Basin Street Blues Chords by Sam Cooke

Tempo:
83.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

E

D

F

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sam Cooke : Basin Street Blues chords
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[G]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] Basin [B] Street, Basin Street, [E] that's the place where [F] my friends [E] all meet, [A] down in New Orleans,
[Bm] in [D] that land of [G] dreams.
[Abm] And you don't [Ab] know [Am] how [D] nice it [G] seems, it's dear to [B] me, yes sirree,
[E] and that's the place [F] I'm so longing [E] to be, [A] where I can [Bm] lose, [C] these old [G] Basin Street blues.
[C] [D]
[G] Basin [B] Street, my Basin [F] Street, [E] where the [F] young and the old [E] folk meet, [Db] down in New Orleans,
[Gb] in that land [Bm] of dreams.
[G] [Ab] And you don't [Am] know how nice [D] it really [G] seems, but it's dear [B] to me, yes [E] sirree,
and that's the place I'm [F] so longing [E] to be, [A] where maybe [Em] I can [D] lose, these [G] old Basin Street blues.
[C] And oh man [D] I'm talking [G] loud, Basin [B] Street, Basin [E] Street, where the folk who [F] know us,
[E] happen to meet [A] down in New Orleans, [B] in [Bm] that land of dreams.
[Ab]
[G] And you [Ab] don't know how nice it [Am] seems,
or just how [D] much it really [G] means, dear to [Eb] me, yes sirree, [E] it's dear to me, yes sirree,
[F] can't you [E] [A] see why I'm gonna [D] lose, these old [G] Basin Street [B] blues.
[F] Oh [E] [A] I'm gonna go where I can [D] lose,
these old [G] Basin Street blues.
[C] [E] [G] Oh [C] yeah.
[G]
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E
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D
1321
F
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C
3211
G
2131
E
2311
D
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Learn the basic chords of Sam Cooke - Basin Street Blues chords, with this master sequence: F, E, F, E, A, D, G and C. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 41 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 84 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[C] _ [G] _ _ Basin [B] Street, _ Basin Street, [E] _ that's the place where [F] my friends [E] all meet, [A] down in New Orleans,
[Bm] in [D] that land of [G] dreams.
[Abm] And you don't [Ab] know [Am] how [D] nice it [G] seems, it's dear to [B] me, yes sirree,
[E] and that's the place [F] I'm so longing [E] to be, [A] where I can [Bm] lose, [C] these old [G] Basin Street blues.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] Basin _ _ [B] Street, my Basin [F] Street, [E] _ where the [F] young and the old [E] folk meet, [Db] down in New Orleans,
[Gb] in that land [Bm] of dreams.
[G] [Ab] And you don't [Am] know how nice [D] it really _ [G] seems, but it's dear [B] to me, yes [E] sirree,
and that's the place I'm [F] so longing [E] to be, [A] where maybe [Em] I can [D] lose, these [G] old Basin Street blues.
[C] And oh man [D] I'm talking [G] loud, _ Basin [B] Street, _ Basin [E] Street, where the folk who [F] know us,
[E] happen to meet [A] down in New Orleans, [B] in [Bm] that land of dreams.
[Ab]
[G] And you [Ab] don't know how nice it [Am] seems,
or just how [D] much it really [G] means, _ dear to [Eb] me, yes sirree, [E] it's dear to me, yes sirree,
[F] can't you [E] [A] see why I'm gonna [D] lose, these old [G] Basin Street [B] blues.
[F] Oh _ [E] [A] I'm gonna go where I can [D] lose,
these old [G] Basin Street blues.
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] Oh [C] yeah.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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