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Blue Moon by Billie Holiday - Guitar Chords
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Version 1
The chords to the song follow a I-VI-II-V-I pattern in A flat major. The intro ends on the five chord and the
Song begins on the one. The intro chords are: Abmaj7 F7 Bbm7 Eb7
Notes:
I use this voicing for the Eb7 at the end of the bridge
e|---|
B|-4-|
G|-6-|
D|-5-|
A|-6-|
E|---|
I would also recommend using altered dominant voicings for some of the II-V-Is and I-VI-II-V-Is
For example, instead of Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7, use Bbm7 Eb7b9 Abmaj7.
Bbm7 Eb7b9 Abmaj7
e|----------|
B|-6--5--4--|
G|-6--6--5--|
D|-6--5--5--|
A|----6-----|
E|-6-----4--|
The I-VI-II-V-I is similar
e|-----------------|
B|-4--7---6--5--4--|
G|-5--8---6--6--5--|
D|-5--7---6--5--5--|
A|----8------6-----|
E|-4------6-----4--|
[Intro]
Abmaj7 F7 Bbm7 Eb7
e|----------2/3--6-3-3------------2/3--6-3-3------------------4-----------------------------------|
B|--------4---------------------4-------------------------1-4---4h6p4-----------------------------|
G|------5---------------------5-------------------------1-------------6-4-------------------------|
D|--5-6-------------------5-6-----------------------2-3-------------------6-4---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------6-5-4-6-4-----2---4-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-4---4---|
[Verse 1]
Abmaj7 F7
Blue moon
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 F7
you saw me standing alone
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 F7 Bbm7
Without a dream in my heart
Eb7 Abmaj7
Without a love of my own
[Verse 2]
F7 Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 F7 Bbm7
Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for
Eb7 Abmaj7 F7 Bbm7
You heard me saying a prayer for
Eb7 Abmaj7
Someone I really could care for
[Bridge]
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7
And then there suddenly appeared before me
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7
The only one my arms will ever hold
Ebm7 Ab13 Dbmaj7
I heard somebody whisper "Please adore me"
Fm7 Bb13 Eb7
And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold!
[Verse 3]
Abmaj7 F7
Blue moon
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 F7
you saw me standing alone
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 F7 Bbm7
Without a dream in my heart
Eb7 Abmaj7
Without a love of my own
[Sax Solo]
e|-------3-----------------------4-8--3-6-4---3-----------------------------------|
B|---4-6---4-6-----------------6------------6---4---------------------------------|
G|-5-----------5-----------5/6----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------3-5------------------------------------1-3/4-3-------------|
A|-----------------3-4------------------------------1-3-4-3-1---------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------4--6/8-8-8-8-8----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------2-6----------------9--------------------------8-6---|
G|---3--4/5----------------3--------------5----------------------8--9-10--------------7-8-----5-|
D|-6--------4p3----------5---6--------3-6--------------------------------11-8-9-10-11-----------|
A|--------------6--4-3-6-------6--5\4-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------4-4-4-6---6------------------6p5p4-------------4----------------|
G|-3-5-6-5-3--------------3-5-6-5---3-----------5-----6-4h5------------------|
D|--------------------------------5---6-----------6-3------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Trumpet Solo]
e|-------13-16--20p19p18-17-16--15-14-13------------------------8-9-11-8---8---8-11-----|
B|----14---------------------------------16-14-13-16----------9----------8---8-----8----|
G|-15------------------------------------------------12--9-10------------------------9--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------9-12-16--14-14-14--15-15-11-13-11-13-11-11--------------------|
B|-12--9-12-11---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Sax Solo 2]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-13-12-13-9-------8-------------------------------------|
G|---------------8---8---10--6------5-4-------------3--------|
D|-----------------10------------6------5---------5---6------|
A|-----------------------------8----------6-4-3-6-------6----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------4-4-6-7-6----------4-4-------6----------2-6-----------------------|
G|-3-5-6-3-----------3--4h5h6-----5-5-5----3-5-3-5----5----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------6--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
Abmaj7 F7
Blue moon
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 F7
you saw me standing alone
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 F7 Bbm7
Without a dream in my heart
Eb7 Abmaj7
Without a love of my own
[Verse 5]
F7 Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 F7 Bbm7
Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for
Eb7 Abmaj7 F7 Bbm7
You heard me saying a prayer for
Eb7 Abmaj7
Someone I really could care for
[Bridge 2]
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7
And then there suddenly appeared before me
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7
The only one my arms will ever hold
Ebm7 Ab13 Dbmaj7
I heard somebody whisper "Please adore me"
Fm7 Bb13 Eb7
And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold!
[Verse 6]
Abmaj7 F7
Blue moon
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 F7
you saw me standing alone
Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 F7 Bbm7
Without a dream in my heart
Eb7 Abmaj7
Without a love of my own
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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We also have 31 songs by Billie Holiday
- Aint Misbehavin
- All Of Me
- Am I Blue
- Baby I Dont Cry Over You
- Blue Moon
- Body And Soul
- Crazy He Calls Me
- Do Your Duty
- Dont Explain
- Easy Living
- Fine And Mellow
- Gloomy Sunday
- God Bless The Child
- Good Morning Heartache
- Guilty
- Hes Funny That Way
- I Must Have That Man
- Ill Be Seeing You
- Ill Look Around
- It Had To Be You
- Lover Man
- No Regrets
- Pennies From Heaven
- Stormy Weather
- Strange Fruit
- That Ole Devil Called Love
- The Man I Love
- Them There Eyes
- Weep No More
- Without Your Love
- You Dont Know What Love Is
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