Chart Request: Straighten up and Fly Right

[Niels Brown]

I have to accompany a vocalist for a masterclass at school and she wants to do straighten up and fly right, but I can't find the chart anywhere. Anybody have a lead sheet for this tune? any help is greatly apprectiated.

[TomSauter]

It's a rhythm changes. Sometimes people play the form AAABA during the melody.

[Bobby King]

Here's some changes a la Nat Cole. The first chorus has a repeat. (In the chorus, it has that descending bass line under
sort of bluesy Basie-ish licks on piano.)


Straighten Up and Fly Right

verse
Ab | Ab7/C | Db9 | Bb7 Eb9 |

Ab | Ab7/C | Db9 | Bb7 Eb9 |

chorus

Ab(69) Ab/Gb | Ab/F Ab7/Eb | Db Ab/C | Bb-7 Db/Eb |

Ab(69) Ab/Gb | Ab/F Ab7/Eb | Db Ab/C | Bb-7 Db/Eb |

Chorus (continued)

Ab(69) Ab/Gb | Ab/F Ab7/Eb | Db Ab/C | Bb-7 Db/Eb |

Ab(69) Ab/Gb | Ab/F Ab7/Eb | Db Ab/C | Bb-7 Db/Eb Ab7|


bridge
C7 |C7 |F7 |F7 |

Bb7 |Bb7 |Eb7 |Eb7 |


chorus

Ab(69) Ab/Gb | Ab/F Ab7/Eb | Db Ab/C | Bb-7 Db/Eb |

Ab(69) Ab/Gb | Ab/F Ab7/Eb | Db Ab/C | Bb-7 Db/Eb Ab7|

[Niels Brown]

Thanks alot man.

[Dave Martin]

But be aware that there's an Andrews Sisters version that's a bit different than Nat's - especially in the bass line. Check iTunes for some variants....

[bonaventura]

this is one of the many tunes belonging to the "rhythm changes" genre (based on "i got rhythm").

i've got a 41-page arrangement for basically all parts if you are interested...

[Ed Fuqua]

Originally Posted by bonaventura

this is one of the many tunes belonging to the "rhythm changes" genre (based on "i got rhythm").

i've got a 41-page arrangement for basically all parts if you are interested...

41 pages!!!!! Keerist, what if they want to take two choruses?