Top Hat White Tie And Tails

Tom: G
Top hat, white tie and tails Irving Berlin
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning:EADGBE
The tricky part of this song is the syncopation - especially in the INTRO.
I've tried to reproduce the way I do it as tablature - but you have to listen lots and feel it
for success.
This Fred Astaire video might help - put capo on Fret 1:
I've tabbed the INTRO tune that I use before the INTRO words begin.
INTRO CHORDS VERSE CHORDS CHORUS CHORDS
G Am7 G6 D9 Gmaj7 Fdim D7 G7 D6 C Dm7 G7 G9 Abm G C Dm7 Ebm Em B7 E G D G7 C Dm G7
E|-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--|
B|-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--|
G|-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--|
D|-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--|
A|-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--|
E|-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--|

[Intro]
G F Eb D D7 G
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|8----7---------6--5--|------4---3----------| 2---1-------1----0---|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-----------7---------|--5-------------3----|--------1------------| 0---0---2---3---0--|-------------------|X2
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--0---2---3---0----|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D Cmaj7 Dmaj7 G A
E|5-----------------5----|------7----------------| 9-----------------10------|--------12---------------------|
B|------7-------------7--|------------8----------|------10--------------12--|----------------14-------------|
G|------------7----------|--7---------------9----|------------11------------|----12------------------14-----|
D|0----------------------|-----------------------| 0-------------------------|0------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
D6 D9
E|2---2----2---2-----2---2--|----2---2-----2----------| 0---0----0---0-----0---0--|---0---0-------0----------|
B|0---0----0---0-----0---0--|----0---0-----0-----0----| 1---1----1---1-----1---1--|---1---1-------1----------|
G|2---2----2---2-----2---2--|----2---2-----2----------| 2---2----2---2-----2---2--|---2---2-------2----------|
D|0---0----0---0-----0---0--|----0---0-----0----------| 0---0----0---0-----0---0--|---0---0-------0----------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G Am7 G6 D9 Gmaj7 G6
I just got an invitation through the mails
G6 Fdim D7 G
" Your presence requested this evening It's formal,
Am7 D7 G
a top hat, a white tie and tails "
G Am7 G6 D9 Gmaj7 G6
Nothing now could take the wind out of my sails
G6 Fdim D7 G
Because I'm invited to step out this evening
Am7 D7 G G7
With top hat and white tie and tails

[Verse]
C Dm7 G7 C G9 Abm G
I'm putting on my top hat Tying up my white tie Brushing off my tails
C Dm7 G7 C
I'm duding up my shirt front Putting in the shirt studs Polishing my nails

[Chorus]
C Dm Ebm B7 E
I'm step-ping
Em
out, my dear to breathe an atmosphere that simply reeks with class
Em B7 E G D G7
And I trust that you'll excuse my dust when I step on the gas For I'll be
C Dm G7 C
there putting down my top hat mussing up my white tie dancing in my tails