Blues merupakan salah satu genre musik yang cukup terkenal di abad 20. Genre ini sering dibawakan oleh musisi-musisi legendaris barat. Musik blues sendiri memiliki ciri khas tersendiri apabila kita dengarkan.
Sejumlah musisi dan band beraliran blues pun banyak menghasilkan lagu-lagu blues yang enak untuk didengar. Seperti Bob Dylan - Tombstone Blues, B.B King - The Thrill is Gone, dan The Rolling Stones - I Got The Blues.
Berikut chord gitar lagu blues lawas barat populer:
1. Chord Gitar Tombstone Blues - Bob Dylan
[Intro]
D#
[Verse 1]
D# G# D#
The sweet pretty things are in bed now of course
D# G# D#
The city fathers they're trying to endorse
D# G# D#
The reincarnation of Paul Revere's horse
D# G# D#
But the town has no need to be nervous
D# G# D#
The ghost of Belle Starr she hands down her wits
D# G# D#
To Jezebel the nun she violently knits
D# G# D#
A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits
D# G# D#
At the head of the chamber of commerce
[Chorus]
G# D#
Mama's in the factory, she ain't got no shoes
G# D#
Daddy's in the alley, he's lookin' for food
G# D#
I am in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
[Interlude]
D#
[Verse 2]
D# G# D#
The hysterical bride in the penny arcade
D# G# D#
Screaming she moans, "I've just been made"
D# G# D#
Then sends out for the doctor who pulls down the shade
D# G# D#
And says, "My advice is to not let the boys in"
D# G# D#
Now the medicine man comes and he shuffles inside
D# G# D#
He walks with a swagger and he says to the bride
D# G# D#
"Stop all this weeping, swallow your pride
D# G# D#
You will not die, it's not poison"
[Chorus]
G# D#
Mama's in the factory, she ain't got no shoes
G# D#
Daddy's in the alley, he's lookin' for food
G# D#
I am in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
[Interlude]
D#
[Verse 3]
D# G# D#
Well, John the Baptist after torturing a thief
D# G# D#
Looks up at his hero, the Commander-in-Chief
D# G# D#
Saying, "Tell me great hero, but please make it brief
D# G# D#
Is there a hole for me to get sick in?"
D# G# D#
The Commander-in-Chief answers him while chasing a fly
D# G# D#
Saying, "Death to all those who would whimper and cry"
D# G# D#
And dropping a barbell he points to the sky
D# G# D#
Saying, "The sun's not yellow, it's chicken"
[Chorus]
G# D#
Mama's in the factory, she ain't got no shoes
G# D#
Daddy's in the alley, he's lookin' for food
G# D#
I am in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
[Interlude]
D#
[Verse 4]
D# G# D#
The king of the Philistines his soldiers to save
D# G# D#
Puts jawbones on their tombstones and flatters their graves
D# G# D#
Puts the pied pipers in prison and fattens the slaves
D# G# D#
Then sends them out to the jungle
D# G# D#
Gypsy Davey with a blowtorch he burns out their camps
D# G# D#
With his faithful slave Pedro behind him he tramps
D# G# D#
With a fantastic collection of stamps
D# G# D#
To win friends and influence his uncle
[Chorus]
G# D#
Mama's in the factory, she ain't got no shoes
G# D#
Daddy's in the alley, he's lookin' for food
G# D#
I am in troube with the tombstone blues
[Interlude]
D#
[Verse 5]
D# G# D#
The geometry of innocent flesh on the bone
D# G# D#
Causes Galileo's math book to get thrown
D# G# D#
At Delilah who's sitting worthlessly alone
D# G# D#
But the tears on her cheeks are from laughter
D# G# D#
Now, I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
D# G# D#
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
D# G# D#
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
D# G# D#
He could die happily ever after
[Chorus]
G# D#
Mama's in the factory, she ain't got no shoes
G# D#
Daddy's in the alley, he's lookin' for food
G# D#
I am in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
[Interlude]
D#
[Verse 6]
D# G# D#
Where Ma Rainey and Beethoven once unwrapped their bedroll
D# G# D#
Tuba players now rehearse around the flagpole
D# G# D#
And the National Bank at a profit sells road maps for the soul
D# G# D#
To the old folks home and the college
D# G# D#
Now, I wish I could write you a melody so plain
D# G# D#
That could hold you dear lady from going insane
D# G# D#
That could ease you and cool you and cease the pain
D# G# D#
Of your useless and pointless knowledge
[Chorus]
G# D#
Mama's in the factory, she ain't got no shoes
G# D#
Daddy's in the alley, he's lookin' for food
G# D#
I am in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
[Outro]
D# D#
Alright
2. Chord Gitar Thrill Is Gone - B.B King
[Intro]
Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Em Em7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Gmaj7 F#7 Bm Bm7 Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm
The thrill is gone, the thrill is gone away
Em Em7 Bm Bm7 Bm
The thrill is gone, the thrill is gone away
Gmaj7 F#7 Bm Bm7 Bm
You done me wrong baby And you're gonna be sorry someday
[Verse 2]
Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm
The thrill is gone, it's gone away from me
Em Em7 Bm Bm7 Bm
The thrill is gone, the thrill has gone away from me
Gmaj7 F#7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Although I'll still live on, But so lonely I'll be
[Instrumental]
Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Em Em7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Gmaj7 F#7 Bm Bm7 Bm
[Verse 3]
Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm
The thrill is gone, it's gone away for good
Em Em7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Oh, the thrill is gone, baby it's gone away for good
Gmaj7 F#7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Someday I know I'll be open armed baby, just like I know a good man should
[Verse 4]
Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm
You know I'm free, free now baby, I'm free from your spell
Em Em7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Oh, I'm free, free, free, now, I'm free from your spell
Gmaj7 F#7 Bm Bm7 Bm
And now that it's all over, all I can do is wish you well
[Outro]
Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Em Em7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Gmaj7 F#7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Em Em7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Gmaj7 F#7 Bm Bm7 Bm
Bm
3. Chord Gitar I Got The Blues - The Rolling Stones
G D Em C G D C G D
G D
As I stand by your flame,
Em C G
I get burned once again
D C G D
Feelin' low down, I'm blue
G D
As I sit, by the fire,
Em C G
of your warm desire
D C G G G C D
I've got the blues, for you, yeah
A D DDD/A
Every night you've been away,
D
I've sat down and I have prayed
C G D
That you're safe in the arms of a guy,
Em C G
who will bring you alive
D C G D
Won't drag you down with abuse
G D
In the silk sheet of time,
Em C G
I will find peace of mind
D C G
Love is a bed full of blues
D C G
And I've got the blues
D C G
And I've got the blues
D C G
And I'll bust my brains out for you
D
And I'll tear my hair out
C G D
I'm gonna tear my hair out just for you
If you don't believe what I'm singing
C
At three o'clock in the morning, babe, well
G
I'm singing my song for you . .
