The chords to the song follow a I-VI-II-V-I pattern in A flat major. The intro ends on the five chord and the
Song begins on the one. The intro chords are: Abmaj7 F7 Bbm7 Eb7
Notes:
I use this voicing for the Eb7 at the end of the bridge
e|---|
B|-4-|
G|-6-|
D|-5-|
A|-6-|
E|---|
I would also recommend using altered voicings for some of the II-V-Is and I-VI-II-V-Is
For example, instead of Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7, use Bbm7 Eb7b9 Abmaj7.
[Bbm7] [Eb7b9] [Abmaj7]
e|-----------------|
B|-6-----5-----4---|
G|-6-----6-----5---|
D|-6-----5-----5---|
A|-------6---------|
E|-6-----------4---|
The I-VI-II-V-I is similar
e|-----------------|
B|-4--7---6--5--4--|
G|-5--8---6--6--5--|
D|-5--7---6--5--5--|
A|----8------6-----|
E|-4------6-----4--|
Intro
[Abmaj7] [F7] [Bbm7] [Eb7]
e|----------2/3--6-3-3------------2/3--6-3-3------------------4-----------------------------------|
B|--------4---------------------4-------------------------1-4---4h6p4-----------------------------|
G|------5---------------------5-------------------------1-------------6-4-------------------------|
D|--5-6-------------------5-6-----------------------2-3-------------------6-4---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------6-5-4-6-4-----2---4-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-4---4---|
Verse 1
[Abmaj7] [F7]
Blue moon
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7] [F7]
You saw me standing alone
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7] [F7] [Bbm7]
Without a dream in my heart
[Eb7] [Abmaj7]
Without a love of my own
Verse 2
[F7] [Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7] [F7] [Bbm7]
Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for
[Eb7] [Abmaj7] [F7] [Bbm7]
You heard me saying a prayer for
[Eb7] [Abmaj7]
Someone I really could care for
Bridge
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7]
And then there suddenly appeared before me
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7]
The only one my arms will ever hold
[Ebm7] [Ab13] [Dbmaj7]
I heard somebody whisper "Please adore me"
[Fm7] [Bb13] [Eb7]
And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold!
Verse 3
[Abmaj7] [F7]
Blue moon
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7] [F7]
Now I’m no longer alone
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7] [F7] [Bbm7]
Without a dream in my heart
[Eb7] [Abmaj7]
Without a love of my own
[Sax Solo]
e|-------3-----------------------4-8--3-6-4---3-----------------------------------|
B|---4-6---4-6-----------------6------------6---4---------------------------------|
G|-5-----------5-----------5/6----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------3-5------------------------------------1-3/4-3-------------|
A|-----------------3-4------------------------------1-3-4-3-1---------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------4--6/8-8-8-8-8----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------2-6----------------9--------------------------8-6---|
G|---3--4/5----------------3--------------5----------------------8--9-10--------------7-8-----5-|
D|-6--------4p3----------5---6--------3-6--------------------------------11-8-9-10-11-----------|
A|--------------6--4-3-6-------6--5\4-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------4-4-4-6---6------------------6p5p4-------------4----------------|
G|-3-5-6-5-3--------------3-5-6-5---3-----------5-----6-4h5------------------|
D|--------------------------------5---6-----------6-3------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Trumpet Solo]
e|-------13-16--20p19p18-17-16--15-14-13------------------------8-9-11-8---8---8-11-----|
B|----14---------------------------------16-14-13-16----------9----------8---8-----8----|
G|-15------------------------------------------------12--9-10------------------------9--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------9-12-16--14-14-14--15-15-11-13-11-13-11-11--------------------|
B|-12--9-12-11---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Sax Solo 2]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-13-12-13-9-------8-------------------------------------|
G|---------------8---8---10--6------5-4-------------3--------|
D|-----------------10------------6------5---------5---6------|
A|-----------------------------8----------6-4-3-6-------6----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------4-4-6-7-6----------4-4-------6----------2-6-----------------------|
G|-3-5-6-3-----------3--4h5h6-----5-5-5----3-5-3-5----5----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------6--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 4
[Abmaj7] [F7]
Blue moon
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7] [F7]
You saw me standing alone
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7] [F7] [Bbm7]
Without a dream in my heart
[Eb7] [Abmaj7]
Without a love of my own
Verse 5
[F7] [Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7] [F7] [Bbm7]
Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for
[Eb7] [Abmaj7] [F7] [Bbm7]
You heard me saying a prayer for
[Eb7] [Abmaj7]
Someone I really could care for
Bridge 2
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7]
And then there suddenly appeared before me
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7]
The only one my arms will ever hold
[Ebm7] [Ab13] [Dbmaj7]
I heard somebody whisper "Please adore me"
[Fm7] [Bb13] [Eb7]
And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold!
Verse 6
[Abmaj7] [F7]
Blue moon
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7] [F7]
Now I’m no longer alone
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7] [F7] [Bbm7]
Without a dream in my heart
[Eb7] [Abmaj7] [Cm7] [F7] [Bbm7]
Without a love of my own
[Eb7] [Amaj7] [Abmaj7]
Blue moo - n
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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