New York New York Bass Tab by Frank Sinatra

New York New York bass tab by Frank Sinatra

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New York New York by Frank Sinatra: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra is a classic anthem that was actually written for the Martin Scorsese film of the same name. The song features a prominent brass section and Sinatra's iconic crooning vocals. The guitar work in the song is minimal, serving as a rhythmic backbone to the big band arrangement. The track has become synonymous with New York City and is a staple in Sinatra's repertoire.

Intro:


G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-------7-------7-----|
E|-----5-------5-------5-------5-|

G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-------5-------7-------7-|
E|-----5-------5-------5-----|


Verse 1:

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Start spreading the:
   news
   ↓
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------7-------7------x7---|
A|-5-------5-------7-------7-------4-5-------5-------7-------7-------|
E|-----5-------5-------5-------5-7-------5---------5---------------5-|

These vagabond:
   shoes
   ↓
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------7--------------------------------7-----7-4---------4-|
A|-5-------5-------7-------7-7----4-5-------5-5-----5-----7-5-5-7---|
E|-----5---------------5------5-7-------5---------5-----------------|


Hook:

I want:
   to wake up
   ↓
G|------------------------------------------------4------4-0--------|
D|-5-5-----5-8-7-5-x7-7-------7-4-----4-4-4-4---4------2-----2------|
A|-----5-5------------------5-----5-x---------2-----22---------0--0-|
E|----------------------5-5-----------------------------------------|


Verse 2:

These little town:
   blues
   ↓
G|---------------------4---------------------------------2-------------|
D|-----7-------7---------2-2-x-----------------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-------7----------0-2-4-5-5----x5-54-2-1-0----0-5-5-7-9-10-|
E|---------------5----------------------5------------------------------|


Hook:

If I can--:                               it's up to you,:
       make it there                       New York, New York
       ↓                                    ↓
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5-5-x7-7---------9--(9)-------------------|
A|-(10)-------------------------9-------7-7-9-9-10-10-12-0-|
E|-----10-10-3-3----------5-5-7-----7----------------------|


Verse 3:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------7--------7-------------------8-8--------------5-8-8--------5-|
A|-5-------5--------7--------------------------------------6-------x6-6-8---|
E|-----5---------5--------5-6--6-8-10-11-11-----x11-10-8-6------------------|

I want to:
   wake up
   ↓
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6------x6--9--8--6----8-5----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----x6-6----5--5--5--56-----8-6-6-8-9-10-10----10-----10-7---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------10----108------8-7---7-7--6------6--6--6-|


Outro:

These little town:
   blues
   ↓
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------2-3----6-7-8---------------8---5-----------|
A|-6---5---3---1-------8-------10-8----5-6-----------6--7-8--|
E|----------------------------------6------------------------|

   I--'m gonna make a brand
   ↓
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-8--8--8---------8---5-------8---5--5--7-8--8-10--|
A|-8------------6---6-----------6------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-12-10-11-12-11-12-13-12-13-14-13-14-15-14-15-16-15-17----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------15-|

Aaaaaaaand
         ↓
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------6------5-6-----6----6--8---8----8-------|
A|---------5--------------6-----------6----6-----|
E|-------------------------------------------7-8-|

It's up to:
   you
   ↓
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8---10---11---11-13-----6-------6-------8---------------6-|
E|-----------------------------6-------6-------6---0---------|


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| x   Dead note
| (n) Ghost note

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Published: December 13, 2024

Last updated: July 6, 2025

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