Chords for Buddy Bolden's Blues

Tempo:
78.95 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

C

F

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Buddy Bolden's Blues chords
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[Eb] [D] [Eb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[C] Thought I [Fm] heard
[Eb] Buddy Bolton say
[Ab]
[Ebm] You're [Eb] nasty you're dirty take it away
[G]
[Ab] You're [Ebm] terrible [Eb] awful take [C] it away
[F] [Bb] [F] Thought I heard [Bb] him say
[Eb] Thought [Gb] I heard
[Fm] [Eb] Buddy [Db] Bolton shout
[B] [Ab] Open up [C] that window [Eb] and let the bad air out [Bbm]
[Ab] open up [C] that window let that [Eb] stinking air out
[C]
[F] Thought [Bb] I heard Buddy Bolton [Eb] say
[Bb] Thought [Eb] [Gbm] I [Fm] heard
[Eb] Judge [Db] Fogarty say
[Ab] Given [Eb] 30 days in the market
[Bbm] Take him away
[Ab] Give [Ebm] him a room to sweep [Eb] with
Take him [C] away
[Bb] [F] Thought I heard [Bb] him say
Thought [Eb] [C] I [Fm] heard
[Eb] [Db] Frankie Houston say
[Fm] Give me that [Eb] money girl.
I'm gonna [Bbm] I'm gonna take it away
[Ab] Give [C] me that money.
You [Eb] owe me [Bb] or I'll [C] take it away
[Eb] [F] Thought [Bb] I heard Frankie [Eb] Houston say
[Bb]
[Eb] [Ebm] [Fm] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Ab] [F] [Eb] [Db]
[Ab] [Dm] [Eb] [C]
[Bb] [Cm] [F] [Bb]
[Ebm] [G] [Bb] You
[Eb] [Ab] [F] [Eb] [Bbm]
[G] [Ab] [F] [Eb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [Eb] [Db] [C]
[F] [Ab] [Ebm] [Eb] [Db] [C]
[F]
[Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Eb] [N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
C
3211
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Hugh Laurie - Buddy Boldens Blues chords, practice the chord sequence C, Eb, F, Bb, Eb, C, Bbm, Ab and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 39 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 79 BPM. With Eb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
[C] Thought I [Fm] heard
[Eb] Buddy Bolton say
_ [Ab] _
[Ebm] You're [Eb] nasty you're dirty take it away
[G]
[Ab] You're [Ebm] terrible [Eb] awful take [C] it away
[F] _ [Bb] [F] Thought I heard [Bb] him say _ _
[Eb] _ Thought [Gb] I heard
[Fm] _ [Eb] Buddy [Db] Bolton shout
[B] _ [Ab] Open up [C] that window [Eb] and let the bad air out [Bbm] _
_ [Ab] open up [C] that window let that [Eb] stinking air out
[C] _
_ [F] Thought [Bb] I heard Buddy Bolton [Eb] say
[Bb] Thought _ [Eb] _ [Gbm] I [Fm] heard
[Eb] Judge [Db] Fogarty say
[Ab] Given [Eb] 30 days in the market
_ [Bbm] Take him away
[Ab] Give [Ebm] him a room to sweep [Eb] with
Take him [C] away
[Bb] _ [F] Thought I heard [Bb] him say
Thought [Eb] _ [C] I [Fm] heard
[Eb] _ [Db] Frankie Houston say
[Fm] _ Give me that [Eb] money girl.
I'm gonna [Bbm] I'm gonna take it away
[Ab] Give [C] me that money.
You [Eb] owe me [Bb] or I'll [C] take it away
_ [Eb] [F] Thought [Bb] I heard Frankie [Eb] Houston say
[Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [G] _ [Bb] You
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _
[G] _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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The Let Them Talk album includes this song.

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