Harlem Nocturne Chords
Harlem Nocturne by Duke Ellington is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Am7+, A9, C, Dm, D9, Dm7+, F7, E7, Fdim, A, Cdim, G, A7, D, E, Bb, G#7 and F#7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am Am7+ Am Am7+ Am Am7+ Am
Am A9 Am Am7+ Am C Am C Am Dm
A nocturne for the blues played on a broken heart string
Dm D9 Dm Dm7+ F7 E7 Fdim Am
It's wailing out the news my baby is gone from me
Am A9 Am Am7+ Am C Am C Am Dm
Dark shadows in the rain, a telephone that won't ring
Dm D9 Dm Dm7+ F7 E7 Fdim Am
Just memories remain of lovers that used to be
A Cdim G A Cdim G
I miss the laughs and the fun, my spot in the sun
A Cdim G Cdim A A7
When I was the one one and only
D Fdim C D Fdim C
The music and lights, those wonderful nights
E D C Bb G#7 F#7 E7
The morning is the time we'd kiss
A Cdim G A Cdim G
The laughs and the fun, my days in the sun
A Cdim G Cdim A A7
They're over and done, and I'm lonely
D Fdim C D Fdim C
Don't ask me to hide the heartbreak inside
E D C Bb G#7 F#7 E7 Fdim Am
The gleaming spark is gone, the light went dark
Am A9 Am Am7+ Am C Am Dm
This nocturn for the blues took all and left me nothing
Dm D9 Dm Dm7+ F7 E7 Fdim Am
Nothing but the blues 'til baby comes back to me