Deep Blue Chords

KeyE Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays553

Deep Blue by George Harrison is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords A, D7, Am7 and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
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Chords and fret positions relative to capo. 

INTRO / VERSE / SOLO / OUTRO 
  A                D7               Am7              D7 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
e|----9-----------|8-8---7---------|----8-----------|7-7---7---------| 
B|----------------|7-7---7---10--10|----5-----------|7-7---7---10--10| 
G/9---------------|7-----7---7---7-|5---------------|7---------7---7-| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 

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INTRO (see above) 
| A | D7 | Am7 | D7 | 
| A | D7 | Am7 | D7 | 

         A        D7 
When the sunshine is not enough 
           Am7 
To make me feel bright 
     D7                      A 
It's got me suffering in the darkness 
       D7                     Am7 
That's so easy come by on the road-side 
   D7 
Of one long life-time 

A                 D7 
      It's got me deep blue 
             F        D7 
You know I'm deep blue 

         A               D7 
When you stand there, watch tired bodies 
        Am7          D7 
Full of sickness and pain to show you  
         A         D7 
Just how helpless you really are 
             Am7         D7 
When you get down to the truth it hurts me 

A                 D7 
      It's got me deep blue 
             F        D7 
You know I'm deep blue 

SOLO (see above) 
| A | D7 | Am7 | D7 | 

A                 D7 
      It's got me deep blue 
             F        D7 
You know I'm deep blue 

       A         D7 
When I think of the life I'm living 
         Am7           D7 
Pray God help me; give me your light 
         A         D7 
So I can love you and understand 
         Am7         D7 
This repetition that keeps me here 
        A 
Feeling deep blue 

A             D7 
  It's got me deep blue 
             F        D7 
You know I'm deep blue 
                 A 
It’s got me deep blue 
A              D7 
  You know I’m deep blue 
             F        D7 
You know I'm deep blue 

         A        D7 
When the sunshine is not enough 
           Am7 
To make me feel bright 
     D7                      A 
It's got me suffering in the darkness 
       D7                     Am7 
That's so easy come by on the road-side 
   D7 
Of one long life-time 

A                 D7 
      It's got me deep blue 
             F        D7 
You know I'm deep blue 
                  A 
You know I'm deep blue 
A                  D7 
  It’s got me deep blue 
             F        D7 
You know I'm deep blue 

OUTRO (see above) 
| A | D7 | Am7 | D7 | (repeat and fade) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante