Gino Vannelli – Black And Blue (Guitar)

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a beautiful composition recorded entirely with an orchestral accompaniment-- with some real monster chord changes-- it still sounds great on guitar! INTRO:
Am9/D                          Am9/D  Abm9/C#  Gm9/C
       do do do do dud den do

           Bbmaj7-5/C    C13
do do do   duddy   duddy do

Bm7-5             E13-9        E7+5-9           Amaj9         E7-9
     do do do     dwa-----ay a dah  dah  dn  oo-ooh

                E7+5+9     E7+5-9      Am9
do do dum do da dway       ay doh      oh

         F#7+5+9   Bm7-5   Fmaj7/Bb
wa da da dwaaay    dwah    doh                           

Db7-5+9     C7+9    B7+9        B7-9    B+5
Waaah       ah      oooh
Verse:
Em(add9)           B7+5+9/F#        Eadd9/G#
          Feelin'  light      and   low

     Cmaj7/D   D9        C9            B7+9   B7-9
Like no        thin I've felt before

Emaj9             B7+5+9/F#            Eadd9/G#
      My woman' s black, but now she's blue

        Cmaj7/D   C#9         Cmaj7
And I'm wond   er rin    just what to do

C#7+9               F#7-5
     (The day is new)
Chorus:
F#m/B                   B6
        A motor-city    love affair

       Cmaj9-5    B7+5/C           B7-9     B7
In the heat                 of the night

Bm7/E                     E6
         A woman dark and debonair

    G#m7-5         C#7-5+9
Too hard to    re  sist

    F#m7-5        B7-5+9
The moment you've kissed
Verse:
Emadd9                B7+5+9/F#    B7-9/F#            Eadd9/G#
              Feelin' good,                   feelin' down

       Cmaj7/D   D9          C9              B7+9
Reper  cussions         of a heavy heart

      F13
Torn  apart

Emaj9                      Am7-5/F#
       The summer night is hot

               Eadd9/G#       Fmaj7/G      C#9
But soon turns cold     -o   -o   -o  -o   old

       Cmaj9
Like a winter's song

      C#7-5+9           F#7-5
(When something's wrong)
Chorus:
F#m/B     B6
     Oo   ooo      ooo

Cmaj9    B7+9
 ooo     ooooo   oooo

Bm7/E  E6
ooo    oooo     oooooo

    G#m7-5       C#7-5+9
Too hard to  re  sist

    F#m7-5        B7-5+9
The moment you've kissed
Verse:
Emaj9          B7+5+9/F#                    Eadd9/G#
       Oh lady black!       Please don't be blue

           Fmaj7/G  C#9                Cmaj9
Wa-ash the midni-i--ight      with the morning dew

     C#7-5+9          F#7+5-9
(The day is new)      hew

Am9/D                        Am9/D  Abm9/C#  Gm9/C
         do do do do dud den do

      Bbmaj7-5/C      C13
do do do        duddy duddy doo

Bm7-5             E13-9        E7-9          Amaj9      E7-9
     do do do     dwa-----ay a dah  dah  dn  oo-ooh

                E7+5+9        E7+5-9      Am9
do do dum do da dway          ay doh      doh

         F#7+5+9    Bm7-5   Fmaj7/Bb
wa da da dwayayay   wah     weeeeeeey........
transcribed by Peter Kruger [email protected]