Chords for BB King 3 O'Clock Blues original 1950 78

Tempo:
70.7 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

E

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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BB King   3 O'Clock Blues original 1950   78 chords
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[Eb] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Db] [Eb] [Dm]
[F] I hear [Bb] it's three o'clock in the morning, [Eb] can't even [Bb] close my eyes.
[Bb] Oh, three [Eb] o'clock in the morning, baby, can't even close [Bb] my eyes.
[Bb]
[Gm] Well, [F] I can't find my [E] baby, [Eb] Lord, and I can't be [Bb] satisfied.
[Eb] [Fm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] Lord, I've looked around me, well, [Eb] my baby can't be found.
[Bbm] [Bb] Well, [Bb] [Cm] I've looked all around me, people, [Eb] well, my baby can't [Fm] be found.
[Bb] [Gbm] [Bb]
Well, [F] I can't find my [Em] baby, [Eb]
I'm going down to [Bb] the bowling ground.
[Eb] That's where the men hang out at.
[Bb]
[F] Well, I can't [Bb] find her.
[E] [Eb]
[Bb]
[D] [Eb] [Eb]
[Bb] Well,
[F] [E] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Gb]
[F] [D] [Bb] goodbye, [Ebm] everybody.
[Eb]
Lord, I believe there's a [Bb] man.
Oh, [Ab] [Eb] goodbye, everybody.
Lord, I believe this is [Bb] the end.
Well, [F] you can tell [Bb] my baby [Eb] to forgive me [Bbm] for my sins.
[Gm] [Bb]
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
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F
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E
2311
Gm
123111113
Bb
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Eb
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F
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To jam and learn B.B. King - Three Oclock Blues chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: E, Eb, Bb, Eb, Bb, F, Bb, Bb, F and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 35 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 71. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _
[F] I hear [Bb] it's three o'clock in the morning, _ [Eb] can't even [Bb] close my eyes.
_ [Bb] _ Oh, three [Eb] o'clock in the morning, baby, _ can't even close [Bb] my eyes.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[Gm] Well, [F] I can't find my [E] baby, [Eb] Lord, and I can't be [Bb] satisfied.
[Eb] _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _
[F] [Bb] Lord, I've looked around me, well, [Eb] my baby can't be found.
_ [Bbm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ Well, _ [Bb] [Cm] I've looked all around me, people, _ [Eb] well, my baby can't [Fm] be found.
[Bb] _ _ [Gbm] _ [Bb] _ _
Well, [F] I can't find my [Em] baby, [Eb] _
I'm going down to [Bb] the bowling ground.
[Eb] That's where the men hang out at.
[Bb] _ _
[F] Well, I can't [Bb] find her.
_ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] Well, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Gb] _
[F] _ [D] [Bb] goodbye, _ [Ebm] everybody.
[Eb] _
Lord, I believe there's a [Bb] man. _ _ _ _
Oh, [Ab] _ [Eb] goodbye, everybody.
Lord, I believe this is [Bb] the end. _ _ _ _
Well, [F] you can tell [Bb] my baby _ [Eb] to forgive me [Bbm] for my sins.
_ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _

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