Blind Minstrels Ballad Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays413

Blind Minstrels Ballad by Steam Powered Giraffe is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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C              F 
Captain Albert Alexander 
G                F 
Went down in the sea 
C              F 
Captain Albert Alexander 
G                 Am 
Went down in history  

     C                   F 
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------1-----------------1----------| 
G|-------0-0-0---0-------------2---2--------| 
D|-----2-----------2---------3-------3------| 
A|---3---------------------3-----------3----| 
E|-----------------------1------------------| 
    G                   F 
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------3------------------1-----------| 
G|---------4---4--------------2---2---------| 
D|-------5-------5----------3-------3-------| 
A|-----5------------5-----3-----------3-----| 
E|---3------------------1-------------------| 
    C                    F 
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------1-----------------1----------| 
G|-------0-0-0---0-------------2---2--------| 
D|-----2-----------2---------3-------3------| 
A|---3---------------------3-----------3----| 
E|-----------------------1------------------| 
     G                  Am 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------3-----------1---1---0---0---0---0---0---0---1------| 
G|---------4---4---------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------| 
D|-------5-------5---------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----| 
A|-----5-----------5--------------------------------------------| 
E|---3----------------------------------------------------------| 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante