Blue Tab

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                             BLUE – LeAnn Rimes
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Tabbed by: Bob Miller
Email: onefinebob at gmail dot com
 
Here’s a version of Blue. The solo is not yet included, but
some other things are, including the riffs between some of
the lines in the song. I don't have an electric guitar, nor
have I ever played one, so feel free to e-mail with comments and
suggestions for how to make this clearer. Enjoy!
 
INTRO:
e|-------------------|
B|5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9--|
G|-------------------|
D|6-6-6-7-7-7-9-9-9--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
 
VERSE:
A    Db       Db7  F#      F#7
Blue-oo-oo-oo-oo     Oh so lonesome for you
B7               E
Why can't you be blue over
 
  A            E
  me?
e|------------|--------------|
B|--------5-7-|5----5--------|
G|----2/6-----|------6p4-6p4-|
D|------------|--------------|
A|------------|--------------|
E|------------|--------------|
 
A    Db       Db7  F#      F#7
Blue-oo-oo-oo-oo     Oh so lonesome for you
B7             E
Tears fill my eyes till I can't
 
  A     D      A    N.C.
  see
e|--5---5--5--|0-----------|
B|---5--7\-4--|------------|
G|-----6------|2----h2-4-5-|
D|------------|------------|
A|------------|------0-2-3-|
E|------------|------------|
 
CHORUS
Db                          Db7
Three O'clock in the morning
F#        F#7
Here am I
B7
Sitting here so lonely
E           Ebdim   E   (INTRO)
So lonesome I could cry
e|                       e|-------------------|
B|                       B|5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9--|
G|                       G|-------------------|
D|                       D|6-6-6-7-7-7-9-9-9--|
A|                       A|-------------------|
E|                       E|-------------------|
 
  VERSE:
  A    Db       Db7   F#      F#7                B7
  Blue-oo-oo-oo-oo      Oh so lonesome for you
e|                                 e|-----------|-----|
B|                                 B|-11\-7\-5\-|4----|
G|                                 G|-----------|-----|
D|                                 D|-----------|-----|
A|                                 A|-----------|-----|
E|                                 B|-----------|-----|
 
B7                E
Why can't you be blue over
 
  A       D           A
  me?
e|--5----------------|------------|
B|--6\5-----5--------|------------|  SOLO
G|------4/6--6p4h6p4-|------------| STARTS
D|-------------------|7-----------|  HERE
A|-------------------|------------|
E|-------------------|------------|
    *The 6\5 slide on the B string happens
     very quickly, immediately on the beat
 
 
SOLO Chords:
A    | Db   Db7 | F#      | F#7
 
  B7   | E        | A   D   |A     N.C.
e|                         e|------------|
B|                         B|------------|
G|                         G|-----h2-4-5-|
D|                         D|------------|
A|                         A|------0-2-3-|
E|                         E|------------|
 
CHORUS
Db                Db7
Now that's it over
F#          F#7
I realized
B7
Those weak words you whispered
E    Ebdim       E      N.C.
Were nothing but lies
e|                       e|---------------------|
B|                       B|6-6-6-7-7-7-9--9--9--|
G|                       G|---------------------|
D|                       D|6-6-6-8-8-8-10-10-10-|
A|                       A|---------------------|
E|                       E|---------------------|
 
  VERSE:
  A#   D        D7   G      G7                  C7
  Blue-oo-oo-oo-oo    Oh so lonesome for you
e|                             e|-/13\-12\-10\-|8----|
B|                             B|--------------|-----|
G|                             G|-/14\-12\-10\-|9----|
D|                             D|--------------|-----|
A|                             A|--------------|-----|
E|                             B|--------------|-----|
 
  C7                F        A# A   A#  B    C7
  Why can't you be blue over me?
e|                           e|-5-5/6-6/7-7/|8----|
B|                           B|-------------|-----|
G|                           G|-6-6/7-7/8-8/|9----|
D|                           D|-------------|-----|
A|                           A|-------------|-----|
E|                           B|-------------|-----|
 
  C7                F        A#               A#
  Why can't you be blue over me?
e|                         e|----------------|6---||
B|                         B|----------------|6---||
G|                         G|---10-9--9-8--8-|7---||
D|                         D|---12-11-11-----|8---||
A|                         A|-----------9-9--|8---||
E|                         B|----------------|6---||
 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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