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Help with chords May 7, 2020 9:31:43 GMT Chippa likes this

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Post by Grroosss on May 7, 2020 9:31:43 GMT

So I've been challenged to learn a song with a color in the title, and I decided to spare everyone from the overplayed Mr Blue Sky and learn Blue from AITU instead. I was pleasantly surprised to find chords online, but some of them don't sound right to me... however I'm still too new to guitar to be able to get very far in figuring them out myself, so I was hoping that one of you with more experience on guitar (or piano) could help me out.

From the chords I found, "blue..." at the beginning of each verse is F#m followed by B. The best I came up with was to replace the B with a B7, maybe Am for the F#m?

I'm also iffy on the G#m that's listed for "void", but I could be wrong about that...

dillwyn Megastar Posts: 1,813	Help with chords May 7, 2020 16:17:54 GMT Grroosss likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dillwyn on May 7, 2020 16:17:54 GMT tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/electric-light-orchestra/blue-chords-1989643

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Help with chords May 7, 2020 20:51:52 GMT via Tapatalk Grroosss likes this

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Post by helli on May 7, 2020 20:51:52 GMT

that seems to be correct so far and coincides with my version - however, the verse sometimes (especially on the 1st time) starts with a clear F#m (there is definitely a note C# in the chord) and then changes only in the second half of the bar to Am6 or F#m75- (same chord, different root).
But otherwise everything is correct IMHO.

intro etc:
E Am E Am E

verse:
F#m7 Am6 B79- E
F#m75- B79- E

A D79 G#m C79 (Gm/C)
F#m75- B79- E etc..

middle8:
C#m G# A E C#m G# A F#7

ending:
… E F E Dm E

Chippa Megastar Posts: 2,557	Help with chords May 7, 2020 21:33:23 GMT Grroosss likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Chippa on May 7, 2020 21:33:23 GMT Can I just say how much I hate barre chords?

helli Full Member Posts: 64	Help with chords May 7, 2020 22:33:38 GMT via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by helli on May 7, 2020 22:33:38 GMT haha - then you have a serious problem with this song ;-) But there are indeed some other ELO songs that can be played without using barre chords.

Grroosss Megastar Life isn't much, but there's nothing else to do Posts: 1,006	Help with chords May 8, 2020 4:28:56 GMT Chippa likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Grroosss on May 8, 2020 4:28:56 GMT Lol, I don't mind barre chords too much--until you're supposed to barre with both your first finger AND your third finger, that is... I'm not sure that will ever be physically possible for me Thanks for the help
	Last Edit: May 8, 2020 4:30:58 GMT by Grroosss

dillwyn Megastar Posts: 1,813	Help with chords May 8, 2020 7:49:25 GMT BSJ likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dillwyn on May 8, 2020 7:49:25 GMT You could try using your thumb on some .... Attachments:
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Help with chords

Post by Grroosss on May 7, 2020 9:31:43 GMT

Post by dillwyn on May 7, 2020 16:17:54 GMT

Post by helli on May 7, 2020 20:51:52 GMT

Post by Chippa on May 7, 2020 21:33:23 GMT

Post by helli on May 7, 2020 22:33:38 GMT

Post by Grroosss on May 8, 2020 4:28:56 GMT

Post by dillwyn on May 8, 2020 7:49:25 GMT

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