Blue Bossa Chords
by Kenny Dorham
Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Cm. It uses the chords Cm7, Fm7, Dm7(b5), G7(b13), Cm7(9), Ebm7(9), Ab7 and Db6(9). Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Standard Tuning
Chords:
Cm7 Fm7 Dm7(b5) G7(b13) Cm7(9)
e|---------3---3-4-4-----4---4------------------------------------
B|--4------4---4-4-4-----4---4---6-6------4---4---3-------3--4--5-
G|--3------3---3-5-5-----5---5---5-5------4---4---3-------3--4--5-
D|--5------------3-----3---------6-6------3---3---1-------1--2--3-
A|--3---3------------3-----3-----5----------------3-----3---------
E|----3------3-----------------------4--3---3--------3------------
Ebm7(9) Ab7 Db6(9) Dm7(b5) G7(b13) Cm7(9)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|--6---------4---4----4--4-----4----4----6-6--------4---4--3-3---
G|--6---------5---5----3--3-----3----3----5-5--------4---4--3-3---
D|--4---------4---4----3--3-----3----3----6-6--------3---3--1-1---
A|----6---------6------4------4-----------5-----------------3-----
E|------6---4---------------4------4----------4----3---3--------3-
G7(b13)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|--4----4--------------------------------------------------------
G|--4----4--------------------------------------------------------
D|--3----3--------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|-3---3----------------------------------------------------------
Melody:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---7S8-6--------------7S8-6~~---5S6---------------6------------
G|---7S8---8-7-5~-------7S8-------6S7-8-7-5---------7--8~~-------
D|-5----------------8-6----------------------8~-6-5--------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-8-6-5--------------3------------3-------3----------------------
D|--------8-6--4--4-3---3--6~--6-5----6-5-----6--4/5~-------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------6--7/8-------------------------------------------
G|--------5-7-8-----7/8-------------------------------------------
D|-5-6-8----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------