You Do Something To Me: Lead Sheet / Fake Book

Porter's songs are vehicles for understanding jazz harmony at a deeper level. This lead sheet captures the clean simplicity of the melody against the harmonic richness underneath, making it ideal for students ready to move beyond basic jazz standards into more sophisticated arranging and reharmonization work.

Elegant and conversational, with an understated charm. The melody unfolds naturally over harmonies that feel inevitable in hindsight but require close attention to navigate smoothly. There's a lightness here that masks the harmonic intelligence underneath.

Jazz pianists developing their comping vocabulary, jazz singers working on swing-era standards, and music theory students analyzing how functional and extended harmony coexist. This single-page format works equally well for rehearsal preparation or sight-reading practice.

• Sing or play the melody first without accompaniment to internalize the shape and phrasing; Porter's tunes reward lyrical phrasing, even in instrumental settings.
• Explore the changes in small sections, isolating any measure where the harmony shifts unexpectedly and understanding how Porter resolves it.
• Use the lead sheet as a springboard for voicing choices rather than a limiting blueprint; try different upper structure triads and rootless voicings once the basic progression is secure.

Pair this with other Porter standards to build a mini-unit on jazz harmony, or slot it into a vocal jazz concert where singers can work with pianists on comp textures and accompaniment styles. It's also valuable as a solo piano selection for jazz recitals, where different approaches to voicing and reharmonization can be explored performance to performance.

• Reading lead sheet notation and chord symbols
• Analyzing functional harmony with jazz extensions and alterations
• Comping in various jazz styles and touch textures
• Phrasing melodic lines with swing and lyricism