SWEET LORAINE, Nat King Cole cover of a great jazz standard

[Jean Pierre]

here!  I have built my new brand guitar in  (on YouTube) kit: a HARLEY BENTON telecaster for 79 euros!!
It took me 2 hours to assemble it and it's really within the reach of an average handyman.
The sound is pretty amazing, typically a telecaster sound.
I was looking for a jazzy song to try it out and I found this song, "sweet Loraine"...
Sweet Lorraine" is a popular song by Cliff Burwell (music) and Mitchell Parish (lyrics) that was published in 1928 and has become a jazz standard.
The song probably kept its place in public awareness because of recordings by Nat King Cole.
Here, this is Vilray's version  (on Youtube) with nice chords (see the lyrics and the chord grid that I transcribed by ear).
 The chord grid and the solos are played with my new telecaster (uh...sorry, for the purists it's a Harley Benton "T" style)
Bass by BIAB

tomorrow some pictures ....

F9  D#9  C#9 B9D9  G  E9   Am   D7

[Verse 1]
     G           E9
I've just found joy
Am7       D7         G    Em9 G     
  I'm as happy as a baby boy
C7     B7        E9        Eb9   
With another brand new choochoo toy
Am7    D7            G    E9   Am7  D7
When I met my sweet Lorraine
  G       E9    Am 7
A pair of eyes
         D7             G      Em9 G   
That are blader than the summer sky
 C7        B7             E9      Eb9    Am7
   When you see them, you'll realize
 D7                   G   Cm    G   G7
Why I love my sweet Lorraine

[Verse 2]
       C7           F7b9  C7dim    Am         C7 
Now  When it's rain  and  I don't miss the sun
F9       Db9           Am      C7
Because it's in my baby's smile oh oh
F9    E9                  Am   C7
And you  think that I'm the lucky one
F         E7                Am    D7
That will lead her down the aisle
     G       E7      A7
Each night I pray
        D7                 G     Em    C7
That no one will steal her heart away
         B7             E7    A7    D7
I can't wait until that lucky day
                   G    C    G
When I marry sweet Lorraine

[Verse 3]
G            E7  A7
Each night I pray
        D7                 G     Em   C7
That no one will steal her heart away
        B7               E7    A7    D7
I can't wait until that lucky day
                   G    C    G
When I marry sweet Lorraine
 

[Mike_S]

That does sound great... and at 79 euros... that is the price of a meal out for 2 (ok I do live in Ireland, but you get my point! )... Great work JP and I do love to hear some of these Jazz standards. Super sounds and playing.

By the way... do you need to already have lots of guitar (luthier!?) tools to assemble the guitar and get it up and running. I would assume you do!?? Either way it seems a great purchase.

Mike

[Jean Pierre]

 

do you need to already have lots of guitar (luthier!?) tools to assemble the guitar

Hello Mike
Absolutely not...it's crazy! ...you just need a Phillips screwdriver, the holes are pre-drilled ...it's easier than assembling IKEA furniture!!

...it took me 2 hours to assemble before I could play!

Look the picture in joint piece:

[Mike_S]

Wow... that is crazy... only a screwdriver. Ah, but you have not seen me assembling IKEA furniture!! :

Ok, but seriously that is very interesting... looks great too 

[Farrell Jackson]

Real nice chords and singing on this jazz standard song JP! The H.B. Tele sounds and looks good. It's a great buy For 79 euros.

Farrell