Baby Blue
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: drclueful@hotmail.com
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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#bassG
What can I do
C#mbassC
What can I say
A E B (fill #2)
Except I want you by my side
D#m G#m bassG
How can I show you
C#mbassC
Show me the way
A E D
Don't you know the times I've tried
(solo #1 chords)
DAEE/D#bass
DAEB
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)
AEB
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opening riff
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/badfinger/baby_blue_tab_ver_4.html )
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)
DAEE/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
DAEB
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)
AEB
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
Gbass
e --x--I
B --x--I
G --x--I
D --6--I
A --6--I
E --3--I
Cbass
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
Ebass
e --x--I
B --x--I
G --9--I
D --9--I
A --6--I
E --x--I