Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm” in a new SAB arrangement!

George & Ira Gershwin
George & Ira Gershwin

So, we start of the new term with a snappy arrangement of George and Ira’s song, I Got Rhythm, long famous as a jazzman’s standard.

Listen to the click in the empty bars to help you keep tracks of the beats.

The rhythm in a song like this is not straight, but swung.  So quavers (or 8th notes) together are actually done like this:
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I Got Rhythm – All 3 SAB Parts

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i-got-rhythm_sab_p2
i-got-rhythm_sab_p3
i-got-rhythm_sab_p4

I Got Rhythm – Soprano Part

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I Got Rhythm – Alto Part

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I Got Rhythm – Bass Part

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