Almost Like Being in Love

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Fast swing (_q=170)

Vocal

Words By: Alan Jay Lerner Music By: Federick Lowe

Transcribed and Arranged By: Matt Amy

As recorded by Frank Sinatra...

Almost Like Being In Love

               Dm7b5    Dbm7     Fm7/C     Bdim7     Bb7     Eb7     7     What  a day    this  has  been,  what  a  rare  mood  i'm     _{    } _{  } _{  } _{ }  Ab9   Dm7b5/Ab     Dbmaj7    Eb7      Abmaj9    12  in,  why  it's   al  most  - like  be  ing  - in  love.    There's  a                  Cm7  F7   Bb-7      Eb9sus  Eb7(b9)   Ab6   Bbm7   Bdim7   Ab7#11#9  

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smile

Almost like being in love

 on  my  face  for  the  whole  hum  an  - race,  why  its          _{ } _ _{ }  Dbmaj7   Eb6     Cm7     Fm7     21   al  most  - like  be  ing  - in  love    All  the               Bb-7    Eb9sus   Eb7(b9)   Ab6         25   mus  ic  - of   life  seems   to  be,     Like  a  bell   that  is                  Gm7   C7     Fmaj7         Bbm7   Bbm/Ab   Vocal 2

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ring

 ing  - for  me.   And  from  the  way  that  I  feel  when  the            _{  } _{ } Cm7    Gm7     C7      Dbmaj7    Eb7     35  Bell  starts  to  peel,  I  would  swear  I  was  fall  in'  - I could swear    I  was    _{  } _{  } _{   } _{  } _{ } Abmaj7    Cm7   F7   Bbm7     Bdim     Ab6/C     40  fall  in  - It's  al  most  - like  be  ing  - in  love.               Bdim    Bbm9       Eb7(b9)

  Ab6  Bb-7  Bdim Ab6/C 

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Shout

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     Al  most  - like         Dbmaj7   Eb7      Abmaj9    Cm7  B7b5    Bb-7     50   be ing    in  love.             Eb9sus Eb7(b9)

  Ab6  Bbm7  Bdim7  Eb7Ab7  Dbmaj7_{    }

Eb9     55      Just  like  be  ing  - in  love         Cm7    Cm7   B7b5   Bb-7     Eb9sus   Eb7(b9)   Ab11   Bb-7   Vocal 4

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 All  the  mus  ic  - of   life  seems   to  be,     Just  like  a  3        Ab6    Gm7   C7   Gm7   C7   Fmaj7     F6     65  bell   that  is  ring  ing  - for  me  _ And  from  the         Bbm7  Bbm7/Ab   Gm7b5     C7   F#m7b5 Gm7b5    C7   C7  F7  F/Eb   69  way  that  I  feel   when  the  bell  starts   to  peel  I  would   swear  I  was         Dmaj7_{   } E9_{   } C#m7_{   } C9b5_{   } Bm7_{   } Vocal 5

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fal

 ling  - I could swear    I  was   fall  in'  - Its  al  most  - - like        Cdim_{   } F#m7/C#_ _{  } C9b5_{   } Bm7_{       } 79  be   ing  - - - - in  love.      G9b5_{ } F#9_{ } F+5_{ } E11_{ } Ebm7b5_{ } Dm7_{ } 82        

A7/C#_{ } Cdim_{ } Bm7_{ } C#m7_ Bm7_  G9_{  } Amaj9_{ }

Vocal

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1st Alto Sax

Almost Like Being In Love

    f   _ _{   } mf    _ 8   p              15      _     mf           _  20               mf    _ mp   _ 26              34      mp       41     _              

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Shout

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   _{    } _{    }_{  }

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    52                          57 

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       

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   63   mf  __

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_ f       mf     69                     75                        80                        1st Alto Sax 2

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2nd Alto Sax

Almost Like Being In Love

    f     _{   }_ mf    _ 8   p              15            mf           _  20        _{  }        mf    _ mp    26              34      mp       41     _              

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Shout

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  _{  } _{   } _  

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    52                          57 

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        

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63   mf    _

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_ f       mf     69    _{  }              75                    80                      2nd Alto Sax 2

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1st Tenor Sax

Almost Like Being In Love

    f       mf    _ 8   p   _ _ _{        }  15      _     mf             20               mf     mp    26             34      mp    _{  } 41                   

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Shout

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  _{  } _{    }  

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    52                          57 

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        

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63   mf  _

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_ f       mf      69    _{   }   _{  }         75            _            80                    1st Tenor Sax 2

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Fast swing (q=170)

2nd Tenor Sax

Almost Like Being In Love

    f         mf    _ 8   p   _ _ _{         } 15           mf    _{ }        20                mf  _{ } _ mp    26             34      mp    _{  } 41                   

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Shout

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

  _{  } _{       } _ _ _



    52         _{    }             57 



       



63   mf    __



_ f        mf     69                    75           _            80         _{ }         _{  }  2nd Tenor Sax 2

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Bari Sax

Almost Like Being In Love

    f   _{   } mf    _ 8   p   _ _ _{         } 15      _{    }



 mf    _ mp   _ 26   _ _          34      mp    _{  } 41                   

(16)

Shout

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

 _ _{  }       



   52  _{           }             57 



       _ 



63   mf  __



_ f  _{ }__{  }  mf        69  _{  }                  75                   81   _{ }_ _{ }                        Bari Sax 2

(17)

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1st Trumpet

Almost Like Being In Love

  f                      6             



    15   f       



mf           24    Cup Mute mf               30             



mf   _{         } 39

           Take mute out!!  

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 

Open

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Shout

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

      _ _          



    52                 



59         



 mf  _ 64 



 f      _  69    f             _{  }   75                        80                      1st Trumpet 2

(19)

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2nd Trumpet

Almost Like Being In Love

  f   _{          }__ _ _{    }_ 6             



    15   f       



mf           24    Cup Mute mf                30       _{     } 



mf    _{         } 39

           Take mute out!!  

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 

Open

(20)

Shout

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

   _{    }_{ }_ _{       }



    52                   



59          



 mf     64 



 f        69    f               75                      80                       2nd Trumpet 2

(21)

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3rd Trumpet

Almost Like Being In Love

  f     _{          }__ _ _{ }_{   } 6              



    15   f        



mf           24    Cup Mute mf             30           



mf   _{         } 39

          Take mute out!!  

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 

Open

(22)

Shout

45



  _{    } _{ }_{      }



    52                   



59          



 mf   64 



 f        69    f                 75    _{  }      _            80                     3rd Trumpet 2

(23)

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4th Trumpet

Almost Like Being In Love

  f   _{      }_{  }_{ }  _ _ _{    } 6      _{   }_{ }  _{   }



    15   f      _{  }_  



mf     _{ }     24    Cup Mute mf              _ _ 30   _         



mf   _        39

      __    Take mute out!!__  

42

 

Open

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Shout

45



            _ _



_{ }   52        _{      }      _  



59         



 mf    64 



 f         69    f              75                  80        _{ }            4th Trumpet 2

(25)

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1st Trombone

Almost Like Being In Love

  f                          6               



    15   f           p  _ _ _{ } mf    22          Cup Mute    mf        28    _ _ _{  }     



_ mf    38

                 Take mute out!! 

42

(26)

Shout

45



        _    _ _{ }       _{ }   50                    55         _{ }          60   mp  __ __ __ __ __ 65     f        69    f              76              81             _      _ _{  }_{ } 1st Trombone 2

(27)

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2nd Trombone

Almost Like Being In Love

  f                     6              



    15   f         p  _ _ _{ } mf    22           Cup Mute mf     28              



 mf    38

                 Take mute out!! 

42

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Shout

45



   _{    }_{ }                 50                        55                   60   mp  __ __ __ __ __ 65     f      _ _ 69    f              76             _{ } 81                       2nd Trombone 2

(29)



3rd Trombone

Almost Like Being In Love

  f                      6              



  



16   f     p  _ _ _{ } mf     23         Cup Mute mf         29           



 mf       39

      _{ }     Take mute out!! 

42

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Shout

45



 _ _{    } _{               } 50    _{    }                55                 _     60   mp  __ __ __ __ __ 65    _ f   _{  }  _  69    f                76    _            81                         3rd Trombone 2

(31)

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Bass Trombone

Almost Like Being In Love

 f                        6             



  



16   f       p  _ _ _{ } mf  _{ } _ 23        Cup Mute mf      29           



 mf       39

           __ Take mute out!!_{ }

42

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Shout

45



  _{    } _{       }        50      _  __  _{ }           55         _{ }_    _{  }    _     60   mp  __ __ __ __ __ 65    _  f  _{ }_ _{ }    69    f             76    _  _    _ _ _{  }_ _{ } 81   _{ }_                             Bass Trombone 2

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Guitar

Almost Like Being In Love

 Dm7b5     Dbm7     Fm7/C     Bdim7     Bb7     Eb7     7  Ab9    Dm7b5/Ab    Dbmaj7     Eb7     Abmaj9     Cm7   F7   13  Bb-7     Eb9sus   Eb7(b9)   Ab6   Bbm7   Bdim7  Ab7#11#9  Dbmaj7     Eb6     19  Cm7     Fm7     Bb-7     Eb9sus   Eb7(b9)   Ab6         25  Gm7     C7     Fmaj7         Bbm7   Bbm/Ab   Cm7     31  Gm7     C7     Dbmaj7     Eb7     Abmaj7     Cm7   F7   37  Bbm7     Bdim     Ab6/C     Bdim     41  Bbm9

(34)

Shout

45



 Dbmaj7    Eb7     Abmaj9     Cm7   B7b5   Bb-7     Eb9sus   Eb7(b9)   51

 Ab6  Bbm7  Bdim7  Eb7Ab7  

Dbmaj7      Eb9     Cm7     56  Cm7  B7b5    Bb-7     Eb9sus   Eb7(b9)   Ab11   Bb-7   Ab6     Gm7   C7   62  Gm7   C7   Fmaj7     F6     Bbm7   Bbm7/Ab   66  Gm7b5     C7   F#m7b5 Gm7b5    C7   C7  F7  F/Eb   69  Dmaj7     E9     C#m7     C9b5     Bm7     Cdim     75  F#m7/C#     C9b5     Bm7         G9b5   F#9   80  F+5   E11   Ebm7b5   Dm7   A7/C#   Cdim   Bm7   C#m7  Bm7   G9    Amaj9   Guitar 2

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Piano

Almost Like Being In Love

        Dm7b5    Dbm7     Fm7/C     Bdim7     Bb7     Eb7     7    _{    } _{  } _{  } _{ }  Ab9   Dm7b5/Ab     Dbmaj7    Eb7      Abmaj9    12                    Cm7  F7   Bb-7      Eb9sus  Eb7(b9)   Ab6   Bbm7   Bdim7   Ab7#11#9    Dbmaj7    18      _{ } _ _{ }      Eb6    Cm7     Fm7     Bb-7     22   _ _      Eb9sus  Eb7(b9)   Ab6        

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 _{ }_ _    _{    } _{   } _  Gm7   C7     Fmaj7         Bbm7   Bbm/Ab   Cm7     31              _{  } _{ } Gm7    C7      Dbmaj7    Eb7     Abmaj7     Cm7   F7   37   _{   } _{  } _{   }        Bbm7    Bdim     Ab6/C     Bdim     Bbm9       Eb7(b9)   43 Shout      

Ab6  Bb-7  Bdim Ab6/C  

Dbmaj7    Eb7      Abmaj9    48       Cm7 B7b5    Bb-7      Eb9sus  Eb7(b9)

  Ab6  Bbm7  Bdim7  Eb7Ab7  Dbmaj7_

Piano

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53

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           Eb9    Cm7    Cm7   B7b5   Bb-7     Eb9sus   Eb7(b9)   59       Ab11  Bb-7   Ab6     Gm7   C7   Gm7   C7   Fmaj7     64         F6    Bbm7   Bbm7/Ab   Gm7b5     C7   F#m7b5Gm7b5    C7   C7  F7  F/Eb   69        Dmaj7_{   } E9_{   } C#m7_{   } C9b5_{   } Bm7_{   } Cdim_{   } 75        F#m7/C#   C9b5     Bm7         G9b5   F#9   80      

F+5_{ } E11_{ } Ebm7b5_{ } Dm7_{ } A7/C#_{ } Cdim_{ } Bm7_{ } C#m7_ Bm7_{ } G9_{  }Amaj9_{ }

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Bass

Almost Like Being In Love

                         7          Dbmaj7   Eb7      Abmaj9    Cm7   F7   13 Bb-7    Eb9sus   Eb7(b9)   Ab6   Bbm7   Bdim7   Ab7#11#9    Dbmaj7    Eb6     19 Cm7    Fm7     Bb-7     Eb9sus   Eb7(b9)   Ab6         25  Gm7   C7     Fmaj7         Bbm7   Bbm/Ab   Cm7     31 Gm7    C7      Dbmaj7    Eb7     Abmaj7     Cm7   F7   37 Bbm7    Bdim     Ab6/C     Bdim     41 Bbm9      Eb7(b9)

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Shout

45

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 Dbmaj7    Eb7      Abmaj9       Bb-7     Eb9sus   Eb7(b9)   51          Dbmaj7_{    } Eb9    Cm7    56 Cm7  B7b5   Bb-7     Eb9sus   Eb7(b9)   Ab11   Bb-7   Ab6     Gm7   C7   62 Gm7  C7   Fmaj7     F6     Bbm7   Bbm7/Ab   66 Gm7b5    C7            69 Dmaj7_{   } E9_{   } C#m7_{   } C9b5_{   } Bm7_{   } Cdim_{   } 75  F#m7/C#   C9b5     Bm7         G9b5   F#9   80

F+5_{ } E11_{ } Ebm7b5_{ } Dm7_{ } A7/C#_{ } Cdim_{ } Bm7_{       }

Bass

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Drums

Almost Like Being In Love

 Big Band cues                            6                               11        (4) (4)        (6)       (8)  17                    (4) (4)       22   (6)       (8)              27        (4) (4)        (6)       (8)  33                    (4) (4)       38    (6)        (8)        42      Band      _{ }  _{ }     _ _ _ 

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Shout

45



"Dig"                              50                                 55                             60                        64    (4) (4)         (6)       (8)  69                    (4)        74     (6)          (8)             (2)   79        (4)        82             _{   } _{   } _{ } Drums 2