Chords for "Trouble in Mind" taught by Scott Nygaard (pt 1 of 2)

Tempo:
116.25 bpm
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G

D

C

A

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"Trouble in Mind" taught by Scott Nygaard (pt 1 of 2) chords
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Now the blues is part of bluegrass music just as it is with a lot of guitar music.
Bill Monroe's mandolin was very blues influenced and he plays a lot of blues licks in his playing, in his solos, and in his rhythm playing.
So we're going to play a little old time blues for you now, Trouble in Mind.
We're going to have Jody sing a couple verses and I'll play a solo and here we go, Trouble in Mind.
One, [Dm] two, three.
[G]
[Dm] [D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[E] [A]
[Gb] [G] [C]
[G] [D]
[G] I'm [D] blue, and I'm blue, [G] but I won't [Dm] be blue all day,
[C]
[G] For the [E] sun's gonna shine
[Am] in my [D] back door.
[Gm]
[G]
[Dm] [G]
[D] [G]
[Cm] [C]
[Gm] [D]
[E] [A] [Dm]
[G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] Lay [D] my head [G] on some rocks and railroad [C] lines,
[Gm]
[G] Let the 319 [E] [Am]
[D] pacify my mind.
[C] [G] [D]
[G] Lay [D] my [G] head [D] on [G] that old [Em] railroad [C] track,
[G] I saw the [E] train coming, Scott, [Am] you [D] know I pulled [Gm] it back.
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[E] [D]
[G] [C]
[G]
[E] [A] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[Gm] [G]
Okay, let's play the blues.
One thing [B] that distinguishes the blues is a [G] couple of little scale alterations.
In the key of G,
[F] we use an F [G] natural note, which is the flatted [F] seventh, [Bm] the usual G scale.
[F] It goes that way, but we use the flatted seventh and we also [Bb] use the flatted third, which is that B flat note.
And I like to use it in conjunction with the regular [B] third, the major [G] third.
So you'll see in [Bb] this solo that I'm playing on Trouble in Mind that I [G] use those quite a bit in the chords we're playing.
[B] I'm also going to stick real closely to the melody, [Eb] playing a lot of notes around it, but we [Bb] sort of fill in,
I stick [A] to the basic shape of the melody and fill in [G] with notes around it.
So let me just play the solo real slowly.
[Bm] [G]
[G] [Dm] [D] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[Bb] [D] [E]
[A] [Gb] [G]
[D] [G] Okay, now [Abm] listen to the melody.
The melody [B] goes, [A]
[G] [C] [G] now in all those notes I'm going to [A] play there, I'm going to stick to that shape.
So we start off with, [Gm] [A]
[G] [Dm] see how it follows the melody there?
[B] And I start off by [F] running up, using that [Gm] flatted seventh, [B] and hammering on from the flatted [Dm] third to the major third.
[A] [B]
Again, now you'll notice I'm using some vibrato.
In slower songs like this, you can make the notes [E] sustain longer by using [B] vibrato.
And I also [E] find that it helps to really get your fingers right next to the [Bb] fret when you're [B] playing.
It's easier, you don't have to press down as hard and you get a longer, more fluid [Gm] sound.
[A]
[G] [A] [D] I'm going to the melody note there, and it's changed to a D chord.
[F]
[D] Now that lick, you'll notice, [F]
[D] [Dm] [D]
it uses that flatted seventh of the D chord, just [A] like we used the flatted seventh of the G chord.
[Bm]
[G] [F] [D]
Once [F] again, I'm using the flatted [Gb] third and sliding into the [D] major third of the D chord.
[Am]
[D]
So that much [A] is
[G]
[Dm] [D]
Then [G] we're going to do a little triplet run.
[D] [G] [C] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
A
1231
Dm
2311
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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_ _ Now the blues is part of bluegrass music just as it is with a lot of guitar music.
Bill Monroe's mandolin was very blues influenced and he plays a lot of blues licks in his playing, in his solos, and in his rhythm playing.
So we're going to play a little old time blues for you now, Trouble in Mind.
We're going to have Jody sing a couple verses and I'll play a solo and here we go, Trouble in Mind.
_ _ One, [Dm] two, three.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] I'm [D] blue, and I'm blue, _ _ _ [G] but I won't [Dm] be blue all day,
[C] _ _ _
[G] For the [E] sun's gonna shine _
[Am] _ in my [D] back door.
[Gm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] Lay _ _ _ _ [D] my head _ _ [G] on some rocks and railroad [C] lines,
[Gm] _ _ _
[G] Let the 319 [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ pacify my mind. _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] Lay _ _ _ _ [D] my [G] head _ [D] _ on [G] that old _ [Em] railroad _ [C] track, _
_ _ [G] I saw the [E] train coming, Scott, [Am] _ you [D] know I pulled [Gm] it back.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay, let's play the blues.
One thing [B] that distinguishes the blues is a [G] couple of little scale alterations.
In the key of G, _ _
[F] we use an F [G] natural note, which is the flatted [F] seventh, [Bm] the usual G scale.
_ _ _ [F] _ It goes that way, but we use the flatted seventh and we also [Bb] use the flatted third, which is that B flat note.
And I like to use it in conjunction with the regular [B] third, the major [G] third.
So you'll see in [Bb] this solo that I'm playing on Trouble in Mind that I [G] use those quite a bit in the chords we're playing.
[B] I'm also going to stick real closely to the melody, _ [Eb] _ playing a lot of notes around it, but we [Bb] sort of fill in,
I stick [A] to the basic shape of the melody and fill in [G] with notes around it.
So let me just play the solo real slowly.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
[G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] Okay, now [Abm] listen to the melody.
The melody [B] goes, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ [G] now in all those notes I'm going to [A] play there, I'm going to stick to that shape.
So we start off with, [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ see how it follows the melody there?
_ _ [B] And I start off by [F] running up, using that [Gm] flatted seventh, _ [B] _ and hammering on from the flatted [Dm] third to the major third.
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _
Again, now you'll notice I'm using some vibrato.
In slower songs like this, you can make the notes [E] sustain longer by using [B] vibrato.
_ And I also [E] find that it helps to really get your fingers right next to the [Bb] fret when you're [B] playing.
It's easier, you don't have to press down as hard and you get a longer, more fluid [Gm] sound.
_ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] I'm going to the melody note there, and it's changed to a D chord.
_ [F] _ _
_ [D] _ Now that lick, you'll notice, [F] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
it uses that flatted seventh of the D chord, just [A] like we used the flatted seventh of the G chord.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _
Once [F] again, I'm using the flatted [Gb] third and sliding into the _ _ _ [D] major third of the D chord.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
So that much _ [A] is_
_ [G] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Then [G] we're going to do a little triplet run.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [N] _

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