An improv'ed arrangement of this old standard I did in a very slightly jazzy fingerstyle.

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I was asked by a friend to do an arrangement of this old standard and a tab to go with it. Other versions he found were mostly jazz-comp chording and he wanted one more fingerstyle-intensive.

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AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
(1929) Lyrics by Andy Razaf
Music by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Brooks
Fingerstyle Solo Guitar Instrumental
(arr: John M. 3/3/09)



Key of C


(First Verse Progression)

...Starting with C=(3)32010 to partial G (best held TxOOOO)...

E)-------------3p0-----0-----------------0--3----------------
B}------------------4--------------0--3----------------------
G)--------------------------0h2h3--------0------(0)----------
D)--------------2------------------0------------(0)----------
A)-----0--2--3---------3-------------------------------------
E)--3-----------------------3-----------------3--------------

...back to C then partial Fm7 xx1111(+pinkie/3) and back to C...

E)----3p0-----0--1------3--1-3-1----------------0---1--------
B}---------4-----------1-----------1----1----3---------------
G)------------0-------1------------1--------------------0----
D)-----2-------------1-----------1--------------2-------2----
A)--3-----------------------------------3-------------3------
E)-----------------------------------------------------------

...to partial G(TxOOOO), then C-C7-F-G#-C to a turnaround G7#5

E)--5--3--5--3----0-------------------------------------------
B}-----------------------1---------1----1----1-----4---(x4)---
G)----------------------(0)---3---(2)--(1)--(0)----4---(x4)---
D)--------0-------0----------(2)---3----1----------3---(x3)---
A)-----------------------3----3--------------3-----2----------
E)--3----------3-----------------------------------3----------


(Next Verse Progression)


...Starting with C and into G (partial) again, adding 7th note...

E)-------0---3----------------------0-1-------------------------
B}---1h3----------------------0--3------------------------------
G)--------------------0h2--3---------------0--------------------
D)----2-----------------------0------------0--------------------
A)--3--------3--------------------------------------------------
E)---------------------3----------------3-----------------------


...back to C, and (substitution for Fm7, three inversion run of Cdim7)

E)-------3p0---0--3------------5------8------11-------------------
B}-----------3----------------4------7------10----10--------------
G)---------------------------5------8------11---------------------
D)--------2-----------------4------7------10----------------------
A)--3--------------3----------------------------------------------
E)----------------------------------------------------------------


To C xx5558 to A xx7655 to D9(13) x54555(7) to G, walk chord-frags C-C7-F G#-C

E)--8---5----------5----------5--7--5--0----3---0--------------------------
B}-(5)----8--5----5----5-----5-------------(0)--------1-------1----1----1--
G)-(5)-----------6----------5--------------(0)-------(0)--3--(2)--(1)--(0)-
D)--5-----------7----------4---------------(0)-----------(2)--3----1-------
A)------------------------5-----------------2---------3---3-------------3--
E)------------------------------------------3------------------------------


(Bridge "...Like Jack Horner..." etc)


Walk down 5-string to Am to (using thumb on 6-string) partial-F to D7

E)-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B}----------------------1p0----1----------1p0----1----------1p0----1-----
G)---(0)--(0)--(0)------(2)--2---2--------(2)--2---2--------(2)--2---2---
D)-----------------------2-----------------3-----------------0-----------
A)--3---2----1------0----------------------------------------------------
E)---------------------------------0--1--------------1--2----------------


Go to simple A (x02220) to D (x00232) to D13 (x54557) and D9 (x54555)

E)-------0------------------2--0--2-----7--5--7------------
B}--1/2-----2--------------(3)----------5------------------
G)-------------2------------2-----------5------------------
D)--1/2----------------0----------------4------------------
A)------------------0----------------5---------------------
E)---------------------------------------------------------

...and into partial-G, etc, and to G7#5

E)----------------0--1--0--3---------4----------
B}----------0--3---------------------4----------
G)---0h2h3--------------------0------4----------
D)----------0-----------------0------3----------
A)---------------------------------2----------
E)----3---------------------3--------3----------


(Back to Verse Progression)

...(Pretty much the same as first beginning tabbed line)

E)-------------3p0-----0-----------------0--3----------------
B}------------------4--------------0--3----------------------
G)--------------------------0h2h3--------0------(0)----------
D)--------------2------------------0------------(0)----------
A)-----0--2--3---------3-------------------------------------
E)--3-----------------------3-----------------3--------------


Back into C and partial-Fm7 position, then to C xx5558 (barred
5th fret with index, adding pinkie for the other 1st-string
notes) and slide that barre up into the Fmaj7 (xx10/10/10/12)

E)----3p0-----0--1------3--1-3-4--3--1----5-7-8---12--10----
B}---------4-----------1-------1----------5-------10--------
G)------------0-------1--------1----------5-------10--------
D)-----2-------------1--------------------5-------10--------
A)--3-------------------------------------------------------
E)----------------------------------------------------------


This run can be done from that Fmaj7 position with
simple finger additions

E)------------------------------------------------
B}--13-10----------10--------0--------------------
G)--------10----------10-----------5--------------
D)-----------12----------12-----------------------
A)------------------------------------------------
E)------------------------------------------------


Back into the C (xx5558) position, this "walk" is similar to
what's often called the "Robert Johnson A Turnaround" except
of course this is in C and uses a doubled ascending/descending
walk on the 2nd and 3rd srings.

E)------------------------8--8-8--8---8------8-------8--------
B}------------------------5--------------5---6---5---7--------
G)-[5 from above into]->--5-----------------------------------
D)------------------------5-------8---8------7-------6--------
A)------------------------------------------------------------
E)------------------------------------------------------------


Then a little single note end-run (out of that same C-chord)
into the G7#5, resolved on the C9 (x32333) and ended with
that single 13th-note on the 1st-string/5th-fret.

E)---8--5----------------------------3----5-------
B}---------8-----5---------------4---3------------
G)------------8-----5------------4---3------------
D)---------------------7--5------3---2------------
A)-------------------------------2---3------------
E)-----------------------------3------------------


And that's about it. This is just kind of an example of doing
the tune in this style. Similar licks and phrases can of course
be used instead or mixed in different ways or combinations to do
the tune or for adding more verses. I did it this way because it
seems most arrangements of this tune are more chorded modern-jazz
influenced and I wanted to do it with more fingerstyle work and
less chording, which I think is more reminiscent of the original
old piano style version first done by Fats Waller.

Anyway, I hope that gives you a few ideas.


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AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
Lyrics by Andy Razaf


No one to talk with,
All by myself,
No one to walk with,
But I'm happy on a shelf
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you.

(Next Verse)
I know for certain,
The one I love.
I'm through with flirtin'
It's you I'm thinkin' of.
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you.

(Bridge)
Like Jack Horner,
In the corner,
I Don't go nowhere,
But what do I care?
Your kisses are worth waitin' for.
Be-lieve me...

(Verse)
Don't sniff no more cocaine,
Don't smoke no reefer tea.
I can go to dreamland
Just thinkin' 'bout you and me.
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you.

(Instrumental Break: Verse + Bridge)

(Verse)
I don't stay out late,
Don't care to go,
I'm home about eight,
Just me and my radio
I ain't misbehavin',
I'm savin' my love for you.


(Third verse was edited from the original 1928 version
due to content prior to its actual publication in 1929
and therefore rarely included on sheet lyrics.)

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