Basin Street Blues chords by
Marian Mcpartland

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Key: Bb major•

Verse 1

G

G

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Won't you come along

Am

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A

A

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G

G

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with me

D

D

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To the Mississippi

G

G

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We'll take a boat to the

C

C

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C#dim

C#dim

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land of dreams

G

G

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Steam down the river,

down to New Orleans

Verse 2

B

B

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D

D

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The band's there to meet

G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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us

Bm

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G

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D

D

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Old friends there to greet us

G

G

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C

C

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C#dim

C#dim

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Where all the proud and elite folks meet

G

G

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Heaven on earth,

B

B

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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they call it Basin Street

Verse 3

B

B

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E

E

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Basin Street is the street

Dm

Dm

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E

E

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Where the best folks always meet

A

A

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D

D

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In New Orleans, land of dreams

G

G

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B

B

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Bbdim

Bbdim

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You'll never know how nice it seems,

Am

Am

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D

D

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G

G

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Or just how much it really means

Verse 4

B

B

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E

E

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Glad to be, oh yes- sirree

Where welcome's free and dear to me

A

A

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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Where I can lose, lose my Basin Street Blues

Interlude 1

G

G

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B

B

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E

E

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A

A

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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B

B

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Bbdim

Bbdim

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A

A

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Am

Am

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D

D

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G

G

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B

B

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E

E

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A

A

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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C#dim

C#dim

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D

D

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G

G

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B

B

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E

E

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A

A

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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F#

F#

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Bbdim

Bbdim

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Am

Am

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D

D

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Daug

Daug

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G

G

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B

B

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E

E

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F

F

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E

E

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A

A

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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B

B

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G

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B

B

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E

E

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A

A

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B

B

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C#m

C#m

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E

E

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D

D

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E

E

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B

B

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Bbdim

Bbdim

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Am

Am

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D

D

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G

G

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B

B

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E

E

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Abaug

Abaug

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C#dim

C#dim

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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D

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G

G

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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G

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B

B

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E

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A

A

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Em

Em

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E

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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B

B

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Bbdim

Bbdim

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Am

Am

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D

D

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Daug

Daug

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G

G

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B

B

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E

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A

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D

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G

G

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C

C

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C#dim

C#dim

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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B

B

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E

E

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A

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E

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D

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D

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G

G

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B

B

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Bbdim

Bbdim

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A

A

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Am

Am

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D

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G

G

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B

B

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Cdim

Cdim

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E

E

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A

A

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D

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C

C

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D

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G

G

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C

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C#dim

C#dim

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D

D

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G

G

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B

B

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E

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A

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D

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Bm

Bm

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B

B

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Bbdim

Bbdim

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Am

Am

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D

D

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G

G

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B

B

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E

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B

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E

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A

A

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D

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G

G

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C

C

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C#dim

C#dim

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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B

B

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C#m

C#m

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E

E

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A

A

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D

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Bm

Bm

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B

B

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F#

F#

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Bbm

Bbm

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C

C

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Am

Am

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D

D

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G

G

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D

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B

B

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E

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D

D

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Eb

Eb

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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C#dim

C#dim

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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B

B

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E

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A

A

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Em

Em

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C#dim

C#dim

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

D

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C

C

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B

B

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F#

F#

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E

E

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A

A

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D

D

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G

G

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B

B

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A

A

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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C#dim

C#dim

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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G

G

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Am

Am

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Bbdim

Bbdim

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G

G

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D

D

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Basin Street,

Verse 5

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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C#dim

C#dim

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G

G

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oh

D

D

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G

G

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Basin Street

Is the street, mama

New Orleans, land of dreams

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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E ₂

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G ₄

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D ₄

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B ₀

E ₁

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G ₄

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C ₃

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Chords

G
Am
A
D
C
C#dim
B
Bm
E
Dm
Bbdim
Dsus4
F#
Daug
F
C#m
Abaug
Em
Cdim
Bbm
Eb

Capo: 3

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Basin Street Blues by Marian McPartland is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Basin Street Blues are Bb, Cm, C, F, Eb, Fbdim.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Cm, C, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Basin Street Blues is approximately 87 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Basin Street Blues using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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