhythm pickin on me