The Moody Blues – Blue Guitar (Guitar Live)

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Songwriter: Justin Hayward Album: Blue Jays Here is a link to the song: Here is a live video performance where you can see some of the chord shapes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VojrZPiMKc I follow Justin Hayward using his Gibson in E Standard tuning for the electric guitar version. He uses primarily barre chords. The acoustic player uses primarily open chords in D Standard tuning on a twelve-string guitar. To play in D Standard on Acoustic, transpose the chords up a whole step (+2) and use open voicings. =========================================================================== Use the following barre chord voicings to match how these chords are played. C Major is the only open chord in the song. Am = 577555
Bb    = 688766
Dm    = 10 12 12 10 10 10
D# = 11 13 13 12 11 11 =========================================================================== [Intro Solo Chords]
Gm                         Bb F                       C
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 Bb                            F
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[Verse 1]
F    Gm      Bb            F     C            Gm Gm7 C
Blue guitar, fortune of my ways, making of my days

F   Gm    Bb              F     C            Gm Gm7 C
New chord, counting up the ways, happiness is lazy
[Chorus]
 Am
 If you don't know the song

                               Gm Gm7
 if you can't put the words to the tune

          Bb              F
 tell the rhyme from, the reason

 Bb             Dm             Bb          D#
 what should it matter, to the fool or the dreamer
[Verse 2]
F   Gm    Bb           F      C               Gm Gm7 C
New hope, travels in a storm, finding love is warm

F   Gm      Bb             F      C                      Gm Gm7 C
New day, the world has just begun, our eyes have seen the sun
[Chorus]
 Am
 If you don't know the way

                                   Gm Gm7
 if you can't see the wood for the trees

           Bb            F
 taste the wine from the water

       Bb             Dm             Bb          D#
 well, what should it matter, to the fool or the dreamer
[Outro Solo Chords]
Gm                       Bb F                       C
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Bb                          F
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