{"id":145755,"date":"2024-10-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=145755"},"modified":"2024-10-14T14:59:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T21:59:16","slug":"learn-cole-porters-lets-do-it-lets-fall-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/learn-cole-porters-lets-do-it-lets-fall-in-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Cole Porter\u2019s Slightly Silly Show Tune \u201cLet\u2019s Do It, Let\u2019s Fall in Love\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Campfire Songs: Learn to Play \u201cLet\u2019s Do It, Let\u2019s Fall in Love\u201d\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGNFTO34WZI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s Do It, Let\u2019s Fall in Love\u201d was written in 1928 by Cole Porter for his Broadway musical <em>Paris<\/em>. With its mildly risqu\u00e9, bordering-on-absurd lyrics, the song is a lighthearted mash-up of clever wordplay and double entendre. It\u2019s also one of those numbers that has lent itself to additional topical verses over the years\u2014a quick search will unearth a dozen additional verses beyond the basic set I\u2019m using here.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stylistically, \u201cLet\u2019s Do It\u201d has been done in a wide variety of genres\u2014ragtime, big band, cool jazz, and every pop style\u2014generally reflecting the era during which it was recorded. Joan Jett and Paul Westerberg even did a punk rock version for the movie <em><a href=\"http:\/\/&quot;Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love&quot; by Cole Porter guitar notation and tablature, page 1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tank Girl<\/a><\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared to some of the songs we\u2019ve covered in this series, this is a fairly adventurous arrangement using quite a few chords. However, I have offset the relatively sophisticated nature in two ways: First, I have chosen the key of F major, which takes as much advantage as possible of easy, first-position chording. Second, I\u2019m using a fingerstyle pattern similar to the stride piano style, alternating between thumb-picked bass notes and three-note chord partials, which I pick with my index, middle, and ring fingers. I favor this technique for its clear articulation, allowing me to sound the strings I want cleanly and simultaneously, while avoiding those I don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d recommend starting by taking the song at a slow tempo, and then picking up the pace as you get comfortable with the chord fingerings. Let\u2019s do it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-1.png?resize=1024%2C619&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"&quot;Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love&quot; by Cole Porter guitar notation and tablature, page 1\" class=\"wp-image-146093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-1.png?resize=1024%2C619&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-1.png?resize=500%2C302&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-1.png?resize=768%2C464&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-1.png?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-1.png?w=1079&amp;ssl=1 1079w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-2.png?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"&quot;Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love&quot; by Cole Porter guitar notation and tablature, page 2\" class=\"wp-image-146094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-2.png?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-2.png?resize=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1 375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-2.png?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-2.png?w=1079&amp;ssl=1 1079w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-3.png?resize=751%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"&quot;Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love&quot; by Cole Porter guitar notation and tablature, page 3\" class=\"wp-image-146095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-3.png?resize=751%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 751w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-3.png?resize=367%2C500&amp;ssl=1 367w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-3.png?resize=768%2C1047&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-3.png?resize=220%2C300&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AG349-LETS-DO-IT-NOTATION-3.png?w=1079&amp;ssl=1 1079w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/no-349-nov-dec-2024\" name=\"magazine\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 198px; margin: 0px 20px 10px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/001_349_Cover-150px.jpg?w=1290&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Acoustic Guitar magazine cover for issue 348\"><\/a>\n<p style=\"font-family: sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px;\">This article originally appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/no-349-nov-dec-2024\">November\/December 2024<\/a> issue of <em>Acoustic Guitar<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compared to some of the songs we\u2019ve covered in this series, this is a fairly adventurous arrangement using quite a few chords. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":145758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Compared to some of the songs we\u2019ve covered in this series, this is a fairly adventurous arrangement using quite a few chords. 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