Blue Sky
BLUE SKY- The Allman Brothers
TUNING FOR THIS VERSION: E B E G# B E (actual tuning: standard)
E A E A E D A E (RIFF 1)
E B A E
Walk along the river, sweet lullaby
B
It just keeps on flowing
A RIFF 2
It don't worry bout where it's going, no no
E B A E
Don't fly Mister Bluebird, I'm just walking down the road
B A RIFF 3
Early morning sunshine, tells me all I need to know
CHORUS:
B A E A
You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day
B A E A
Lord you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way
F#m
Turn your love my way, yeah
SOLO:
E A E A E A E A ... RIFF 4
E B A E
Good old Sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere
B A RIFF 3
Goin' to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there
CHORUS, RIFF 1
RIFF 1:
EAEE
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G# -0-------0-5-------5-8-5---0---0--------0-------0-5-------5-8-5---0---0-------
E -0-0-0h2---5-5-5h7-------7-0-0---2p0----0-0-0h2---5-5-5h7-------7-0-0---2p0---
B -0---------5---------5-5-5-0---------2--0---------5---------5-5-5-0---------2-
E -0---------5---------------0------------0---------5---------------0-----------
EDA(E#m)
---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0-------
---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0-------
---0-0-----10----------10-5-------5-(1)----0---F#m 2nd time only
---0---2-0-10----10h12----5---5h7---(2)----0-------
---0-------10-10----------5-5-------(x)----0-------
---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0-------
RIFF 2: RIFF 3:
-------------------5--------- ---------------------5-7-7s9s7-5---
-------------------5--------- -----------------5-7---------------
-------------------5--------- ---------------3-----5-5-5-----5---
-2s4-2-0-----------5--------- -----0-2-0-2s4---5-5---------------
---------2-0-------5-----5-5- -0-2-------------------------------
-------------4s2-4-5-5h7----- -----------------------------------
RIFF 4:
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-----------------------------
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-0-4-5-5s7-5-4-2-0---------5-
-------------------2-0-----5-
-----------------------7s9s5-
CHORDS:
E A B F#mD
E 0 5 7 2 10
B 0 5 7 2 10
G# 0 5 7 1 10
E 0 5 7 2 10
B 0 5 7 x 10
E 0 5 7 2 10
NOTE: This song is actually NOT in EBEG#BE tuning, but rather in
standard tuning. However, I think it makes it much easier to play this
way, esp. with just one guitar. If you want to play it in standard, the
chord names are still valid.