ZZ Top – Hot Blue And Righteous (Guitar)

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Chords

[Picking Pattern] (let ring)
   E                     Bm                    A                   A6sus4
e|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----2--------------|
B|---------------------|----------2h3--------|----------2--------|-2h3----------------|
G|----------0h1--------|-------4-------4-----|-------2-----2-----|--------------------|
D|-------2-------2-----|----4-------------4--|----2-----------2--|--------------------|
A|----2-------------2--|-2-------------------|-0-----------------|--------------------|
E|-0-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
[Voicings for Outro, two guitars combined] A x07655 A9 x02423 A6 x02222 Amaj7b13 x02121 A7 x02020 [Intro] E Bm A A6sus4 [Chorus]
A    C#m      F#m
Hot, blue and righteous

E        Bm         A   A6sus4
An angel called me aside

A    C#m      F#m
Hot, blue and righteous

      E                Bm         A     A6sus4
Said, "Stick by me and I'll be your guide"
[Verse]
  G                  D
I heard the words as I closed my eyes

E                             A    A6sus4
Down on my, down on my bended knees

   G                    D
It fit like a glove and I realized

E                                   G
Something    good's happening    to me
[Instrumental] A C#m F#m E Bm A A6sus4 [Chorus]
A    C#m      F#m
Hot, blue and righteous

E        Bm         A   A6sus4
An angel called me aside

E     Bm     A  A9  A6  Amaj7b13  A7 *
(Ooooooooooooohhhh)
* chord sequence given by lead line played over A chord, simplify to A only if you wish.
[Outro]
  (lead guitar)
e|----5------3-----2------1--p0---------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|/6-----s4-----2-----s1-----p0---------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
****************************** | h Hammer on | p Pull off | / Slide up into note | s Slide (legato) ******************************