Blue Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays616

Blue by LeAnn Rimes is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, Db, F#, F#m, D, E, A#, G, Gm, D#, F, B, C and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
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A         Db     F#                 F#m 
Blue-oo-oo-oo-oo     Oh so lonesome for you 
D                 E         A   E 
Why can't you be blue over me? 
A         Db     F#                F#m 
Blue-oo-oo-oo-oo    Oh so lonesome for you 
D              E                 A   D   A 
Tears fill my eyes till I can't see 
Run X2 
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 Db 
Three O'clock in the morning 
F# 
Here am I 
F#m 
Sitting here so lonely 
E 
So lonesome I could cry 
A           Db   F#                F#m   
Blue-oo-oo-oo-oo    Oh so lonesome for you 
D                 E        A    D   A                 
Why can't you be blue over me? 
 
lead, run X2 
Db 
Now that's it over 
F# 
I realized 
F#m 
Those love words you whispered 
E 
Were nothing but lies    key change 
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A#       D       G                 Gm 
Blue-oo-oo-oo-oo    Oh so lonesome for you 
D#                F        A#   A  A# B 
Why can't you be blue over me? 
 
This run is played with that A A# B chording or alone ;-} 
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C                 F         A# 
Why can't you be blue over me? 
 
ENDING RIFF: 
 
play the Bb chord over the 3 
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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