BLUE SKY- The Allman Brothers
TUNING FOR THIS VERSION: E B E G# B E (actual tuning: standard)
E A E A E D A E (RIFF 1)
W[E]alk along the r[B]iver, s[A]weet lu[E]llaby
It just keeps on fl[B]owing
A RIFF 2
It don't worry bout where it's going, no no
[E]Don't fly Mister Bl[B]uebird, I'm just wa[A]lking down the r[E]oad
B A RIFF 3
Early morning sunshine, tells me all I need to know
CHORUS:
[B]You're my b[A]lue sky, yo[E]u're my sunny d[A]ay
[B]Lord you know it m[A]akes me high when you t[E]urn your love my [A]way
Turn your love my [F#m]way, yeah
SOLO:
E A E A E A E A ... RIFF 4
[E]Good old Sunday mo[B]rning, bells are ri[A]nging every[E]where
B A RIFF 3
Goin' to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there
CHORUS, RIFF 1
RIFF 1:
[E] [A] [E] [E][A][E]
[E] [D] [A] [(F#m)] [E]
RIFF 2: RIFF 3:
RIFF 4:
CHORDS:
E [E]0 [A]5 [B]7 [F#m] 2 [D]10
B 0 5 7 2 10
G# 0 5 7 1 10
E 0 5 7 2 10
B 0 5 7 x 10
E 0 5 7 2 10
NOTE: This song is actually NOT in EBEG#BE tuning, but rather in
standard tuning. However, I think it makes it much easier to play this
way, esp. with just one guitar. If you want to play it in standard, the
chord names are still valid.
TUNING FOR THIS VERSION: E B E G# B E (actual tuning: standard)
E A E A E D A E (RIFF 1)
W[E]alk along the r[B]iver, s[A]weet lu[E]llaby
It just keeps on fl[B]owing
A RIFF 2
It don't worry bout where it's going, no no
[E]Don't fly Mister Bl[B]uebird, I'm just wa[A]lking down the r[E]oad
B A RIFF 3
Early morning sunshine, tells me all I need to know
CHORUS:
[B]You're my b[A]lue sky, yo[E]u're my sunny d[A]ay
[B]Lord you know it m[A]akes me high when you t[E]urn your love my [A]way
Turn your love my [F#m]way, yeah
SOLO:
E A E A E A E A ... RIFF 4
[E]Good old Sunday mo[B]rning, bells are ri[A]nging every[E]where
B A RIFF 3
Goin' to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there
CHORUS, RIFF 1
RIFF 1:
[E] [A] [E] [E][A][E]
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G# -0-------0-5-------5-8-5---0---0--------0-------0-5-------5-8-5---0---0-------
E -0-0-0h2---5-5-5h7-------7-0-0---2p0----0-0-0h2---5-5-5h7-------7-0-0---2p0---
B -0---------5---------5-5-5-0---------2--0---------5---------5-5-5-0---------2-
E -0---------5---------------0------------0---------5---------------0-----------
[E] [D] [A] [(F#m)] [E]
---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0-------
---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0-------
---0-0-----10----------10-5-------5-(1)----0---F#m 2nd time only
---0---2-0-10----10h12----5---5h7---(2)----0-------
---0-------10-10----------5-5-------(x)----0-------
---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0-------
RIFF 2: RIFF 3:
-------------------5--------- ---------------------5-7-7s9s7-5---
-------------------5--------- -----------------5-7---------------
-------------------5--------- ---------------3-----5-5-5-----5---
-2s4-2-0-----------5--------- -----0-2-0-2s4---5-5---------------
---------2-0-------5-----5-5- -0-2-------------------------------
-------------4s2-4-5-5h7----- -----------------------------------
RIFF 4:
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-0-4-5-5s7-5-4-2-0---------5-
-------------------2-0-----5-
-----------------------7s9s5-
CHORDS:
E [E]0 [A]5 [B]7 [F#m] 2 [D]10
B 0 5 7 2 10
G# 0 5 7 1 10
E 0 5 7 2 10
B 0 5 7 x 10
E 0 5 7 2 10
NOTE: This song is actually NOT in EBEG#BE tuning, but rather in
standard tuning. However, I think it makes it much easier to play this
way, esp. with just one guitar. If you want to play it in standard, the
chord names are still valid.
