{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2425029,"song":"Top Hat White Tie And Tails","artist":"Fred Astaire","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11498322-top-hat-white-tie-and-tails-chords-by-fred-astaire/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2425029?type=chord","rating":4.60853,"votes":4,"content":"[tab]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n          Top hat, white tie and tails    Irving Berlin\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------- 1935---------------[/tab]\r\n[tab]Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat\r\nE-mail: mike@docsworkshop.co.uk\r\nTuning:EADGBE[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe tricky part of this song is the syncopation - especially in the INTRO.\r\nI've tried to reproduce the way I do it as tablature - but you have to listen lots and feel it for success.\r\nThis Fred Astaire video might help - put capo on Fret 1:\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc77Vlb-yAE\r\n\r\nI've tabbed the INTRO tune that I use before the INTRO words begin.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]   INTRO CHORDS                      VERSE CHORDS         CHORUS CHORDS\r\n   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch] [ch]D9[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]Fdim[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch] [ch]D6[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch] [ch]G9[/ch]  [ch]Abm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]Ebm[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch]\r\ne|-3--0---x--0--2-----1----2--1--2-|-0-1---1--5---4---3-|-0-1---2---3--2--0-3-2-1--0-1--1--|\r\nB|-0--1---3--1--3-----0----1--0--0-|-1-3---0--3---4---3-|-1-3---4---5--0--0-0-1-0--1-3--0--|\r\nG|-0--0---0--2--4-----1----2--0--2-|-0-2---0--4---4---4-|-0-2---3---4--2--1-0-2-0--0-2--0--|\r\nD|-0--2---0--0--5-----0----0--0--0-|-2-3---0--5---6---5-|-2-3---4---5--1--2-0-0-0--2-3--0--|\r\nA|-2--0---2--x--x-----x----x--2--x-|-3-0---2--5---6---5-|-3-x---x---x--2--2-2-x-2--3-x--2--|\r\nE|-3--x---3--x--x-----x----x--3--x-|-x-x---3--3---4---3-|-x-x---x---x--x--0-3-x-3--x-x--3--|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\n  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\ne|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|\r\nB|8----7---------6--5--|------4---3----------|2---1-------1----0---|-------------------|-------------------|\r\nG|-----------7---------|--5-------------3----|--------1------------|0---0---2---3---0--|-------------------|X2\r\nD|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--0---2---3---0----|\r\nA|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|\r\nE|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]             [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\ne|5-----------------5----|------7----------------|9-----------------10------|--------12---------------------|\r\nB|------7-------------7--|------------8----------|------10--------------12--|----------------14-------------|\r\nG|------------7----------|--7---------------9----|------------11------------|----12------------------14-----|\r\nD|0----------------------|-----------------------|0-------------------------|0------------------------------|\r\nA|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|\r\nE|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D6[/ch]                                                   [ch]D9[/ch]\r\ne|2---2----2---2-----2---2--|----2---2-----2----------|0---0----0---0-----0---0--|---0---0-------0----------|\r\nB|0---0----0---0-----0---0--|----0---0-----0-----0----|1---1----1---1-----1---1--|---1---1-------1----------|\r\nG|2---2----2---2-----2---2--|----2---2-----2----------|2---2----2---2-----2---2--|---2---2-------2----------|\r\nD|0---0----0---0-----0---0--|----0---0-----0----------|0---0----0---0-----0---0--|---0---0-------0----------|\r\nA|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|\r\nE|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am7[/ch]    [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D9[/ch]             [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]       [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nI just got an invitation through the mails[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G6[/ch]         [ch]Fdim[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\" Your presence requested this evening It's formal,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am7[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\n a  top hat, a white tie and tails \"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am7[/ch]       [ch]G6[/ch]        [ch]D9[/ch]             [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]    [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nNothing now could take the  wind out of my sails[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G6[/ch]        [ch]Fdim[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBecause I'm invited to step out this evening[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am7[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nWith top hat and white tie and tails[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                               [ch]Dm7[/ch]           [ch]G7[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G9[/ch] [ch]Abm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm putting on my top hat         Tying  up  my white tie     Brushing off my tails[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                           [ch]Dm7[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm duding up my shirt front Putting in the shirt studs  Polishing my nails[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Ebm[/ch]                                               [ch]B7[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm step-ping [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] \r\nout, my dear to breathe an atmosphere that simply reeks with class[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                                  [ch]B7[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd I trust that you'll excuse my dust  when I step on the gas    For I'll be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                              [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthere  putting down my top hat  mussing up my  white tie  dancing in my tails[/tab]","plain_text":"The tricky part of this song is the syncopation - especially in the INTRO.\nI've tried to reproduce the way I do it as tablature - but you have to listen lots and feel it for success.\nThis Fred Astaire video might help - put capo on Fret 1:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc77Vlb-yAE\n\nI've tabbed the INTRO tune that I use before the INTRO words 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