Take The A Train chords by Nikki Yanofsky

• Difficulty: Advanced 🤯

Intro:


F        F        F        F
F  Faug  Faug     Faug     Faug
F  Faug  F        F        F
F  Faug  Faug     Faug     Faug
F  Faug  F        F        F

Verse 1:

Fmaj7             G7b5
You must take the "A" train
Gm7  Gm7(add11) C7(#9)  C(b9)        Fmaj7
To              go to Sugar Hill, way up in Harlem
Fmaj7            G7b5
If you miss the "A" train
Gm7  Gm7(add11) C7(#9) C7(b9)        Fmaj7            F7(#9)
You'll find you've missed the quickest way to Harlem

Chorus:

Bbmaj7                    Bb7    Bb7 A7 Ab7
Hurry, get on board, it's coming
 G7#5                 Gm7         C7(b9)
Listen to those rails a-thrumming
Fmaj7             G7b5
All aboard, get on that "A" train
Gm7  Gm7(add11) C7(#9) C7(b9)        Fmaj7
Soon            you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem

Single notes break :
A A Bb B C

Verse 2:

Fmaj7             G7b5
You must, you must take that "A" train
Gm7  Gm7(add11) C7  C(b9)        Fmaj7
To go to Sugar Hill, way up in Harlem
Fmaj7            G7b5
If you miss the "A" Train
Gm7  Gm7(add11) C7(#9) C7(b9)        Fmaj7                  F7(#9)
You'll find you've missed the quickest way to get to Harlem

Chorus:

Bbmaj7                    Bb7    Bb7 A7 Ab7
Oh hurry, well, get on board, it's coming
 G7#5                 Gm7         C7(b9)
Can't you hear those wheels are-thrumming?
Fmaj7             G7b5
All aboard that "A" train
Gm7  Gm7(add11) C7(#9) C7(b9)        Fmaj7   Gm7/C
Soon you'll be on Sugar Hill in Harlem

Bridge:

Fmaj7                               Aaug
When I'm in New York City, I go see theater
       Gm7           C7              Fmaj7      Gdim7  C7(b9)
I love N-Y T-shirts, say they love me too, ha-ha
Fmaj7                               Aaug
And maybe I'll hit the shops on old 5th Avenue
       Gm7           C7              Fmaj7   F
I go sightseeing, I'll go see Miss Liberty

Bbmaj7
Wicked, Rent, to Legally Blond
Bbmaj7
Hairspray, these are my favorite plays
G7
New York, start spreading the news
        G7                  G7
This is where I'm meant to be

Caug  F#7       Fmaj7
Look around, there's so much to see
          Aaug
In New York City
           Gm7          C7
Maybe I'll even take the "A" train
                              Fmaj7        C7
To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem, yeah

Instrumental:

Fmaj7     |Fmaj7     |Aaug      |Aaug      :
Gm7       |C7(b9)    |Fmaj7     |Fmaj7     :
Fmaj7     |Fmaj7     |Aaug      |Aaug      :
Gm7       |C7(b9)    |Fmaj7     |Fmaj7     :
Bbmaj7    |Bbmaj7    |Bbmaj7    |Bbmaj7    :
G7        |G7        |Gm7       |C7(b9)    :
Fmaj7     |Fmaj7     |Aaug      |Aaug      :
Gm7       |C7(b9)    |Fmaj7     |Fmaj7     :

Break:

F scale then downward chromatic from G to C#
Caug  C6 Caug  C6 Bb/G

Drum Solo 4 bars

F scale then downwards chromatic from G to C#
Caug  C6 Caug  C6 Bb/G

Scat part 4 bars

Chorus:

Bbmaj7                    Bb7    Bb7 A7 Ab7
Hurry, get on board, get on board, it's coming
 G7#5                 Gm7         C7(b9)
Can't you hear those wheels are-thrumming?
Fmaj7             G7b5
All aboard that "A" Train
Gm7  Gm7(add11) C7(#9) C7(b9)        Fmaj7
Soon you'll be on Sugar Hill in Harlem, yeah
F7(#9)        F
Ba-la, ba-ba, yeah