Misc Traditional – Blame It On My Youth (Guitar Tab)

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A heartbreaking jazz ballad that has been recorded by hundreds of artists from the 1950s (Nat King Cole) to today (Jamie Cullum). Variation of the melody greatly depends on the vocalist. I tried to go with a standard swing version. I hope this might be useful for you. Tempo: Very Slow Ballad Key: Eb Ebmaj7 Fm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7 |-3-| |-3-|
  H    E E E E E   +Q   Q  Q  Q    H    E E E E E   +W
|----------------|---------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|--------|
|-5----6-8-5-6-8-|-(8)-----------|------5-6---5-6-|-(6)----|
|----------------|------------6--|-8--------8-----|--------|
|----------------|------6--8-----|----------------|--------|
 If I expected love, when first we kissed, blame it on my youth
Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 % Eb7sus2 Eb7 |-3-| |-3-|
  H    E E E E E   +Q   Q  Q  Q    H    E E E E E   +W
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
|--------5-----5-|-(5)-----------|----------------|---------|
|-6----8---6-8---|---------------|-8----6-8-5-6-8-|-(8)-----|
|----------------|---------5--8--|----------------|---------|
|----------------|------8--------|----------------|---------|
If only just for you, I did exist, blame it on my youth

Abmaj7 Bb7         Gm7     Cm7   Fm7   Bb7     Ebmaj7
  H    +E  E E E   E E H.        Q  Q  Q  Q    W
|----------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|----------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|-5----(5)-------|-------------|----5--------|------|
|----------------|-8-8-8-------|-6-----8--6--|-5----|
|------------5-8-|-------------|-------------|------|
|----------8-----|-------------|-------------|------|
  I____  believed in ev'rything, like a child of three

Dm7b5  G7          Cm           Abmaj7 C7      F7 % Bb7sus2  Bb7
  H    +E  E E E   E E H.        Q  Q  Q  Q    W
|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|----------------|-------------|-5--5--------|---------|
|-6----(6)-------|-5-5-5-------|-------5--5--|---------|
|----------5-6-8-|-------------|-------------|-8-------|
|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
You___ meant more than anything, all the world to me
Ebmaj7 Fm7 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7 |-3-| |-3-|
  H    E E E E E   +Q   Q  Q  Q    H    E E E E E   +W
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
|-5----6-8-5-6-8-|-(8)-----------|------5-6---5-6-|-(6)-----|
|----------------|------------6--|-8--------8-----|---------|
|----------------|------6--8-----|----------------|---------|
If you were on my mind all night and day, blame it on my youth
Fm7 E°7 Fm7 Bb7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 % Eb7sus2 Eb7 |-3-| |-3-|
  H    E E E E E   +Q   Q  Q  Q    H    E E E E E   +W
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
|--------5-----5-|-(5)-----------|----------------|---------|
|-6----8---6-8---|---------------|-8----6-8-5-6-8-|-(8)-----|
|----------------|---------5--8--|----------------|---------|
|----------------|------8--------|----------------|---------|
If I forgot to eat and sleep and pray, blame it on my youth

Abmaj7 Bb7         Gm7    Cm7    Fm7   Fm7/Eb  Db7  C7
  H    +E  E E E   E E H    Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    W
|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-5----(5)-------|-------------|----8--5-----|---------|
|----------------|-8-8-8----5--|-6--------6--|-5-------|
|------------5-8-|-------------|-------------|---------|
|----------8-----|-------------|-------------|---------|
If I cried a little bit, when first I learned the truth

  Fm7  E°7         Fm7    Bb7         Eb6 (optional turnaround)
           |-3-|
  H    E E E E E   +H     E E E E E   +W           W
|----------------|------------------|------------|-----*|
|----------------|------------------|------------|-----*|
|--------5-----5-|-(5)----5-6---5-8-|-(8)--------|-----*|
|-6----8---6-8---|------------8-----|------------|-----*|
|----------------|------------------|------------|-----*|
|----------------|------------------|------------|-----*|
Don't blame it on my heart, blame it on my youth.
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Triplets are notated above the duration line like so |--3--| Misc Legend ----------- | - bar *| - double bar (ending)