ACTIVITY
Baby Blue
Artist: Badfinger
Title: Baby Blue
Album: Straight Up/Greatest Hits
Words and music by: Pete Ham
Tabbed by: Chris Clark
There's no need for a capo to play this breakup song (also covered by
Aimee Mann), but it's definitely a barre-chord monster. The fills and
solos are tabbed for (cutaway) acoustic guitar, so stretch and hammer
and fool around with different fingerings if the notes feel awkward on
electric.
Comments and crits to: [email protected]
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Tab: Guitar
Tuning: Standard
B (opening riff)
F# E E B (fill #1)
Guess I got...deserved
A E B (fill #2)
Kept you waiting...long
F# E E B (fill #1)
All that time...word
A E B (fill #2)
Didn't know you'd...I'd forget
F# (fill #3)
I'd regret
C#m C#m7 E (fill #4)
The special love...you
B (opening riff)
My baby blue
F# E E B (fill #1)
All the days...long
A E B (fill #2)
Did you really...wrong
F# E E B (fill #1)
Dixie, when I...go
A E B (fill #2)
Thought you'd realize...I would know
F# (fill #3)
I would show
C#m C#m7 E (fill #4)
The special love...you
B (opening riff)
My baby blue
(bridge)
D#m G#m G#m/G bass
What can I do
C#m C#m/C bass
What can I say
A E B (fill #2)
Except I want you by my side
D#m G#m G#m/G bass
How can I show you
C#m C#m/C bass
Show me the way
A E D
Don't you know the times I've tried
(solo #1 chords)
D A E E/D#bass
D A E B
F# E E B (fill #1)
Guess that's all...say
A E B (fill #2)
Except the feeling...day
F# E E B (fill #1)
Just one thing...go
A E B (fill #2)
Take good care, baby, let it show
F# (fill #3)
Let it grow
C#m C#m7 E (fill #4)
The special love...me
B
My Dixie dear
(ending)
B (opening riff position) C#m B
(solo #2 chords)
A E B
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opening riff
e---------------------------------------------------------------------I
B--------4-------4--5--4--5--4-----------4----------------------------I
G--------4-------4--4--4--4--4-----------4----------------------------I
D-----4--4-------4--4--4--4--4--------4--4----------1--4--2--1--------I
A--2--2-------2--------------------2--2-------2--4--------------4--2--I
E---------------------------------------------------------------------I
fill #1
e-------------------------------I
B-------------------------------I
G-------------------------------I
D----------9--------------9-----I
A------11-----11-------9-----9--I
E--12-------------11------------I
fill #2
e--------------------------I
B--------------------------I
G--------------------------I
D--------------------------I
A--------6--9--7--6--------I
E--7--9--------------9--7--I
fill #3
e-----------------------------I
B-----------------------------I
G-----------------------------I
D---------8--11--9--8---------I
A--9--11---------------11--9--I
E-----------------------------I
fill #4
e---------------------------------------I
B--------------------------9--------12--I
G--------------9--------------9---------I
D----------9-------9-------------9------I
A------11--------------11---------------I
E--12-----------------------------------I
solo #1 (chords on top)
D A E E/D#bass
e--------------------5--------------------------I
B---7--7--7--5----------7-5---9--9--9--7--------I
G--------------7--6------------------------9-8--I
D-----------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------I
D A E B
e---------------------------9--12---16--16--16--14--12--19--I
B---10--10--10--9-7-----10----------------------------------I
G--------------------9--------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------------------------I
solo #2 (chords on top)
A E B
e-------------------------7--11--I
B-----------2------7--5----------I
G--------------4-----------------I
D-----4--2-----------------------I
A--0-----------------------------I
E--------------------------------I
Recommended chord positions
F#
e --x---I
B --11--I
G --11--I
D --11--I
A --9---I
E --x---I
E
e --x--I
B --9--I
G --9--I
D --9--I
A --7--I
E --x--I
A
e --5--I
B --5--I
G --6--I
D --7--I
A --7--I
E --5--I
C#m
e --4--I
B --5--I
G --6--I
D --6--I
A --4--I
E --x--I
C#m7
e --4--I
B --5--I
G --4--I
D --6--I
A --4--I
E --x--I
D#m
e --6--I
B --7--I
G --8--I
D --8--I
A --6--I
E --x--I
G#m
e --4--I
B --4--I
G --4--I
D --6--I
A --6--I
E --4--I
G#m/G bass
e --x--I
B --x--I
G --x--I
D --6--I
A --6--I
E --3--I
C#m/C bass
e --x--I
B --x--I
G --6--I
D --6--I
A --3--I
E --x--I
D
e --x--I
B --7--I
G --7--I
D --7--I
A --5--I
E --x--I
E/D# bass
e --x--I
B --x--I
G --9--I
D --9--I
A --6--I
E --x--I
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