Leann Rimes - Blue

blue
leann rimes
transcribed by : steven p .

A x02220 C#7 x46464 B7 x24242
x57575
A 577655 c#7#5 x46465 E 022100 G7 353433
Asus x02230 F#7 242322 F 133211
x35353
Asus 577755 F#9 242344 A# 688766
x24244
Eadd9 022102

intro :

A C#7

verse

A C#7 F#7
blue , oh so lonesome for you
B7 E A
why can’t you be blue over me?
A C#7 F#7
blue , oh so lonesome for you
B7 E A Asus A
tears fill my eyes ’til i can’t see

chorus

C#7 c#7#5 C#7 F#7 F#9 F#7
3 o’clock in the morn – ing , here Am i
B7 B13 B7 E
E
sittin’ here so lone – ly , so lonesome i could cry

bridge

A C#7 F#7
blue , oh so lonesome for you
B7 E A
why can’t you be blue over me?

solo

A C#7 F#7 B7 E A
A

chorus

C#7 c#7#5 C#7 F#7 F#9 F#7
now that it’s ov – er , i re – al – ize
B7 B13 B7 E
E
those weak words you whis – pered , were nothing but lies

outro

A# D7 G7
blue , oh so lonesome for you
C7 F A# A A#
C
why can’t you be blue over me?
F A#
why can’t you be blue over me?

ive included a couple of variations on the a and Asus chords
in this one . these have been provided for convenience . the one
you play should be dictated by where you are on the neck . i
tend to use both of the as it just depends which chord ive
just played and where i need to be next . if you play the open A
on the “over me” part , then you can play the leading notes
for the second part of that first verse ( E , F# , G# ) and then play
the barre A , which puts you in the right area of the neck to grab
the barre C#7 . obviously , if you play the barre A , then youll
also play the barre Asus . for the verses , the leading notes are
played on the sixth string . the leading notes for the C#7 going
into the chorus are played on the fifth string . these notes are
A , B and C . after playing the C , immediately fret and play the
C#7 barre .

the key change in the outro has a nice chromatic progression of
A# , A , A# , B and C . you can either play these as full chords ,
or as chord fragments . i prefer to play them as chord fragments ,
since it gives it an edgier sound . play those as :

A# A A# B C
E | – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 3 – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – 4 – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 3 – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – 4 – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – 3 – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – 4 – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

notice the A# used here is different than the one diagramed at
the top of the page . this is done to keep your hand in close
proximity to the C7 and the F in the outro . the leading notes
just prior to the key change in the outro are F , G and A . play
these on the sixth string .

intermediate to advanced players should have no problems with
this song and will probably figure out ways to make it sound
even better . i’ve gone back and made some changes to the song
i originally submitted . after listening to the chorus again , i
realized there were some additional chords i had missed . i have
edited the submission to include those . i have also included
the bluesy double – stops in the outro , just before the last A# .
A#
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – 6 – – – 5 – – – 4 – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – 7 – – – 6 – – – 5 – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |