What Are You Doing New Year's Eve chords by Ella Fitzgerald (Official Version)

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Ab13
Db/Ab
Ab9sus4
Fm7
B7b5
Bbm7
Ebm/Gb
Eb9
Ebm9
A9
Dbmaj7
Gb
Gbm
Bb7
Ab7
Emaj7
Ab9
Db6
C7b9
Fm
Fm/Eb
Bb/D
Dbm7
Gb7
Gm7b5
Gb7b5
Dm7b5
Bb9
Db9
Gbmaj7
Bm7
Gb9
Gb13
Eb9sus4
Fm7b5
Bb7b9
Ebm7
GbmMaj7
Gb6
D
Db7#9

Intro 1
Ab13 
 (A flat13) 
Db/Ab 
Ab9sus4 
Fm7 
B7b5 
When the  (D flat/Ab) bells    all  (A flat9sus4) ring        and the  (F minor7) horns all  (B7b5) blow
Bbm7 
And the  (B flat minor7) couples we know
Ebm/Gb 
Ab13 
are fondly  (E flat minor/Gb) kissing    (A flat13) 
Db/Ab 
Ab9sus4 
Fm7 
Eb9 
Will I  (D flat/Ab) be       with  (A flat9sus4) you          (F minor7) or will I  (E flat9) be
Ebm9 
A9 
Ab13 
among the  (E flat minor9) missing?  (A9)  (A flat13) 

Verse 1
Dbmaj7 
 (D flat minoraj7) Maybe it's much
B7b5 
too  (B7b5) early  in the game
Dbmaj7 
 (D flat minoraj7) Ah, but I thought
Gb 
Gbm 
I'd  (G flat major) ask you just the same  (G flat minor) 
Db/Ab 
Bb7 
Eb9 
 (D flat/Ab) What are you  (B flat7) doing  (E flat9) New   Year's,
Ab7 
Dbmaj7 
Emaj7 
A9 
Ab9 
 (A flat7) New   Year's  (D flat minoraj7) eve?       (E minoraj7)  (A9)  (A flat9) 

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Verse 2

Wonder whose arms

will hold you good and tight

When it's exactly

twelve o'clock that night

Welcoming in the New Year,

New Year's Eve?

Bridge 1

Maybe I'm crazy to suppose

I'd ever be the one you chose

Out of the thousand invitations

you received

Verse 3
Dbmaj7 
 (D flat minoraj7) Ah, but in case
B7b5 
I  (B7b5) stand  one little chance
Db9 
 (D flat9) Here comes the jackpot
Gbmaj7 
Bm7 
 (G flat minoraj7) question  in advance  (B minor7) 
Dbmaj7 
Eb9 
 (D flat minoraj7) What are you doing  (E flat9) New   Year's,
Ab13 
Db6 
C7b9 
 (A flat13) New    Year's  (D flat6) Eve?   (C7b9) 

Solo 1

Verse 4
Dbmaj7 
 (D flat minoraj7) Ah, but in case
B7b5 
I  (B7b5) stand  one little chance
Db9 
 (D flat9) Here comes the jackpot
Gbmaj7 
Bm7 
 (G flat minoraj7) question  in advance  (B minor7) 
Dbmaj7 
Eb9 
 (D flat minoraj7) What are you doing  (E flat9) New   Year's,
Ab13 
Fm7b5 
Bb7b9 
 (A flat13) New    Year's  (F minor7b5) Eve?      (B flat7b9) 
Ebm7 
 (E flat minor7) Oh, what are you doing
Gm7b5 
GbmMaj7 
Db6 
 (G minor7b5) New      Year's,  (G flat minorMaj7)  (D flat6) Eve
Gb6 
D 
Db7#9 
 (G flat6)  (D major)  (D flat7#9) 

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Ab13
Db/Ab
Ab9sus4
Fm7
B7b5
Bbm7
Ebm/Gb
Eb9
Ebm9
A9
Dbmaj7
Gb
Gbm
Bb7
Ab7
Emaj7
Ab9
Db6
C7b9
Fm
Fm/Eb
Bb/D
Dbm7
Gb7
Gm7b5
Gb7b5
Dm7b5
Bb9
Db9
Gbmaj7
Bm7
Gb9
Gb13
Eb9sus4
Fm7b5
Bb7b9
Ebm7
GbmMaj7
Gb6
D
Db7#9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Db majorBPM: 69

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab13: 4-x-4-5-6-x
Db/Ab: 4-x-6-6-6-x
Ab9sus4: 4-x-4-3-2-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
B7b5: x-2-3-2-4-x
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Ebm/Gb: x-x-4-3-4-2
Eb9: x-6-5-6-6-x
Ebm9: x-6-4-6-6-x
A9: 5-4-5-4-5-x
Dbmaj7: x-4-6-5-6-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Gbm: 2-4-4-2-2-2
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Ab7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
Emaj7: x-x-2-4-4-4
Ab9: 4-3-4-3-4-x
Db6: x-4-3-3-2-x
C7b9: x-3-2-3-2-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Fm/Eb: x-x-1-1-1-1
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
Dbm7: x-4-6-4-5-x
Gb7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
Gm7b5: 3-x-3-3-2-x
Gb7b5: 2-x-2-3-1-x
Dm7b5: x-x-0-1-1-1
Bb9: 6-5-6-5-6-x
Db9: x-4-3-4-4-x
Gbmaj7: 2-x-3-3-2-x
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Gb9: 2-4-2-3-2-4
Gb13: 2-x-2-3-4-x
Eb9sus4: x-x-1-1-2-1
Fm7b5: x-x-3-4-4-4
Bb7b9: x-1-0-1-0-1
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
GbmMaj7: 2-x-3-2-2-x
Gb6: 2-x-1-3-2-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Db7#9: x-4-3-4-5-x

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This is the definitive original version of What Are You Doing New Year's Eve by Ella Fitzgerald, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Db major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Ella Fitzgerald.