Chords for The Guitar of Rory Block: Blues
Tempo:
87.725 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
D
A
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
Well I said I lost all my money, ain't got nowhere to go.
Lord I said [E] I lost all my money, [F] ain't got nowhere to [B] go.
Hi this is Rory [E] Block and I'm back in your [B] living room showing you more country blues and some of my originals this time.
And then we're going to take the E and move it down [G] to match the D.
[D]
Very easy.
And you might as well go to the high E string now which is of course at the bottom, that's always confusing.
The high E string and bring [Eb] it down also to a D.
[D] [G] Now this is a very standard full chord in this tuning.
[Gb] You just simply put your, I would put my third finger of the left hand on the, let's see that's the fifth fret of the high E string to make a [B] complete full open G chord.
We're now up on the fourth fret so we're no longer G of course.
You might want to sort of warm up your hand by going, just starting with a kind of an up and down and putting in a catonal bass like that to sort of get the attitude.
I'm adding a little bup-a-bup in that bass run which you can do if you like.
Taking [Em] this finger of my right hand and striking upwards on whatever string the finger lands [Ab] on like this.
Instead of just going, [B] I'm going to go, hey I happen to have played it on the G string, that sounds fine.
My first finger of my right hand landed [Abm] on the G string.
[B] Okay, we're going from the fifth fret to the second fret to the open string.
All with these little upward strums.
Let's go over reverse that has that little extra part in it.
[E] [B] Okay, instead of repeating, you're going to stick that extra thing [E] in here.
This is going to be your second half.
[F]
[B] Two hammer-ons.
Again, [Gb] do that to the resolving chord that I showed you before.
[A]
[Em] Okay, up, [E] down, up, up.
That's our format with the right hand [A] for the strumming.
[E] Notice on the last three where [A] we've got second finger comes off and comes back on for the last one.
Now on the very last one, [E] whiz this chord [A] off to the left.
Pull it off as you strum that very last strum like so.
[D] Robert Johnson did this very interesting thing that takes a little bit more effort.
A lot of times I leave it out because I think, well, I can't be bothered.
But it's nice if you take the time to put it in there and a little bit of extra energy required.
So slide up and come down with the bass.
[N] What I'm doing is, I'm not even actually [F] playing a bass note.
I'm noticing [Em] what I'm doing as [Am] I'm teaching [E] this to you.
I'm just sort of keeping the rhythm [G] with the thumping motion of my right hand on the beat, every [D] beat.
[A]
Well I said I lost all my money, ain't got nowhere to go.
Lord I said [E] I lost all my money, [F] ain't got nowhere to [B] go.
Hi this is Rory [E] Block and I'm back in your [B] living room showing you more country blues and some of my originals this time.
And then we're going to take the E and move it down [G] to match the D.
[D]
Very easy.
And you might as well go to the high E string now which is of course at the bottom, that's always confusing.
The high E string and bring [Eb] it down also to a D.
[D] [G] Now this is a very standard full chord in this tuning.
[Gb] You just simply put your, I would put my third finger of the left hand on the, let's see that's the fifth fret of the high E string to make a [B] complete full open G chord.
We're now up on the fourth fret so we're no longer G of course.
You might want to sort of warm up your hand by going, just starting with a kind of an up and down and putting in a catonal bass like that to sort of get the attitude.
I'm adding a little bup-a-bup in that bass run which you can do if you like.
Taking [Em] this finger of my right hand and striking upwards on whatever string the finger lands [Ab] on like this.
Instead of just going, [B] I'm going to go, hey I happen to have played it on the G string, that sounds fine.
My first finger of my right hand landed [Abm] on the G string.
[B] Okay, we're going from the fifth fret to the second fret to the open string.
All with these little upward strums.
Let's go over reverse that has that little extra part in it.
[E] [B] Okay, instead of repeating, you're going to stick that extra thing [E] in here.
This is going to be your second half.
[F]
[B] Two hammer-ons.
Again, [Gb] do that to the resolving chord that I showed you before.
[A]
[Em] Okay, up, [E] down, up, up.
That's our format with the right hand [A] for the strumming.
[E] Notice on the last three where [A] we've got second finger comes off and comes back on for the last one.
Now on the very last one, [E] whiz this chord [A] off to the left.
Pull it off as you strum that very last strum like so.
[D] Robert Johnson did this very interesting thing that takes a little bit more effort.
A lot of times I leave it out because I think, well, I can't be bothered.
But it's nice if you take the time to put it in there and a little bit of extra energy required.
So slide up and come down with the bass.
[N] What I'm doing is, I'm not even actually [F] playing a bass note.
I'm noticing [Em] what I'm doing as [Am] I'm teaching [E] this to you.
I'm just sort of keeping the rhythm [G] with the thumping motion of my right hand on the beat, every [D] beat.
[A]
Key:
B
E
D
A
F
B
E
D
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well I said I lost all my money, ain't got nowhere to go.
_ _ _ _ Lord I said [E] I lost all my money, [F] _ ain't got nowhere to [B] go.
_ _ _ _ Hi this is Rory [E] Block and I'm back in your [B] living room showing you more country blues and some of my originals this time.
And then we're going to take the E and move it down [G] to match the D.
_ [D] _ _
Very easy.
And you might as well go to the high E string now which is of course at the bottom, that's always confusing.
The high E string and bring [Eb] it down also to a D.
[D] _ _ [G] Now this is a very standard full chord in this tuning.
[Gb] You just simply put your, I would put my third finger of the left hand on the, let's see that's the fifth fret of the high E string to make a [B] complete _ _ full open G chord.
We're now up on the fourth fret so we're no longer G of course.
_ _ _ _ You might want to sort of warm up your hand by going, _ _ just starting with a kind of an up and down and putting in a catonal bass like _ _ that to sort of get the attitude.
I'm adding a little bup-a-bup in that bass _ run which you can do if you like.
Taking [Em] this finger of my right hand and striking upwards on whatever string the finger lands [Ab] on like this.
Instead of just going, [B] _ I'm going to go, _ hey I happen to have played it on the G string, that sounds fine.
My first finger of my right hand landed [Abm] on the G string.
[B] Okay, we're going from the fifth fret to the second fret to the open string.
_ _ _ _ All with these little upward strums.
Let's go over reverse that has that little extra part in it.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] Okay, instead of repeating, you're going to stick that extra thing [E] in here.
This is going to be your second half.
[F] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ Two hammer-ons.
Again, [Gb] do that to the resolving chord that I showed you before.
[A] _ _
[Em] Okay, up, [E] down, up, up.
That's our format with the right hand [A] for the strumming. _ _
_ [E] Notice on the last three where [A] we've got second finger comes off and comes back on for the last one.
Now on the very last one, [E] whiz this chord [A] off to the left.
Pull it off as you strum that very last strum like so. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ Robert Johnson did this very interesting thing that takes a little bit more effort.
A lot of times I leave it out because I think, well, I can't be bothered.
But it's nice if you take the time to put it in there and a little bit of extra energy required.
So slide up and come down with the bass.
_ _ [N] What I'm doing is, I'm not even actually [F] playing a bass note.
I'm noticing [Em] what I'm doing as [Am] I'm teaching [E] this to you.
I'm just sort of keeping the rhythm [G] with the thumping motion of my right hand on the beat, every [D] beat.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well I said I lost all my money, ain't got nowhere to go.
_ _ _ _ Lord I said [E] I lost all my money, [F] _ ain't got nowhere to [B] go.
_ _ _ _ Hi this is Rory [E] Block and I'm back in your [B] living room showing you more country blues and some of my originals this time.
And then we're going to take the E and move it down [G] to match the D.
_ [D] _ _
Very easy.
And you might as well go to the high E string now which is of course at the bottom, that's always confusing.
The high E string and bring [Eb] it down also to a D.
[D] _ _ [G] Now this is a very standard full chord in this tuning.
[Gb] You just simply put your, I would put my third finger of the left hand on the, let's see that's the fifth fret of the high E string to make a [B] complete _ _ full open G chord.
We're now up on the fourth fret so we're no longer G of course.
_ _ _ _ You might want to sort of warm up your hand by going, _ _ just starting with a kind of an up and down and putting in a catonal bass like _ _ that to sort of get the attitude.
I'm adding a little bup-a-bup in that bass _ run which you can do if you like.
Taking [Em] this finger of my right hand and striking upwards on whatever string the finger lands [Ab] on like this.
Instead of just going, [B] _ I'm going to go, _ hey I happen to have played it on the G string, that sounds fine.
My first finger of my right hand landed [Abm] on the G string.
[B] Okay, we're going from the fifth fret to the second fret to the open string.
_ _ _ _ All with these little upward strums.
Let's go over reverse that has that little extra part in it.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] Okay, instead of repeating, you're going to stick that extra thing [E] in here.
This is going to be your second half.
[F] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ Two hammer-ons.
Again, [Gb] do that to the resolving chord that I showed you before.
[A] _ _
[Em] Okay, up, [E] down, up, up.
That's our format with the right hand [A] for the strumming. _ _
_ [E] Notice on the last three where [A] we've got second finger comes off and comes back on for the last one.
Now on the very last one, [E] whiz this chord [A] off to the left.
Pull it off as you strum that very last strum like so. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ Robert Johnson did this very interesting thing that takes a little bit more effort.
A lot of times I leave it out because I think, well, I can't be bothered.
But it's nice if you take the time to put it in there and a little bit of extra energy required.
So slide up and come down with the bass.
_ _ [N] What I'm doing is, I'm not even actually [F] playing a bass note.
I'm noticing [Em] what I'm doing as [Am] I'm teaching [E] this to you.
I'm just sort of keeping the rhythm [G] with the thumping motion of my right hand on the beat, every [D] beat.
_ _ [A] _