April In Paris Chords

by Frank Sinatra
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Bb
Capo: no capo
Author johnsklar [a] 22,598. Last edit on Jun 17, 2020

Chords

A6
Adim
Am7b5
Amaj7
B6
Bb6
Bb7#5
Bbdim
Bbmaj7
C9
Cdim
Cm7
Cm7b5
D7
Daug
Dm7b5
Dmaj7
Eb6
Em7b5
F13
F7/A
Fm7
G13
G7
G7b5
Gb7
Gb7/Bb
Gdim
Gm7
Bmaj7
G7#5
B9

Strumming

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Play along at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA2IW-RTEFk
 
Count Basie's 1955 recording on the album of the same name is the most famous,
On that timeless recording, Basie directs the band to play the chorus "one more time"
and then "one more once."
 
[Chords]
A6      5x465x
Adim    5x454x
Am7b5   5x554x
Amaj7   4x554x
B6      7x687x
Bb6     6x576x
Bb7#5   6x677x
Bbdim   6x565x
Bbmaj7  6x776x
C9      x7878x
Cdim    8x787x
Cm7     8x888x
Cm7b5   8x887x
D7      x5453x
Daug    x5433x
Dm7b5   4x353x
Dmaj7   x5767x
Eb6     x6554x
Em7b5   4x575x
F13     1x123x
F7/A    5x354x
Fm7     8x686x
G13     3x345x
G7      3x343x
G7b5    3x342x
Gb7     2x232x
Gb7/Bb  6x465x
Gdim    3x232x
Gm7     3x333x
 
[Verse]
Em7b5  Adim           Gm7      Gdim   Bbdim
I      never knew the charm of spring
Cm7            Bmaj7 B6 Bb6   Gm7
I never met it face  to face
Am7b5   Adim    Bb6         Gm7    Adim
I never knew my heart could sing
  Em7b5          Bbdim  Dmaj7
I never missed a warm embrace
 
[Chorus]
F7/A Cm7b5    Amaj7 Bbmaj7
'Til April in Par   is
Cm7b5        Gb7  F13
chestnuts in blos som
Bbmaj7  A6  Bb6 Bbmaj7 Fm7        Bb7#5
Holiday tab les under  the trees
 
[Bridge]
Eb6      Gb7/Bb Bbmaj7 Eb6
April in Par    is
Am7b5     Adim       Gm7
this is a feeling
Em7b5          Bbdim  Daug  D7 Dm7b5 G7b5 G7
no one can ever     reprise
 
[Verse]
Em7b5  Adim           Bb6       Gdim
I      never knew the charm of spring
Cm7            Bmaj7 B6 Bb6   Gm7
I never met it face  to face
Am7b5   Adim    Bb6         Gm7    Adim
I never knew my heart could sing
  Em7b5          Bbdim  Dmaj7
I never missed a warm embrace
 
[Chorus]
F7/A Cm7b5    Amaj7 Bbmaj7 Gm7
Till April in Par    is
Dm7b5    G7     G13  G7#5
Whom can I run  to?
C9            B9   Cm7b5 Cdim Bb6
What have you done to    my   heart?
 
[Outro]
Dm7b5    G7     G13  G7#5
C9            B9   Cm7b5 Cdim Bb6
What have you done to my heart?
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April In Paris – Frank Sinatra
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2 comments
cjheinz
Is the Em7b5 4x575x correct???
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