Ahlert FredMean To Me
 



Mean To Me

This is my own arrangement of the jazz standard "Mean to Me" by Fred Ahlert
and  Roy Turk. I have arranged it with an alternating base beat. If
you're not familiar with this great song, a nice vocal rendition of this
was done by Linda Ronstadt on her "Lushlife" recording. If you enjoy this,
I'd appreciate an e-mail note, just to let me know this hasn't disappeared
into the ether.

   C9#5    (: F                 Dm7         Gm7           C7 
|E------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|B------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|G---1--|---2-----------------2--------|----3------------------------|
|D---2--|---3-----------------0--------|--------0----1----2----------|
|A---3--|-------------3----------------|-----------------------------|
|E------|---1--------------------------|----3------------------------|
  You're   Mean       to     me           Why  must you  be
             I       stay   home           each night when you
    Am7          Dm7                        BbM7               Eb9
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----1-----------1----------------------|----3---------------------|
|----2-----------2---2------------------|----2------------0----1---|
|--------2-------3----------------------|----------3---------------|
|----0----------------------------------|----1---------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
    Mean to      me                         Gee   Hon  - ey    it
    say you'll phone                        You   don't and   I'm
   Am7        D7                 Gm7               C9
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---1---------1--------------|-------------1----------1--------------|
|---2---------2--------------|---------3--------3-----3-----2--------|
|---2---------0--------------|-------------0-------------------------|
|--------3-------------------|------------------------3--------------|
|------------------1---------|----3----------------------------------|
  seems  to   me                 you love  to    see    me
  left    alone                  singin'   the blues  and
   F6          :)  Dm7       G7            C7  repeat to (:))
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------3----|------------------1--------------------|
|---0--------------2----|----0----2---0-------------------------|
|------0----3------0----|-------------0-------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---1-------1-----------|----3-------------3--------------------|
   cry      in'              I don't know why.
   cry      in'   (to bridge)
      Cm7     F7b9         BbM7     Gm7
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------4------3---1----|---1-----------------------------------|
|-------5------2--------|---2---------3-------------------------|
|-----------------------|------3------3-3-----------------------|
|-------3------3--------|---1-----------------------------------|
|---3-------------------|-------------3-------------------------|
      You    treat me      Cold-     ly
      Cm7     F7b9              Bb
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------4------3----2---1---|---------------------------------------|
|-------5------2------------|----3------------3---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------3------------3----------------|
|--------------3------------|----1---------1--------------1---------|
|---3-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
       each    day  of the      Year.
   D7#5                                     Gm7   Em7b5
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---3----3----2-------------------------|----2-------0-------------|
|------------------0--------------------|-------0----------0-------|
|---1-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----3-------3-------------|
  You       al-  ways                       scold     me
                                           G7
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---2/3-----3---2-----------------------|---2-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------0---2---3----------|
|----0----------------------------------|---0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
   when    ev- er                         some  bo- dy   is
   Gm7                C9#5                   F                 Dm7
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---0------------------1----------------|---2-----------------2--------|
|-------0--------------2----------------|---3-----------------0--------|
|----------------------3----------------|-------------3----------------|
|---3-----------------------------------|---1--------------------------|
   near,              dear.                It       must      be
    Gm7           C7                              Am7          Dm7
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----1-----------1---------|
|----3---------------------------------------|----2-----------2---2-----|
|--------0----1----2-------------------------|--------2-------3---------|
|--------------------------------------------|----0---------------------|
|----3---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
  great fun  to   be                            Mean to      me
    BbM7               Eb9                 Am7        D7
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----3----------------------------------|---1---------------------------|
|----2------------0----1----------------|---2-------------------2-------|
|----------3----------------------------|---2---------0-----3-----------|
|----1----------------------------------|--------3----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    You    shouldn't   for                can't  you  see   what you
   Gm7              C9        F6               Dm7     Gm7     C7
|-------------------------|---------------------5--5-|---3---3-------|
|---1---------------------|---------------------6--6-|---3---3---1---|
|---0--------2------------|--------2-----------------|-----------4---|
|-------0---------0-------|----3-------3-------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------5----|-----------3---|
|---3--------3------------|----1---------------------|---3-----------|
   mean      to                me.