I Got Rhythm Chords
I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Cm7, Am7, Dm7, G7, Em7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
These are the "Rhythm Changes" in C and in open position, which makes them
more difficult. With practice they get easier and this is a great key for
baritone voices. They sound a little too fat for jazz, but oh well! This is
just the Chorus.
{ Cm7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Em7 A7 Dm7 G7
e|---0---0---1---1---0---0---1---1--------------------------------|
B|---0---1---1---0---0---2---1---0--------------------------------|
G|---0---0---2---0---0---0---2---0--------------------------------|
D|---2---2---0--(0)--0---2---0--(0)-------------------------------|
A|---3---0---x--(2)--2---0---x--(2)-------------------------------|
E|---x---x---x--(3)--0---x---x--(3)-------------------------------|
(you don't HAVE to play the bottom 3 strings on G7 which with the
fast chord changes makes it much easier)
Cm7 Am7 Dm7 G7
I got rhy---thm
Em7 A7 Dm7 G7
I got mu---sic
Cm7 Am7 Dm7 G7
I got my man
Em7 A7 Dm7 G7
Who could ask for anything more
Then you repeat the same chord changes for the second half of the Chorus with new lyrics
Cm7 Am7 Dm7 G7
I got dai---sies
Em7 A7 Dm7 G7
in green past-ures
Cm7 Am7 Dm7 G7
I got my man
Em7 A7 Dm7 G7
Who could ask for anything more