Table Of ContentThe Gershwin
Songbook
taught by
Fred Sokolow
1
C
ONTENTS
They Can’t Take That Away From Me......................................................3
Solo..........................................................................................................................8
Nice Work If You Can Get It ...................................................................12
Solo.......................................................................................................................16
Our Love Is Here To Stay.........................................................................19
Solo.......................................................................................................................23
Oh! Lady Be Good ....................................................................................26
Solo.......................................................................................................................31
Someone To Watch Over Me..................................................................34
Solo.......................................................................................................................39
A Foggy Day ..............................................................................................43
Solo.......................................................................................................................48
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in the split-screen version, so it’s transcribed from the earlier performance of the tune.
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T C ’ T T A F M
HEY AN T AKE HAT WAY ROM E
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Cmaj(cid:224) C (cid:209) Dm(cid:224) G(cid:218)(cid:220) C(cid:223)
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& c œœ bœœ œœ nœœ ˇ ˇ
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VERSE
Our ro - mance won’t end on a sorrowful note,
song is over, but, as the songwriter wrote, the
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4 3 5 4 5
5 5 7 3 5
3 4 5 3 3
3
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1. 2.
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’though by tomorrow you’ve gone. The melody lingers
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3 2
4 3 3 2
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& ˇˇ ˇˇ #œœ œ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
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on. They may take you from me; I’ll
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7
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8 9 8 8 7
9 7 7 9 9
7 9 7 8
0 7
3
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9fr. 7fr. 7fr.
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& ##œœœ # œœ n ˇˇˇ... ˇj ˇ ˇ ˇ œœœ #œœœ
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miss your fond ca - ress. But ’though they take you from
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9 8 7 7 9 6
11 7 9 10 5
9 7 7 7 8
7 5
b
Dm(cid:224) A(cid:224) A (cid:224)ł(cid:222) G(cid:218)(cid:218)
5fr. 5fr. 3fr.
j
& nˇˇˇ... #ˇˇˇ œœœ (cid:228) bnˇˇˇ j ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ... œœœ j ˇˇˇ...
ˇ. J
ˇ œ bˇ ˇ œ ˇ
me, I’ll still pos - sess: The way you wear your
CHORUS
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5 6 5 5 5 2 2
7 5 4 4 4 3 3
5
5 4 4 3 3
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3fr. 5fr. 5fr. 5fr. 5fr. 5fr.
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hat, the way you sip your tea,
beams, the way you sing off–key,
knife, the way we danced ’til three,
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4 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 7 7 5 7
3 5 6 7 6 5 5
4
G(cid:218)(cid:220) GmÆ CÆ
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ˇ ˇ ˇ bˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ bˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
& ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ J ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
J ˇ ˇ ˇ
ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
the memory of all that, }
the way you haunt my dreams, no, no, they
the way you changed my life,
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5 5 5 3 3
5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
1. 2.
F Em Dm(cid:224) G(cid:218)(cid:218) F G(cid:224)
5fr.
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ˇ ˇ
ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ œ. ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
can’t take that away from me. The way your smile just can’t take that away from
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2 2 0 0 5 2 2 2 4 4
3 3 2 2 7 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 5
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C B(cid:224) Em(cid:224) F m(cid:224)ł(cid:222) B(cid:224) Em(cid:224) B(cid:224)
3fr. 7fr. 7fr. 9fr. 7fr. 7fr. 7fr.
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ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
me. We may never, never meet a - gain on the
BRIDGE
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5 8 8 7 7 9 8 7 7 8 8
5 7 7 9 9 10 7 9 9 7 7
3 7 7 9 7 7
7 7 7 7
5
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Em(cid:224) C(cid:224) B(cid:224) A/C A /D # /C B(cid:224) Em(cid:224) B(cid:224)
7fr. 8fr. 7fr. 7fr. B/D 7fr. 7fr. 7fr.
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nˇˇ ˇˇ ˇˇ ˇˇ ##ˇˇ ˇ nˇ #ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇˇ ˇˇ ##ˇˇ ˇˇ
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8fr. 9fr. 7fr.
bumpy road to love; still, I’ll always
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8 8 8 8 7 8 8 7 7
7 7 9 9 8 9 10 11 9 8 7 7 8 8
9 9 8 8 7 7 8 9 7 7 9 9 7 7
7 7 7 8 9 7 7 7
8 8 7 9 10 11 9 7 7 7
b b
Em(cid:224) B (cid:224) A(cid:224) D(cid:224) A (cid:224)ł(cid:222) G(cid:218)(cid:218)
7fr. 6fr. 5fr. 3fr. 3fr.
& nˇˇˇˇ bnˇˇˇ #ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇ #ˇ nˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ nœœœ ˇˇˇ ˛ ..
bˇ ˇ ˇ bˇ œ ˇ
keep the memory of: the way you hold your
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8 6 5 5 3 3 1 1
7 7 6 6 5 5 2 2
9 6 5 5 4 4 3 3
7 5
6 5 5 4 3 3
3. F G(cid:218)(cid:220) Am(cid:224) Fm(cid:223) Em A(cid:224)
3fr. 5fr.
ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
& ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇ ˇˇ ˇˇ bˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ #ˇˇ
ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
can’t take that away from me. No, they can’t take that a -
Ô
1 1
1 1 5 5 5 1 1 2
2 2 4 4 5 1 1 0 0
3 3 3 3 5 0 0 2
0
1 1 3 3 5 1 0
6
b
Dm(cid:224) G(cid:218)(cid:220) G m(cid:224)ł(cid:222) Fm(cid:223)maj(cid:224)
5fr. 3fr.
j
ˇ ˇ ˇ j ˇ ˇ ˇ
& nˇˇˇ ˇˇ ˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ bˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ bˇˇ ˇˇ ˇˇ Jˇˇ ˇˇ J
bˇ ˇ ˇ bˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
way from me.
Ô
0 3
6 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
7 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 0
5
4 3 3 2 1
b
G D majÆ CmajÆ
3fr.
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J ˇ J ˇ ˇ ˛ #ˇˇ nˇˇ œœ
& ˇ ˇ ˇ œ
#ˇ nˇ œ
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3
3 3 4 3
4 5 4
5 3 2
4 3
7
T C ’ T T A F M
HEY AN T AKE HAT WAY ROM E
SOLO
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G(cid:218)(cid:218) Cmaj(cid:224) Dm(cid:224) D (cid:209) C/E D (cid:209)
3fr. 5fr. 5fr. 5fr. 5fr.
j
ˇ ˇ ˇ #ˇ ˇ
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ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ . J
Ô
1 1 1 1 1 5 5 6 7 8
2 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7 5 7
3 3 5 6 7 6
3 3 3 3 3
Dm(cid:224) G(cid:218)(cid:220) 1. GmÆ CÆ C(cid:218)(cid:218)
5fr. 3fr. 3fr.
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& ˇ nˇˇˇˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇˇˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ bˇˇˇˇ ˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇ gggggbˇˇˇˇˇ ˇˇˇˇ ˇ
ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ g
g
Ô g
8 5 5 5 g 3 1 0
g
6 6 5 3 3 3 g 3 3
5 5 4 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 gg 3 3
5 7 3 3 g 2
5 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3
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Fmaj(cid:224) Em Dm 2. G(cid:218)(cid:218) GmÆ C Æ CÆ C(cid:218)(cid:218)
8fr. 7fr. 5fr. 3fr.
ˇ j
& ˇˇˇˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ Jˇ ˇ ˇˇˇj .. ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ bˇˇˇˇ #ˇ ˇ nˇ ˇ nˇ bˇˇˇˇˇ ˇˇˇˇ ˇ.
ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
(cid:222)
To Coda
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8 . 5 3 1 0
.
10 10 8 8 1 1 1 1 3 0 3 3
9 9 7 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3
10 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
8 7 5 4 3 3 3
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8
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Fmaj(cid:224) G(cid:224) C B(cid:224) Em(cid:224) F m(cid:218)(cid:218) B(cid:224)
8fr. 3fr. 3fr. 7fr. 7fr. 7fr. 7fr.
& ˇˇˇˇˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ nˇˇˇˇj ˇ ˇˇj ˇˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ##ˇˇˇ ˇ gggg nˇˇˇˇ ˇ #ˇˇˇˇ #ˇˇˇ
ˇ ˇ ˇ g ˇ
ˇ
BRIDGE
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8 3 g 7
g
10 10 8 3 5 5 7 g 8 10 10
9 10 4 5 5 0 8 gg 7 9 9 8
10 3 5 7 7 g 9 7
8 3 7 9
3 7 7
Em(cid:224) B(cid:224) Em C(cid:224) B(cid:224)
7fr. 7fr. 7fr. 8fr. 7fr.
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7 9 g 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 10 11 8
g
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7 8 7 9 10 11
b
Em(cid:224) B(cid:224) Em(cid:224) A(cid:224) A (cid:224)ł(cid:222)
7fr. 7fr. 7fr. 5fr. 3fr.
j D.C. (take 2nd Ending)
& nˇˇˇ ˇ ##ˇˇˇˇ ˇ nˇˇˇ ˇ #ˇˇˇˇ ˇˇˇˇ ˇˇˇˇ (cid:228) bnˇˇjˇ ˇˇˇ bˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ aˇl Coda
ˇ ˇ
ˇ J ˇ ˇ bˇ ˇ
Ô
7 5 5
8 7 10 8 5 5 3 3
7 9 8 7 9 6 6 5 5 5
9 7 9 5 5 4 4 4
7 7
7 5 4
9
Fmaj(cid:224) G(cid:224) Am(cid:224) Fm(cid:223) Fm Em A(cid:224)
Æ
8fr. 3fr. 5fr. 5fr.
ˇ 3
& ˇˇˇˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇˇˇˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇˇ gggggbˇˇˇˇ ˇˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇ #ˇˇˇ ˇ
ˇ ˇ ˇ ggg ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
(cid:222)
CODA
g
Ô g
8 3 5 3 g 3 1 0 1
g
10 10 8 3 5 g 1 1 0 5 6
9 10 4 5 gg 1 1 0 6
10 3 5 g 0 5
g
8 g
3 5 0 1 0 5
b b b
A (cid:224)ł(cid:222) G(cid:218)(cid:220) G m(cid:224)ł(cid:222) Fm,maj(cid:224) B Æ
3fr. 3fr.
j
j
& bnˇˇˇ ˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ Jˇ ˇ bˇˇˇ (cid:228) bˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ ˇˇˇ (cid:228)
bˇ ˇ ˇ bˇ ˇ bˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
Ô
0
3 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1
4 3 3 2 1
#
G C majÆ CmajÆ
3fr.
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J ˇ J ˇ ˇ ˇ ˛ #ˇˇ nˇˇ œœ
& ˇ ˇ ˇ œ
#ˇ nˇ œ
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3 3
3 3 4 3
4 4 5 4
5 3 2
4 3
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