Dr John - Basin Street Blues Chords

Tempo:
83.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dr John - Basin Street Blues chords
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[C] [Dm] [C] [Em] [F] [Gb]
[G] [C] [F] [G] [C] [Bb] [Gm]
[A] [C] [F]
[D] [C] [Gm] [D] [C]
[Dm] [Ebm] [C] [Em] [F]
[G] [Cm] [C] [Gb] [F] [C] [A]
[A] [C] [F]
[D] [C] [Ab] [D] [G]
[C] This little street [E] [Ab] is a street [A] where all them characters from the first place they meet
[D] in New Orleans.
[G]
City of a million dreams [C] and you'll never know [A] how nice [Cm] it seems [D] when you're
way down [G] south in New Orleans [C] and you'll be hugging and a kissing.
[E]
That's what I've been
missing.
[A] Hear all that good music Lord if you just listen.
[D] Yeah, New [Am] Orleans is true.
[G] And that's why I got these [F] basic [C] blues.
[Cm] [C]
[G] [C] [E]
[A]
[Dbm] [D] [G]
[C] [Am] [G]
[C] [E]
[A] [Em] [A]
[D] [G]
[C] [A] [Dm] [Ab]
[G] [C] [E]
[A] [Em] [G]
[Eb] [A] [D] [Am] [G]
[C] [F] [D] [C]
[Cm] [C] I'm telling you basic street, [E]
that's the street [A] where all the ghouls from Storyville and the [Ab] St.
Louis
[Db] Cemetery [A] meet [D] in New Orleans.
[G] Land of a million dreams [Em] you'll never beat them [Db] rice and beans
[D] went outside [G] the New [C] Orleans.
Basic street, [E] [Ab] that's the street.
[A] Yeah, [Dm] where everybody sooner [A] or later gonna meet.
[D] [Gb] New Orleans.
[G] Yeah, it's true [C] I got those basic street blues.
[F] [A] [G] [Cm] [G]
[C] Ain't you [F] glad you [Gbm] went [Em] with me [Fm] [Gb] on [G] [C] [Dm] down [G] that
[F] Mississippi.
[C] [Am] We [G] [C] took a boat [F] to the [D] land of dreams.
[C] Heaven on earth [D] they call it [C] basic.
[Eb] Now ain't [C] you glad [Dm] you [C] went with me.
[Em] [Fm]
[Gbm] [G] [C] Straight on down that [B] Mississippi.
[C] [Bb]
[G] [C] We took a boat [F] to the [D] land of dreams.
[C] Heaven [Cm] on earth they [D] call it [F] [C] basic street.
[Eb] [C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn Dr. John - Basin Street Blues chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - F, D, C, F, G, C, D and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 41 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 83. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ [Gb] _
[G] _ [C] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _
[A] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Ebm] _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
[G] _ [Cm] _ [C] _ [Gb] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [A] _
[A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ This little street [E] [Ab] is a street [A] where all them characters from the first place they meet
[D] in New Orleans.
[G] _
City of a million dreams [C] and you'll never know [A] how nice [Cm] it seems [D] when you're
way down [G] south in New Orleans [C] and you'll be hugging and a kissing.
_ [E] _
That's what I've been
missing.
[A] _ Hear all that good music Lord if you just listen.
[D] Yeah, New [Am] Orleans is true.
[G] And that's why I got these [F] basic [C] blues.
[Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ [Ab] _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
[Eb] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [D] _ [C] _ _
[Cm] _ [C] I'm telling you basic street, [E] _
that's the street [A] where all the ghouls from Storyville and the [Ab] St.
Louis
[Db] Cemetery [A] meet [D] in New Orleans.
[G] _ Land of a million dreams [Em] you'll never beat them [Db] rice and beans
[D] went outside [G] the New [C] Orleans.
Basic street, [E] _ [Ab] that's the street.
[A] _ Yeah, [Dm] where everybody sooner [A] or later gonna meet.
[D] _ [Gb] New Orleans.
[G] Yeah, it's true [C] I got those basic street blues.
[F] _ [A] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ [G] _
[C] Ain't you [F] glad you [Gbm] went [Em] with me [Fm] [Gb] on [G] _ [C] [Dm] down [G] that
[F] Mississippi.
[C] _ [Am] We [G] _ [C] _ took a boat [F] to the [D] land of dreams.
_ [C] Heaven on earth [D] they call it [C] basic.
[Eb] Now ain't [C] you glad [Dm] you [C] went with me.
[Em] _ [Fm] _
[Gbm] _ [G] [C] Straight on down that [B] Mississippi.
[C] _ [Bb] _
[G] _ _ [C] _ We took a boat [F] to the [D] land of dreams.
[C] Heaven [Cm] on earth they [D] call it _ _ [F] _ [C] basic street.
_ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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