Chords for James Burton AKA Master of the Telecaster

Tempo:
108.75 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

B

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Burton AKA Master of the Telecaster chords
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The first time [A] I actually heard Scotty Moore [G] play was on [A] the record Elvis [Am] recorded Blue Moon in Kentucky [Dm] and
[B] His sound was very unique at that time because he [E] was using an echo amp
[Am] [D]
[A]
[D] That's how he actually perfected [A] that sound playing the [D] finger style with with a lot of reverb [Em] and using echo amp
[A] [D]
[Em] a
[A] Guy like Elvis [E] Presley a guy like Ricky Nelson you got a guy like James Burton
I mean that guy's a stone country guitar player, but he rocks it man.
It's so so solid
I Jimmy Burton was an absolute [A] groundbreaker as a player
I said hello Mary Lou
[D] Look my heart [A] sweet Mary Lou.
I'm so in [E] love with you
[A]
When I went to work with Ricky Nelson we recorded [F#] a song called hello Mary [C#] Lou
I get an awful lot of questions about [E] that solo I played
[A]
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] [F#m]
[B]
[A] My style was created at a very [N] early age.
I'll demonstrate that with the maybe a two [Em] string
chicken picking sound
[A]
[B]
[A]
[D#] [Cm]
[C] [B] I
Don't consider it rockabilly
what I did was I took like [F#] the country and the rhythm and blues and mixed it together and
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
B
12341112
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Elvis Presley - Blue Moon Of Kentucky chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, E, A, E, A, D and A. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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The first time [A] I actually heard Scotty Moore [G] play was on [A] the record Elvis [Am] recorded Blue Moon in Kentucky [Dm] and _
[B] His sound was very unique at that time because he [E] was using an echo amp
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] That's how he actually perfected [A] that sound playing the [D] finger style with with a lot of reverb [Em] and using echo amp
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] a
_ _ _ [A] Guy like Elvis [E] Presley a guy like Ricky Nelson you got a guy like James Burton
I mean that guy's a stone country guitar player, but he rocks it man.
It's so so solid
I Jimmy Burton was an absolute [A] groundbreaker as a player
I said hello Mary Lou
_ [D] Look my heart [A] sweet Mary Lou.
I'm so in [E] love with you
_ _ _ [A]
When I went to work with Ricky Nelson we recorded [F#] a song called hello Mary [C#] Lou
I get an awful lot of questions about [E] that solo I played
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] My style was created at a very [N] early age.
I'll demonstrate that with the maybe a two [Em] string
chicken picking sound
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [B] I
Don't consider it rockabilly
what I did was I took like [F#] the country and the rhythm and blues and mixed it together and

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