Chords for Billy Gibbons - Playing the Blues

Hey, it is Billy F.
Gibbons right here right now, and we're featuring the Gretch Billy Bo.
We're going to play a little blues lick for you, best we can. _
We're celebrating a big anniversary here, so pay attention.
One good starting point might be going back to the roots with Jimmy Reed.
It doesn't get much simpler than this. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Jimmy Reed, of course, was accompanied [A] by Eddie Taylor,
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_ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ And of course the famous answer goes all the way back to Robert Johnson from the Five,
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[G] and then Elmore James comes [A] in. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ So here it is.
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_ _ _ [A] _ Second most important thing is to learn your one and fives, and then the key of A. _ _
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following that you got to give your trill, _
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[E] a little pick there.
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_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Don't worry about making mistakes now.
One of the favorite
cornerstone licks, B.B. King,
the slide up from the one to the one. _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ You got the one? _
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[C] _ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] The one on one.
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[Bb] _ Now we're starting to [A] get into the real, real finite side of things, though, the harmonics there. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Don't necessarily have to use the pick, you can,
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so in conclusion, don't be afraid to use your fingers. _ _
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[A] _ _ [Db] _ [Gb] Don't be afraid to use that pick.
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