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Blue Moon by Billie Holiday - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

            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 dominant 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
you saw me standing 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
you saw me standing alone
Bbm7       Eb7         Abmaj7   F7   Bbm7
Without a dream in my heart
           Eb7         Abmaj7
Without a love of my own


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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato

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We also have 31 songs by Billie Holiday

• Aint Misbehavin
• All Of Me
• Am I Blue
• Baby I Dont Cry Over You
• Blue Moon
• Body And Soul
• Crazy He Calls Me
• Do Your Duty
• Dont Explain
• Easy Living
• Fine And Mellow
• Gloomy Sunday
• God Bless The Child
• Good Morning Heartache
• Guilty
• Hes Funny That Way
• I Must Have That Man
• Ill Be Seeing You
• Ill Look Around
• It Had To Be You
• Lover Man
• No Regrets
• Pennies From Heaven
• Stormy Weather
• Strange Fruit
• That Ole Devil Called Love
• The Man I Love
• Them There Eyes
• Weep No More
• Without Your Love
• You Dont Know What Love Is

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