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Delta Rhythm Boys - Take The A Train Chords

Chord reference E, A, F, Bm, B7, D, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[E] [E] [E] [A]You must take the [F]A train [Bm]To go to Sugar [E]Hill way up in [A]Harlem [Bm] [E] [A]If you miss the [F]A train [Bm]You will [B]find you missed the quickest way to [A]Harlem [D]Hurry get on now its [Bm]coming [B7]Listen to those rails a [E]thrumming All a[A]board get on the [F]A train [Bm]soon you will be [E]on Sugar Hill in [A]Harlem

[A]You take your baby to Harlem you’re bound to [F]find a hole Up on [F#m]Sugar [Dm]Hill where [A]everyone’s [E]having a [A]solid [E]ball [E]You’ll [A]board that A Train, And then you [Bm]ride ’til you [B7]dig this number: 145 Street [A7]where all the [E7]cats meet [A]posing on stroll. [A7]Pops, they’re really in there. [D]Ba an do da [D]n da n do day

[D]That’s the riff that [Bm]the bands all play [B7]It’s groovy the hepcats say; [E7]Then you’ll know that you’re in Harlem [A]You got to get on that [A]A Train, and you will [F]get a thrill [F]Yeah, if you’re [D]lookin’ for a rhythm, You will [B]find it on [E]Sugar [A]Hill.

[A]Now that you know just how to get up there [G7]Dig up a nickel and you got your fare

[C]If you want to go to [C#7]happy Harlem You [D]take the A Train that [Dm]goes uptown And [Dm7]ride, [G]ride, ride [C]Wait until you get on [D7]Sugar Hill [F]You’ll jump for joy ’til you [G7]get your [C]fill [F]Have you got your nickel in your [Fm]hand Then [D7]hurry, don’t you miss that [F]train, oh [G]man [C]You must take the [F]A Train [F]To [G]go to Sugar Hill way up in [C]Harlem Better [F]hurry get a[G7]board [G]that [C]train

Artist Delta Rhythm Boys
Album The Delta Rhythm Boys
Genres Jazz
Year 2000
Key A

How to Play Take The A Train on Guitar?

Delta Rhythm Boys - Take The A Train can be played in the key of A using the E, A, F, Bm, B7, D, Dm chords.

  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Take The A Train with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.