Northstar Blues Chords

KeyG Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays456

Northstar Blues by Magnolia Electric Co is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, D, Em, A, C, Am and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
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Intro: G D Em A C Em D 


Verse Part 
 

G              D          Em                  A 
Where were the rest of my songs tonight 
       C            Em        D               G 
I only remember the northstar blues 
                D           Em                A 
That simple ol' tune on the stage each night 
             C         Em          D 
Markin' the time that I lost you 


C 

   G           Am         C 
Noone should forgive me 
    D                 G        C  
I knew what I stood to lose 
           G       Am 
Am I better off now, just forgettin' how 
      C       D           G 
I came to earn the northstar blues 


Bridge (with violin) 
                   

G D Em A C Em D 

G D Em C D G 

                   

G 

          F      C 
How can I be the only one  
     D                         G 
whose life can't live up to the lie 
          F      C  
How can I be the only one  
      D                G 
whose heart refuses to try 


Verse Part 
                   

  D             Em              A 
Noone should forgive me 
   C                  Em   D    G 
I knew what I stood to lose 
                 D  Em 
Am I better off now, just forgettin' how 
  A                   C           Em       D 
I came to have to have the northstar blues 

                   

C 

          G      Am            
How can I be the only one 
      C          D             G          C 
whose life can't live up to the lie 
       G         Am 
How can I be the only one 
     C     D            G 
Whose heart refused to try 


Outro (with violin) 
                   

G F C D G (2x)


Example: 

E|----------3--*Let Ring----| 
B|----------0---------------| 
G|----0-----0---------------| 
D|--------0-0---------------| 
A|----------2---------------| 
E|--0---2---3---------------| 
    	

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