Baby Blue Badfinger
Words and music by: Pete Ham
There's no need for a capo to play this breakup song (also covered by
Aimee Mann), but it's definitely a barre-chord monster. The fills and
solos are tabbed for (cutaway) acoustic guitar, so stretch and hammer
and fool around with different fingerings if the notes feel awkward on
electric.
[###]
Tuning: Standard
B (opening riff)
F# E E B (fill #1)
Guess I got...deserved
A E B (fill #2)
Kept you waiting...long
F# E E B (fill #1)
All that time...word
A E B (fill #2)
Didn't know you'd...I'd forget
F# (fill #3)
I'd regret
C#m C#m7 E (fill #4)
The special love...you
B (opening riff)
My baby blue
F# E E B (fill #1)
All the days...long
A E B (fill #2)
Did you really...wrong
F# E E B (fill #1)
Dixie, when I...go
A E B (fill #2)
Thought you'd realize...I would know
F# (fill #3)
I would show
C#m C#m7 E (fill #4)
The special love...you
B (opening riff)
My baby blue
(bridge)
[D#m]What can I [G#m]do[G#m/G] [bass]
What can I [C#m]say[C#m/C] [bass]
A E B (fill #2)
Except I want you by my side
[D#m]How can I s[G#m]how you[G#m/G] [bass]
Show me the [C#m]way[C#m/C] [bass]
[A]Don't you [E]know the times I've [D]tried
(solo #1 chords)
[D] [A] [E] [E/D#bass]
[D] [A] [E] [B]
F# E E B (fill #1)
Guess that's all...say
A E B (fill #2)
Except the feeling...day
F# E E B (fill #1)
Just one thing...go
A E B (fill #2)
Take good care, baby, let it show
F# (fill #3)
Let it grow
C#m C#m7 E (fill #4)
The special love...me
My Dixie [B]dear
(ending)
B (opening riff position) C#m B
(solo #2 chords)
[A] [E] [B]
***
opening riff
e---------------------------------------------------------------------I B--------4-------4--5--4--5--4-----------4----------------------------I G--------4-------4--4--4--4--4-----------4----------------------------I D-----4--4-------4--4--4--4--4--------4--4----------1--4--2--1--------I A--2--2-------2--------------------2--2-------2--4--------------4--2--I E---------------------------------------------------------------------I
fill #1
e-------------------------------I B-------------------------------I G-------------------------------I D----------9--------------9-----I A------11-----11-------9-----9--I E--12-------------11------------I
fill #2
e--------------------------I B--------------------------I G--------------------------I D--------------------------I A--------6--9--7--6--------I E--7--9--------------9--7--I
fill #3
e-----------------------------I B-----------------------------I G-----------------------------I D---------8--11--9--8---------I A--9--11---------------11--9--I E-----------------------------I
fill #4
e---------------------------------------I B--------------------------9--------12--I G--------------9--------------9---------I D----------9-------9-------------9------I A------11--------------11---------------I E--12-----------------------------------I
solo #1 (chords on top)
[D] [A] [E] [E/D#bass]
e--------------------5--------------------------I B---7--7--7--5----------7-5---9--9--9--7--------I G--------------7--6------------------------9-8--I D-----------------------------------------------I A-----------------------------------------------I E-----------------------------------------------I
[D] [A] [E] [B]
e---------------------------9--12---16--16--16--14--12--19--I B---10--10--10--9-7-----10----------------------------------I G--------------------9--------------------------------------I D-----------------------------------------------------------I A-----------------------------------------------------------I E-----------------------------------------------------------I
solo #2 (chords on top)
[A] [E] [B]
e-------------------------7--11--I B-----------2------7--5----------I G--------------4-----------------I D-----4--2-----------------------I A--0-----------------------------I E--------------------------------I
Recommended chord positions
[F#]
e --x---I
B --11--I
G --11--I
D --11--I
A --9---I
E --x---I
[E]
e --x--I
B --9--I
G --9--I
D --9--I
A --7--I
E --x--I
[A]
e --5--I
B --5--I
G --6--I
D --7--I
A --7--I
E --5--I
[C#m]
e --4--I
B --5--I
G --6--I
D --6--I
A --4--I
E --x--I
[C#m7]
e --4--I
B --5--I
G --4--I
D --6--I
A --4--I
E --x--I
[D#m]
e --6--I
B --7--I
G --8--I
D --8--I
A --6--I
E --x--I
[G#m]
e --4--I
B --4--I
G --4--I
D --6--I
A --6--I
E --4--I
[G#m/G] [bass]
e --x--I
B --x--I
G --x--I
D --6--I
A --6--I
E --3--I
[C#m/C] [bass]
e --x--I
B --x--I
G --6--I
D --6--I
A --3--I
E --x--I
[D]
e --x--I
B --7--I
G --7--I
D --7--I
A --5--I
E --x--I
[E/D#] [bass]
e --x--I
B --x--I
G --9--I
D --9--I
A --6--I
E --x--I
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