Buddy Boldens Blues
Jelly Roll Morton · C · Capo 3
Buddy Boldens Blues
Real Key
Eb
Capo
Fret 3
Rate
Real Key
Eb
Capo
Fret 3
C
Eb
0.2x
120
BPM1
2
3
4
Rhythm
2/4
3/4
4/4
5/4
6/8
7/8
No Accent
Downbeat
Backbeat
All Equal
1 & 3
This is an approximation for guitar of the chords used in the Jelly Roll Morton solo piano version of
"Buddy Bolden's Blues" see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgmZyImasvA
The song is in Eb. This version is played as in C with the capo on the 3rd fret.
[Chords]
[C] : x32010
[C] * : x32013
[C7] : x32310
[Cdim] : x3454x
[Cdim/Eb] : xx1x12
[D7] : xx0212
[F] : 1x3211
[G] : 320003
[G] * : 32003x
[G7] : 320001
[A7] : x02223
[A7] * : x02020
Intro
[C] * [Cdim/Eb] [G7] [A7]
[D7] [G7] [C] [G]
Verse 1
[C] * [Cdim/Eb] [G7] [C] [C7]
Thought I heard Buddy Bolden say
[F] [Cdim] [C] [C7]
You nasty, you dirty, take it a-way
[F] [Cdim] [C] * [A7]
You terrible, you awful, take it a-way
[G] * [A7] * [D7] [G] [G7]
I thought I heard him say
[C] * [Cdim/Eb] [G7] [C] [C7]
I thought I heard Buddy Bolden shout
[F] [Cdim] [C] [C7]
Open up that window and let that bad air out
[F] [Cdim] [C] * [A7]
Open up that window and let the foul air out
[D7] [G7] [C] [G]
I thought I heard Buddy Bolden say
Verse 2
[C] * [Cdim/Eb] [G7] [C] [C7]
Thought I heard Judge Fogarty say
[F] [Cdim] [C] [C7]
Thirty days in the market, take him a-way
[F] [Cdim] [C] * [A7]
Get him a good broom to sweep with, take him a-way
[G] * [A7] * [D7] [G] [G7]
I thought I heard him say
[C] * [Cdim/Eb] [G7] [C] [C7]
I thought I heard Frankie Dusen shout
[F] [Cdim] [C] [C7]
Gal, give me that money, I’m gonna beat it out
[F] [Cdim] [C] * [A7]
I mean give me that money, I’m gonna beat it out
[D7] [G7] [C] [G]
'Cause I thought I heard Frankie Dusen say
Outro
[C] * [Cdim/Eb] [G7] [C] [C7]
[F] [Cdim] [C] [C7]
[F] [Cdim] [C] * [A7]
[G] * [A7] * [D7] [C]
Chords Used (9)
Guitar
Ukulele
C
1 / 4
C7
1 / 4
Cdim
1 / 4
Cdim/Eb
1 / 4
D7
1 / 4
F
1 / 5
G
1 / 5
G7
1 / 4
A7
1 / 4
Song Info
Real Key
Eb
Capo
Fret 3
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Tags
#Jelly Roll Morton
#jazz