Stil Got The Blues

Still Got The Blues

in 6/8 time which is 2 triplets per measure.

Intro and verse progression:

|----------1-------|----------1-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|

|-------1-----1----|-------1-----1----|-------0-----0----|-------1-----1----|

|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|----0-----------0-|----2-----------2-|

|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|

|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|

|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|------------------|

|__|__| |__|__| |__|__| |__|__| etc.

Bm7b5 E7 Am

|----------1-------|----------0-------|------------------|---------------|

|-------3-----3----|-------0-----0----|----------1-------|---------------|

|----2-----------2-|----1-----------1-|-------2-----2----|---------------|

|------------------|------------------|----2-----------2-|---------------|

|-2----------------|------------------|-0----------------|-0----------7--|

|------------------|-0----------------|------------------|-------5--8----|

Chorus: ("So long, it was so long ago......")

|Am |Em |Am |D9 |F9 |E7#9 |Am | |

|Bm7 |Bm/E |Am Am/B |Am/C |Bm7 |Bm7/E |Fmaj7 Em7 |Dm7 |Am |

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Chords

Dm7 Dm7/G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bm7b5 D9 F9 E7#9 Bm7 Em7

-1------1-------0-------0-------1----------------------2----0

-1------1-------0-------1-------3------5---8------8----3----0

-2------2-------0-------2-------2------5---8------7----2----0

-0------0-------2-------3--------------4---7------6----4----0

----------------3---------------2------5---8------7----2----2

--------3---------------------------------------------------0

Here is the lead riff you hear for the intro and repeated with slight changes

throughout. Listen to the record for the timing. 17b18 means bend the 17th fret

to the 18th fret. 18r17 means release the bend from the 18th to the 17th fret.

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----15--17-|-17b18--------18r17--17-|-15--------13--15-|-15b17------15b17---|

-14--------|------------------------|------------------|--------------------|

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Fmaj7 Bm7b5 E7 Am

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|-13------10--12--13-|-13b15-------13b15--|-12--------10-----|---------------|

|--------------------|--------------------|---------------12-|-12b14---------|

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Verse 1

Used to be so easy to give my heart away. But I found out the hard way, there's

a price you have to pay.

V2

I found out that love, is no friend of mine. But I should've known time after

time.

So long it was so long ago, but I still got the blues for you.

V3

Used to be so easy to fall in love again. But I found out the hard way, it's

a road that leads to pain.

V4

But I found that love was more than just a game, You're playin' to win but you

lose just the same.

repeat chorus.

So many years since I've seen your face, but hear in my heart there's an empty

space where you used to be.

Repeat chorus.

ALternate chorus:

Though the days come and go, there is one thing I know, I still got the blues

for you.

Try these chords for "Still Got the Blues"

Dm Dm/G Cmaj7 Fma7

Used to be so easy to give my heart away

But I found out the hard way there a price you have to pay

Im not sure about the Dm6 but the notes are BFAD played at the

second fret looks like

E-----|---------|----

B-----|---------|--D--

G-----|---A-----|-----

D-----|---------|--F--

A-----|---B-----|-----

E-----|---------|-----

Steve

Doin That Blues Thang

From: schwebel@labri.u-bordeaux.fr (Olivier SCHWEBEL [93-94])

GARY MOORE Still Got The Blues

Dm7 F/G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bm7b5 E Am

Used to be so easy to give my heart away

Bm7b5 E Am Bmadd4 Am/C Am

But I've found that the hard way is a price you have to pay

I found that love was no friend of mine

Bm7b5 Esus4 E

I should have known time after time

So long, it was so long ago

F7/9 E7#9 Am

But I've still got the blues for you

Used to be so easy to fall in love again

I've found that the hard way, it's a way that leads to pain

I've found that love was more than just a game

To play and to win but to lose just the same

So long, it was so long ago

But I've still got the blues for you

So many years since I've seen your face

And now in my heart, there's an empty space

You used to be

Dm7 F/G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bm7b5 E Am Bmadd4 Am/C Am

Dm7 F/G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bm7b5 Esus4 E

So long, it was so long ago

F7/9 E7#9 Am Em

But I've still got the blues for you

Though the days come and go, there's one thing I know

F7/9 E7#9 Am

I've still got the blues for you

Am 5 7 7 5 5 5 Bm7 x 2 4 2 3 2 Dadd2 x 9 7 7 5 5 E7#9 x 7 6 7 8 x

Am/C 8 x 7 5 5 x Bm7b5 x 2 0 2 3 1 Dm7 x x 0 2 1 1 F/G 3 x x 2 1 1

Am7 x 0 2 0 1 0 Cadd2 x 7 5 5 3 3 E 0 2 2 1 0 0 Fmaj7 x x 3 2 1 0

Bmadd4 7 x 7 7 5 x Cmaj7 x 3 2 0 0 0 Esus4 0 0 2 2 0 0 F7/9 x 8 7 8 8 x