Sam Cooke – Basin Street Blues (Guitar)
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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.***
Tabbed by Robert Da Prato, July 31, 2025
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B.p.m. 85
4/4 Time Signature
Original Key – G
* Single Strum
N.C. No Chords
G7/B x20001 C7 x35353 C#dim x42020 D6 xx0202 Am7/D xx0213
D6 xx0202 D9 xx0210 A7sus2 x02000 E7/Ab 420400 Bm11 x20200
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[Intro] D7 G e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|2-0---0-----| A|----2-------| E|--------3---|
G G7/B C7 C#dim
G Am7*
C D6 AM7/D G
[Verse 1] 0:14
G B7 E7 Basin Street, Basin Street E7 F7 E7 That's the place where my friends all meet A7 Down in New Orleans D9 D6* D9* In that land of dreams G A7sus2 Am7 D6 And you don't know how nice it seems
[Chorus] 0:36
G B7 It's dear to me, yes sir-ee E7 F7 E7 And that's the place I am so longing to be A7 D7 G Where I..... can lose, these old Basin Street Blues
[Instrumental]
G G7/B C7 D7 No-o-o
[Verse 2] 0:59
G6 B7 E7 Basin Street, my Basin Street E7 F7 E7 Where the young and the old folk meet A7 Down in New Orleans D7 D9 In that land of dreams G A7sus2 Am7 D6 You don't know how nice it really seems
[Chorus] 1:22
G6 B7 E7 But it's dear to me, yes-sir-ee E7 F7 E7 And that's the place I am so longing to be A7 D7 Where I..... can lose, these old.. G G7/B C7 D7 G Basin Street Blues and oh man I'm talking about
[Verse 3] 1:44
G B7 E7 Basin Street, Basin Street E7 F7 E7 Where the folk who know what's happening meet A7 Down in New Orleans D In the land of dreams G E7/Ab And you don't know how nice it seems and Am7 D6 Just how much it really means
[Outro] 2:06
G B7 Dear to me, yes-sir-ee E7 E7 F7 It's dear to me, yes-sir-ee E7 Can't you see... A7 D7 G7 Bm11 Why... I wanna lose, these old Basin Street Blues B7 E7 A7 D7 Oh..I... wanna go where I can lose G These old.. Basin Street Blues.......
G G7/B C7 C#dim
G Am7*
C D6 AM7/D G G6*