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Blue On Black chords by Kenny Wayne Shepherd (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D5
Csus2
G/B
G
A
F

Intro 1

Verse 1
D5 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
D5 
 (D5) Night...  (Csus2) falls     (G/B) and  (G major) I'm alone  (D5) 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 
D5 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
D5 
 (D5) Skin... yeah,  (Csus2) chill     (G/B) me    to  (G major) the bone  (D5) 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 
D5 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
D5 
Csus2 
 (D5) You...  (Csus2) turned    (G/B) and    (G major) you  (D5) ran (oh  (Csus2) yeah)
G/B 
G 
 (G/B)  (G major) 
D5 
Oh,  (D5) slipped
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
D5 
 (Csus2) Right     (G/B) from  (G major) my hand  (D5) 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 

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Chorus 1
D5 
Hey,  (D5) blue on black
Tears on a river
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2) Push     on a shove,  (G/B) it don't mean  (G major) much
D5 
 (D5) Joker on Jack
Match on a fire
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2) Cold     on ice,  (G/B) a dead man's  (G major) touch
D5 
 (D5) Whisper on a scream
Csus2 
G/B 
 (Csus2) Doesn't  change a  (G/B) thing
G 
A 
G 
Don't  (G major) bring you  (A major) back  (G major) 
D5 
Blue on  (D5) black
Csus2 
G/B 
(Oh  (Csus2) Yeah)     (G/B) 
G 
D5 
 (G major) Blue on  (D5) black
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 

Verse 2
D5 
 (D5) Blind...
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
D5 
Oh,  (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) now I see  (D5) 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 
D5 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
D5 
 (D5) Truth...  (Csus2) lies      (G/B) and   in  (G major) be tween  (D5) 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 
D5 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
D5 
 (D5) Wrong...  (Csus2) can't     (G/B) be     (G major) un  (D5) done
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 
D5 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
D5 
Oh  (D5) slipped...  (Csus2) from      (G/B) the   tip of  (G major) your tongue  (D5) 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 

Chorus 2
D5 
Hey,  (D5) blue on black
Tears on a river
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2) Push     on a shove,  (G/B) it don't mean  (G major) much
D5 
 (D5) Joker on Jack
Match on a fire
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2) Cold     on ice,  (G/B) a dead man's  (G major) touch
D5 
 (D5) Whisper on a scream
Csus2 
G/B 
 (Csus2) Doesn't  change a  (G/B) thing
G 
A 
G 
Don't  (G major) bring you  (A major) back  (G major) 
D5 
Blue on  (D5) black
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
D5 
 (Csus2) Oh,       (G/B)  (G major) blue on  (D5) black
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2) (Oh,      (G/B)  (G major) yeah)

Solo 1
D5 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (D5)  (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 
D5 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (D5)  (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 
D5 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (D5)  (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 
D5 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (D5)  (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 
D5 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (D5)  (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 
D5 
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (D5)  (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 
F 
G 
F 
G 
 (F major)  (G major)  (F major)  (G major) 

Chorus 3
D5 
 (D5) blue on black
Tears on a river
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2) Push     on a shove,  (G/B) it don't mean  (G major) much
D5 
 (D5) Joker on Jack
Match on a fire
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2) Cold     on ice,  (G/B) a dead man's  (G major) touch
D5 
 (D5) Whisper on a scream
Csus2 
G/B 
 (Csus2) Doesn't  change a  (G/B) thing
G 
A 
G 
Don't  (G major) bring you  (A major) back  (G major) 
D5 
Blue on  (D5) black
Csus2 
G/B 
(Oh  (Csus2) yeah)     (G/B) 
G 
D5 
 (G major) Blue on  (D5) black
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2)  (G/B)  (G major) 

Chorus 4
D5 
Hey,  (D5) blue on black
Tears on a river
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2) Push     on a shove,  (G/B) it don't mean  (G major) much
D5 
 (D5) Joker on Jack
Match on a fire
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
 (Csus2) Cold     on ice,  (G/B) a dead man's  (G major) touch
D5 
 (D5) Whisper on a scream
Csus2 
G/B 
 (Csus2) Doesn't  change a  (G/B) thing
G 
A 
G 
Don't  (G major) bring you  (A major) back  (G major) 
D5 
Blue on  (D5) black
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
D5 
 (Csus2) Oh,       (G/B)  (G major) blue on  (D5) black
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
D5 
 (Csus2) Oh,       (G/B)  (G major) blue on  (D5) black
Csus2 
G/B 
G 
D5 
 (Csus2) Oh,       (G/B)  (G major) blue on  (D5) black
Csus2 
G/B 
 (Csus2)  (G/B) 

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0

D5
Csus2
G/B
G
A
F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D minorBPM: 78

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
Csus2: x-3-0-0-1-x
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

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This is the definitive original version of Blue On Black by Kenny Wayne Shepherd, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D minor. It suits players who want to learn Blue On Black the way Kenny Wayne Shepherd intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Blue On Black

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

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