How Blue Can You Get Chords by B.B. King

Tempo:
58.75 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Cm

G

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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B.B. King - How Blue Can You Get (Live) chords
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[C] [Cm]
[F] [C]
[C] [Eb] [F]
[C]
[Am] [Gm] [G] [G] [F]
[Cm] [C] [F] [C] [Fm]
[G] I've [C] been downhearted, baby, ever [Cm] [C] since the day we met.
[F] [Ab] [F] [Fm] [Cm] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
[Ab] [G] There's nothing but the [F] blues, baby.
[C] Baby, how can [F] you care?
[C] [Cm]
[G] [Gm] [C] I gave you a brand new [Bb] Ford, [C] but you said, I want a Cadillac.
[Bb] [C] I bought you a $10 dinner, [C] and you said, thanks for the snack.
[Bb] [C] I let you live in my [Bb] penthouse, [C] you said, with just a shot.
I [C] gave you seven children, and now [F] you want a few of us.
I've been downhearted, baby, [C] ever since the day we [F] met.
[Cm] [F]
[C] [G] Say I'm in love, but nothing but the blues, [Ab] [F]
[A] baby.
Baby, how can you [C] care?
[F] [Gb] [Cm] [F] [C]
[Cm] [Ab] [N]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Ab
134211114
C
3211
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
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To learn B.B. King - (Live) How Blue Can You Get chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Bb, C, C, Bb, F, C and Cm. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 29 BPM and then match the original tempo of 59 BPM. With the song's key of C Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[C] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Fm]
[G] I've _ [C] been downhearted, baby, _ ever [Cm] _ [C] since the day we met. _ _ _
[F] _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [G] _ There's nothing but the [F] blues, baby. _
_ [C] Baby, how can [F] you care?
[C] _ [Cm] _ _
[G] _ [Gm] _ [C] I gave you a brand new [Bb] Ford, [C] but you said, I want a Cadillac.
[Bb] [C] I bought you a $10 dinner, _ [C] and you said, thanks for the snack.
[Bb] _ [C] I let you live in my [Bb] penthouse, [C] you said, with just a shot.
I [C] _ gave you seven children, _ and now [F] you want a few of us.
I've been downhearted, baby, _ _ _ [C] ever since the day we [F] met.
[Cm] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] [G] Say I'm in love, but nothing but the blues, [Ab] _ [F]
[A] baby.
_ Baby, how can you [C] care? _
[F] _ [Gb] _ [Cm] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [N] _

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The Legends of Rock n Roll album includes this song.

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