Chords for BLUE SKY - The Allman Brothers Band. THE most melodically perfect guitar solo.

_ You're my [F#m] blue sky, you're my [A] sunny day.
[B] Lord, you know it [A] makes me [E] high when you turn your [A] love my way.
Turn your love my [F#m] _ way, yeah.
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But old [B] Sunday morning, [F#m] bells are ringing [E] everywhere.
Hey [N] everyone, hope you're well out there.
Now then, Blue Sky by Dwayne Allman, Dickey Betts and the Allman Brothers Band.
Now, over the course of the past number of years that I've had this channel up and running, a question that I get asked probably more than any other is this.
Of all the solos that you've learned and covered and performed on your channel, what is your favorite?
And that is a damn fine question because I've literally learned hundreds of guitar solos over the past couple of years, [Gm] with many of them being some of the most famous guitar [D#] solos of all time.
So what's my response?
Well, the easy answer is, [Gm] I just played it for you.
Blue Sky by the Allman Brothers Band is without [E] doubt my favorite guitar solo [A#] of all time.
I consider this solo, or two solos to be more precise, to [D#] be pretty much melodically perfect.
[C] And that is no [D] easy feat for a solo that is nearly three and a half [A#] minutes long.
[D#] I actually have not played this solo [Dm] in nearly four years, but I remember every single line and phrase of it.
I could [F#] hum [E] this entire solo to you if [B] pressed.
So when I sat down to relearn it the other night, it only took me about two hours to [F] get the whole thing under my fingers again.
Reason being, [D] I have this entire solo memorized [C] up here.
It flows so perfectly [F#] from start to finish that despite its length, it's a very [E] easy solo to remember.
[D#] And that all comes down to [F] melody.
It's simply the most melodic guitar solo that I've ever heard.
[N] In my opinion, the most melodic guitar solo ever recorded by anyone.
Or, like I said, solos.
Plural.
First half Dwayne, second half Dickie, with harmony guitars in the middle and at the end.
Now, to be fair, I've not always [D#] been a fan of the Allman Brothers Band.
It's a very recent [F#] development in my musical tastes.
It's basically since I started playing guitar again [E] about four or five years ago.
Now, I don't think it's an age thing.
I just never got them [A#] before.
Their music didn't really [D] excite me.
Not heavy enough, I suppose.
Too much of a country [Fm] influence in their sound as well.
Especially after Dwayne died and Dickie pretty much [N] took over the reins of the band.
However, now, as I am a guitar player again, who isn't locked into a strictly hard rock metal mindset with regards to the instrument like I was when I was younger,
it's given me a whole new appreciation for bands and artists who I pretty much ignored or sometimes [F#m] actually disliked in my younger years.
And leading that charge, over and above pretty much everyone else, [D] is the Allman Brothers Band.
I f***ing [A#] love the Allman Brothers Band at this point in my [N] life.
And it pretty much comes down to the guitar playing of Dwayne Allman and Dickie Betts.
You know, the Allman Brothers had some great music, no doubt.
Greg Allman had that wonderful soulful voice, just a solid rhythm section with Barry Oakley and Butch Trucks.
Dickie had a pleasant, if somewhat unremarkable voice, but man, could he craft a song.
But it's the guitars when it comes right down to [F] it.
Dwayne and Dickie were both phenomenal blues rock guitarists.
A genre of playing that I just didn't fully appreciate until [Dm] recently.
You know, when I [N] got the flash and speed out of my system and really started listening to all of the great and famous solos that have been crafted and created over the years,
the ones that truly stood out to my ear are the ones with a [D] heavy emphasis on melody.
Solos that are pleasing to [F#] listen to, like this [N] one.
You know, players like David Gilmour, the Martin Offlers, Gary Moore, John Mayer, Jimmy Page, so on and so forth.
And of course, Dwayne Allman and Dickie Betts.
I actually think that I prefer Dickie Betts' [F#] playing over Dwayne Allman's, to tell the honest-to [N]-God truth.
I think he was the better player.
You know, Dwayne thought so too, so it's not sacrilege to state that opinion.
Dwayne Allman was quoted one time as saying that while he was the more famous of the Allman Brothers guitar [E] players, it was Betts who [B] was the really good one.
Now, Dwayne, of course, was no slouch.
He was [D#] famous for a damn good reason.
But, you know, poor Dickie [G] did not get the love and respect that he deserved from the [N] mainstream guitar community over the years.
He was an incredible player and deserved a bit more of the spotlight and fame than he was relegated at the time.
Or since, for that matter.
Like I said, I wasn't a huge fan of the Allman Brothers until recently, but I, of course, knew who Dwayne Allman was.
I had never even heard the name Dickie Betts, not once in my life until a few years ago.
And now, he's one of my guitar idols.
You know, funny how that goes.
Anyway, that is all I've got to say about that for now.
My love letter to the Allman Brothers band, Dwayne Allman and [Dm] Dickie Betts.
My second love letter, I think.
I hope you enjoyed my cover of Blue Sky and my little follow-up commentary singing the praises of the Allman [F#] Brothers band.
Go listen to some Allman Brothers.
Go play some Allman Brothers.
It'll make you happy if you're [E] feeling down.
It'll make you [F#] even happier if you're already feeling good.
[G] Hope you're well [C] out there in your little guitar corner of the world, wherever