




 





= 90

Swing the 8ths





    

 

 

   



 









 







 

 



























  


















































 







 

   





   



















  

















  

  

    

  






































  





 

 



 

 





 

 











 

   

  







  





  







 





 







  

 

  





     

 



 






































  





 



 













 









        

  



  

   

  

   

   

    





    

 

     

   






































     

   

   

   









 





 



 

  



 

 





  

   

    

 



This manuscript ©2002 John Farrell



   



  

  

  



















































I AIN'T GOT NOBODY

Fats Waller's recording transcribed by John Farrell

Williams/Peyton/Graham






  













 







 

   



  

 





 

  

 





 

    

 






































 







         





  

 



     

      



 









  



  


























































   

     

     



















 



 



 





  





  











 



















 





  





 

























  

 



  






























 



 







     

















 

 





 



 











 









 





 



 

 





 















  





















8 bassa





























I Ain't Got Nobody

2






 





 

 











  

  



  





















   

 



 















  



  

 







8 bassa

















 

 





 





 
















































  





  





  



  





gliss on
white keys













8va---------------

 











 



  

 





 







  



 


























































 













   

 





  







   

   

  





 







  

 

  

  



















   





 




































  



 

 













  





   





 





 

     

   

 

     

     



  



  



 





  





 




















































 





  







     





     



  



  



  



  









 































 



























I Ain't Got Nobody

3






 

















 

   

 









8va-----------------------------------







 





  



 


































































 

8va-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------











 













 







 





































    

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    



 

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

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





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







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

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  

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

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





 

 

    





    

  

  

  



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 

 



  



  







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













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

  

   

    

  









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

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







  

   

8va----------------------------------

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



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













  



  

















  

 





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I Ain't Got Nobody

4

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

 

8va-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



   

 



   

 



   





  



 



   





   





   

 



   





 

 



































 























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 

8va------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

















 

   

 











 















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

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



 

8va------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 





   



 









  

 

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 



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   

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 

 





   



 



















 













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



 

8va-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  





 





  





 

    















  

  





 



 







 















  





  



    

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







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





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

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I Ain't Got Nobody

5

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

    







    

   

     





  

   

  





 





  

  

       

     





     





























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










  











  



 



 

 

  

 







 







  

    





















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










  







 























 

 







   

8 bassa----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------









  

 







 













  










































   





 











 







  



 

 





  











 

8 bassa---------------------------



 

   











 



 

























I Ain't Got Nobody

6






 









 











 





 

 

 



 



 







  











  















    




































  



  

















white
note
gliss

            







 





  





 











 
















































 

8va----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------





 



 



 

 





  

 























 

  







16va-----------------------------------------------

 

 









  



 































 













 





 



 














































 

*Note - from this point to the end Waller plays the right hand rubato, striking the notes rather late (something like the Erroll
Garner style). I have written the part in triplets as it is the closest approximation I can devise.

16va-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*







 





 



  

  



  

  



  

  



  

  



  

  



  

  



  

  



  



  





 



































I Ain't Got Nobody

7






 

16va--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



  

  



  

  



  

  



  

  

in tempo



  



  



  

    



    



  





 

   



  



























8 bassa































I Ain't Got Nobody

8