Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues 1 Chords

Tempo:
176.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

A

Em

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - Black Eye Blues 1 chords
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[G]
[E]
[A] [D]
[G]
Down in Hogan's Alley, [A] little Miss [D] Nancy Ann
[G] She always fussin' and squabblin' [Em] [A] with [D] her man
[A] When [G] I [B] heard Miss [Em] Nancy say
[A] do you treat [Am] yourself [D] that way?
100%  ➙  176BPM
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
Em
121
E
2311
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Tampa Red - Black Eye Blues chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, Em, A, D, G, A and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 88 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 176 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Ab Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Down in _ Hogan's Alley, [A] little Miss _ [D] Nancy Ann
_ [G] She always fussin' and squabblin' [Em] _ _ [A] with [D] her man
_ [A] When [G] I [B] heard Miss [Em] Nancy _ say
_ Why [A] do you treat [Am] yourself _ _ [D] that way? _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ I went down the alley [D] _ _ [Em] the [D] other _ night
[G] _ _ Nancy and her [F] man had [A] just _ [D] had a fight
[G] He hit Miss [B] Nancy cross [Em] her head _ _ _
And [A] he _ rolled to her _ feet, [D] he _ [Am] said
[D] _ _ _
[G] You low-down _ alligator, _ [E] just watch me sooner or later
_ [A] Gonna catch you with [G] your pincer _ down
_ _ [D] _ _
[G] You accuse me and [C] deceive [F] me, [G] you dog [Em] around and leave [A] me
Said I'm gonna _ [D] hang _ around _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Take all my [Em] [G] money, black up both of my eyes
[Am] Give it to [C] another _ woman, come home [Eb] and tell me [D] lies
[G]
You low-down [Em] alligator, _ _ just watch me sooner or later
Gonna [A] catch you [D] with your pincer [G] _
[Cm] down
[E] _ Catch [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ you with [D] your pincer [G] _
_ [D] down
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] [Am] You _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ low-down _ alligator, _ [Em] just watch me sooner or later
[A] Gonna catch you with [G] your pincer _ down
_ You _ _ accuse me and deceive [Em] me, you dog around and leave _ [A] me
Said I'm gonna hang [G] _
_ [D] around
_ _ [G] Take _ _ _ all my money, black up both of my eyes
[C] Give it to another woman, come [Eb] home and tell [G] me lies
You low-down _ [C] alligator, [E] just watch me sooner or later
[A] Gonna catch you

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This song was featured on the Bottleneck Guitar 1928-1937 album.

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