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Blue Sky by Allman Brothers

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This is the song off the 1972 recording by the Allman Brothers
Band, "Eat Chord diagramA augmentedA Peach". This song already has two chord files on the
all the lead parts for the song, including the dual lead guitar breaks
and the extended solo.

 "Blue Sky" by Dicky Betts, copyright 1972 (Capricorn Records)
       (96 bpm) 5:10

 **Intro (rhythm guitar-acoustic, lead guitar-clean electric)


   Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramA augmentedA          Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE
|E--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
|B--------------------------------12-14-|-14b(17)--14-----------------
|G--------------------9----11/13--------|---------------13\11--9------
|D-------------9-11---------------------|-----------------------------
|A---7---9/11---------------------------|-----------------------------
|E--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
1---------------------- 2---------
                    Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramD MajorD
|E-----------------------|----------|---------------------------------
|B-----9-----------------|----9-----|---------------------------------
|G---9---9--11p9--------*|--9---9---|--/13--13--11---9---7------4h6---
|D----------------11p9--*|----------|---------------------------------
|A-----------------------|----------|---------------------------------
|E-----------------------|----------|---------------------------------


     Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramE MajorE
|E---0--|-0-------0--0-|
|B------|--------------|
|G------|----4h6-------| 4 beat rest until verse
|D------|--------------|
|A------|--------------|
|E------|--------------|

  Note: It sounds to me like there are two lead guitars in the intro.
     There is one dominant one while the other seems to be
     muddled in the background. There is also an organ part. It's
     hard to hear both of the guitars, so I only wrote it for one.

  **Verse

    Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramE MajorE
     Walk ...

    Chord diagramE MajorE         Chord diagramBB     Chord diagramA augmentedA
     They ...

    Chord diagramA augmentedA
    it's going, no no
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  Basic lead guitar part under the verses and choruses:


|E-------------------------------------------------------------------
|B---12-------12--------------------------12---------12--------------
|G---11b(13)--11b(13)r11--9----------9----11b(13)----11b(13)--9--9---
|D------------------------------9h11---------------------------------
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------

|E--------------------------------------------------------------------
|B---12-------12----------------12-------------12------12-------------
|G---11b(13)--11b(13)r11--9----(13)r11-9----9--11b(13)-11b(13)r11--9--
|D----------------------------------------11--------------------------
|A--------------------------------------------------------------------
|E--------------------------------------------------------------------


 *First lead break

 lead gtr. 1:

   Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|G---/13---11---9--------------------------|------------------------|
|D------------------11---9-----------------|------------------------|
|A--------------------------11----9----11\-|--7---------7--7--------|
|E-----------------------------------------|--------7h9-------------|
|           						  |
| lead gtr. 2:							  |
| 								  |
|E-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|B---/12---10---9--------------------------|------------------------|
|G------------------11---9-----------------|-----------------9-/-13-|
|D--------------------------11----9----11\-|--7-------7--7----------|
|A-----------------------------------------|------7h9---------------|
|E-----------------------------------------|------------------------|


  **Verse 2

   Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramBB         Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramE MajorE
    Don't fly...

   Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramA augmentedA
    Early morning ...


  *Second lead break

  lead gtr. 1:

  Chord diagramE MajorE             Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B----------------------------9---10---12--12b(14)-12--9------------|
|G-------------------------9-------------------------------11~------|
|D---------6---7--6---7/9-------------------------------------------|
|A---7--9-----------------------------------------------------------|
|E------------------------------------------------------------------|
|								  |
| lead gtr. 2:						      |
| 								  |
|E------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B------------------------------------------------------------------|
|G----------------------------9---11---13----14----13--11-----------|
|D-------------------------9--------------------------------8~------|
|A---------7---9--7---9/11------------------------------------------|
|E---7--9-----------------------------------------------------------|


  **Chorus

    Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramA augmentedA
     You're my ...

    Chord diagramBB         Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramE MajorE
     Lord you know ....

    Chord diagramA augmentedA
    way Turn your ....


  (Are you ready?)


  **Solo Part 1: (1:08-4:15)

  lead gtr. 1:

   Chord diagramE MajorE                           Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E--------------------------------------------------------|-----------
|B--------------------------------------------------------|-----------
|G---11b(13)-r 11--9---11b(13)--11b(13)r11--9-11p9----11--|-9h11------
|D--------------------------------------------------9-----|-----------
|A--------------------------------------------------------|-----------
|E--------------------------------------------------------|-----------

                  Chord diagramE MajorE
|E-------------------------------|------------------------------------
|B--------------------10p9-------|------------------------------------
|G---11b(13)--9--9-9-------11--9-|-11b(13)-11b(13)--(13)r11--9-----9--
|D-------------------------------|------------------------------11----
|A-------------------------------|------------------------------------
|E-------------------------------|------------------------------------

           Chord diagramA augmentedA              Chord diagramE MajorE
|E------------------|---------------------------|---------------------
|B------------------|---------------------------|-------------12-14---
|G--9--11p9------9--|---------------------9--11-|-9---11/13-----------
|D-----------11-----|-11-\-7---7-7--9/11--------|---------------------
|A------------------|---------------------------|---------------------
|E------------------|---------------------------|---------------------

                 Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramE MajorE
|E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------
|B--12---14b(17)r14--12--------|-----------------------------|--------
|G-----------------------13\11-|-9--9h11--9--9-9--11-9-------|--------
|D-----------------------------|------------------------11p9-|-9h11---
|A-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------
|E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------


                Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E----------------------------|---------------------------------------
|B----------------9--10p9-----|---------------------------------------
|G--9--9-9-9--11-----------11-|-11b(14)--11b(14)r11--9--11p9-----9--9-
|D----------------------------|-------------------------------11------
|A----------------------------|---------------------------------------
|E----------------------------|---------------------------------------

        Chord diagramE MajorE
|E-----------|--------------------------------------------------------
|B-----------|----------------------------------------9-10p9----------
|G--9--11--9-|-11b(13)--11b(13)--11p9-----11---9--11----------11-9----
|D-----------|--------------------------9-----------------------------
|A-----------|--------------------------------------------------------
|E-----------|--------------------------------------------------------

  Chord diagramA augmentedA 						 Chord diagramE MajorE
|E-----------------------------------12-9------|----------------------
|B----------------------------------------12-9-|-10--9-10--9-10--9----
|G--11b(13)-11b(13)-r-11--9----9---9-----------|----------------------
|D--------------------------11-----------------|----------------------
|A---------------------------------------------|----------------------
|E---------------------------------------------|----------------------

	    Chord diagramA augmentedA 				    Chord diagramE MajorE
|E------------|--------------------------------------|----------------
|B---------9--|-10p9--10p9---------10-9--------------|----------------
|G---11--9----|-------------11--9--------11--9--11-9-|-11b(13)--------
|D------------|--------------------------------------|----------------
|A------------|--------------------------------------|----------------
|E------------|--------------------------------------|----------------

                        Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|B-----------------------10------------------|-------------9--10p9----
|G--11b(13)-(13)r11-p-9------11b(13)--9----9-|-11p9-----9----------11-
|D--------------------------------------11---|-------11---------------
|A-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------

        Chord diagramE MajorE                   Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E------------|-----------14b(16)-(16)r14--12-------|-----------------
|B------------|-----12------------------------14-12-|-12--12h14--12---
|G--9--9-11-9-|-/13---------------------------------|-----------------
|D------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------
|A------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------
|E------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------

            Chord diagramE MajorE                  Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E------------------|------------------------------------|------------
|B--12--14p12-------|-------------------------------10-9-|-9-10-9-----
|G------------13/11-|--9---9-11p9-----9---9-9--11p9------|------------
|D------------------|--------------11--------------------|------------
|A------------------|------------------------------------|------------
|E------------------|------------------------------------|------------

                Chord diagramE MajorE
|E---------------------------|----------------------------------------
|B--9-10-12---10-9-10---9----|--9-------------------------------------
|G------------------------11-|------11-9-11---9-9-9-------------------
|D---------------------------|-----------------------11/9--7-7--7-7---
|A---------------------------|----------------------------------------
|E---------------------------|----------------------------------------


   Chord diagramA augmentedA                    Chord diagramE MajorE
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|B----------------------------------12-14----|-12-12-12-12h14p12------
|G-------9-9--11p9-----9--9--11/13--------13-|-------------------13---
|D--/11-------------11-----------------------|------------------------
|A-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------

            Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E------------------|------16--17p16-17p16---------17p16-----|
|B--12--12-12--14--/|-(17)-----------------17-17---------17--|
|G------------------|----------------------------------------|
|D------------------|----------------------------------------|
|A------------------|----------------------------------------|
|E------------------|----------------------------------------|

  Chord diagramE MajorE
|E--16h19p16---16h17p16----16h19p16----16h17p16----16h19p16-----------
|B----------17----------17----------17----------17----------17--------
|G--------------------------------------------------------------------
|D--------------------------------------------------------------------
|A--------------------------------------------------------------------
|E--------------------------------------------------------------------

         Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E--16h17h16----|-16h19p16----16h17p16----16------17-17-17p16---------
|B-----------17-|----------17----------17------17-------------17-17---
|G--------------|-----------------------------------------------------
|D--------------|-----------------------------------------------------
|A--------------|-----------------------------------------------------
|E--------------|-----------------------------------------------------

  Chord diagramE MajorE						  Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E------------------------------------------------|-------------------
|B--17\16-16-16-16\12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10\9------|-10-9--------------
|G-------------------------------------------11-9-|------11-9--9-11---
|D------------------------------------------------|-------------------
|A------------------------------------------------|-------------------
|E------------------------------------------------|-------------------

             Chord diagramE MajorE
|E---------------------|-12-9-----------------------------------------
|B--9--10p9------------|-------12-10-9---------------9--10--12--9-----
|G----------11--9--9-9-|---------------11-9---9--11-------------------
|D---------------------|----------------------------------------------
|A---------------------|----------------------------------------------
|E---------------------|----------------------------------------------

  Chord diagramA augmentedA							   Chord diagramE MajorE
|E---------------------------------------------------------|----------
|B--12b(14)--(14)r12p9-12--12b(14)-------------------------|-----12---
|G----------------------------------11b(13)--11-9-----9----|-/13------
|D-------------------------------------------------11---11-|----------
|A---------------------------------------------------------|----------
|E---------------------------------------------------------|----------

   				   Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E-----------12---------------------|---------------------------------
|B--12h14p12----14-12---------------|---------------------------------
|G--------------------13\11--9----9-|-9h11--11b(13)--9--9-9--11p9-----
|D-----------------------------11---|-----------------------------11p9
|A----------------------------------|---------------------------------
|E----------------------------------|---------------------------------

  Chord diagramE MajorE 					    Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E--------------------12---------------------|------------------------
|B-----12---12h14p12-----14-12---------------|----10------------------
|G-/13-------------------------13\11--9----9-|-11-----11b(13)--9--9-9-
|D--------------------------------------11---|------------------------
|A-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------

|E------------|
|B------------|
|G--11p9------|
|D-------11p9-|
|A------------|
|E------------|

   Two part lead:

  lead gtr.1:

   Chord diagramE MajorE                    Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E------12------14-16-17-16-17-----------14-|----------------------|
|B--/14------14-----------------17-14h17----|-14---14h17--10--10---|
|G------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|D------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|A------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|E------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|							      |
|  lead gtr. 2: 				          |
| 				       	          |
|E--------------------12--------------------|----------------------|
|B------12------12-14----14-12--------------|----------------------|
|G--/13------13-----------------13\11-9-----|-11---11h13-----------|
|D---------------------------------------11-|-------------11--11---|
|A------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|E------------------------------------------|----------------------|

1--------------------- 2--------------

|E---------12----------|---------------|
|B---12/14----14--12---|------12--14---|
|G--------------------*|-/13-----------|
|D--------------------*|---------------|
|A---------------------|---------------|
|E---------------------|---------------|
|		    |        |
|	        | 	    |
|           |        |
|E---------------------|---------------|
|B----------9----------|---------------|
|G----9h11-----11--9--*|---------------|
|D--------------------*|---------------|
|A---------------------|---------------|
|E---------------------|---------------|


  Solo part 2:

  Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E--12-12-----12------------------|-----------------------------------
|B---------14----14p12------------|-------9-----9--10p9----9----------
|G---------------------13\11-9----|--9h11----11---------11----11p9----
|D-----------------------------11-|-----------------------------------
|A--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
|E--------------------------------|-----------------------------------

  Chord diagramE MajorE				      Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E----------------12-14--14b(16)r14-12-14-|-12--14------12------------
|B------12--12-14-------------------------|---------14------14--------
|G--/13-----------------------------------|--------------------13-----
|D----------------------------------------|---------------------------
|A----------------------------------------|---------------------------
|E----------------------------------------|---------------------------

        Chord diagramE MajorE   				   Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------
|B--12h14p12--|-12----14--12-----14----12-----------|-----------------
|G------------|----13---------13----13-----13\11----|-9-----9---11----
|D------------|----------------------------------11-|----11--------11-
|A------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------
|E------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------

        Chord diagramE MajorE 			      Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E------------|----------------------------------|--------------------
|B------------|-12----14-12------14-12-----------|--------------------
|G--9h11p9----|----13---------13--------13\11----|-9--11-9---11-------
|D---------11-|-------------------------------11-|--------------11----
|A------------|----------------------------------|--------------------
|E------------|----------------------------------|--------------------

          Chord diagramE MajorE                   Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------
|B--------12-----|-12---14---12h14-12-----14----12-----|--14----12----
|G--9/13------13-|--------------------13-----13-----13-|-----13-------
|D---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------
|A---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------
|E---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------

              Chord diagramE MajorE
|E-------12--14p12--12-14-|-14b(16)-14b(16)-14b(16)--(16)r14--12-14---
|B---14-------------------|-------------------------------------------
|G------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|D------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|A------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|E------------------------|-------------------------------------------

   Chord diagramA augmentedA                    Chord diagramE MajorE
|E--(16)r14-12-14--12----12--14p12----12-14-|-14b(16)-14b(16)-14b(16)-
|B--------------------14-----------14-------|-------------------------
|G------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|D------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|A------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|E------------------------------------------|-------------------------

         Chord diagramA augmentedA                   Chord diagramE MajorE
|E--(16)r14--12-|-14/16--16\14--14---12----12----------|--------------
|B--------------|-----------------------14----14p12----|-14--12h14p12-
|G--------------|-----------------------------------13-|--------------
|D--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------
|A--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------
|E--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------

                  Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E-------------------------------|------------------------------------
|B------14--12----------12----14-|-12----------12----------12----14---
|G--13---------13\11/13----13----|----13\11/13----13\11/13----13------
|D-------------------------------|------------------------------------
|A-------------------------------|------------------------------------
|E-------------------------------|------------------------------------

         Chord diagramE MajorE                      Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E--------------|-------12-14--14b(16)-(16)-(16)r14--14--12-|-14--16--
|B--12----------|-12h14-------------------------------------|---------
|G-----13\11/13-|-------------------------------------------|---------
|D--------------|-------------------------------------------|---------
|A--------------|-------------------------------------------|---------
|E--------------|-------------------------------------------|---------

               Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E--16-17--17-17-17p16--14-|-14--16--17-17--19--19-19--19b(21)-|------
|B-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------
|G-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------
|D-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------
|A-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------
|E-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------

  Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E--(21)b19--19p17--17-16-16h17p16-|-16--17-17-17p16--16-16p14--14----
|B---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|G---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|D---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|A---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|E---------------------------------|----------------------------------

      Chord diagramE MajorE                       Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E--14p12-|-12-12p9----9-12p9--12----9--12p9-----12-----|-9--12p9-----
|B--------|---------12------------12----------12----12--|-------------
|G--------|---------------------------------------------|-------------
|D--------|---------------------------------------------|-------------
|A--------|---------------------------------------------|-------------
|E--------|---------------------------------------------|-------------

                Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E--12b(14)-12---9----9------|----------------------------------------
|B-----------------12---12p9-|-9--10p9----10-10p9---------------------
|G---------------------------|---------11---------11-9------9--9-9----
|D---------------------------|-------------------------9h11-----------
|A---------------------------|----------------------------------------
|E---------------------------|----------------------------------------

  Chord diagramE MajorE             Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramE MajorE
|E------------------12-14-12-|-------------------------------|--------
|B-----------12-14-----------|-------------12--14-12---------|--------
|G--9-11/13------------------|----9--11/13-----------13\11-9-|-9-11/13
|D---------------------------|-11----------------------------|--------
|A---------------------------|-------------------------------|--------
|E---------------------------|-------------------------------|--------

           Chord diagramA augmentedA                  Chord diagramE MajorE
|E--------12-14-12-|-----------------------------------|--------------
|B--12-14----------|-------------12--14-12-------------|------9-10p9--
|G-----------------|----9-11/13------------13/11-9-----|-9-11---------
|D-----------------|-11-----------------------------11-|--------------
|A-----------------|-----------------------------------|--------------
|E-----------------|-----------------------------------|--------------

                 Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|B------------------------------|-----------------------12------------
|G--11-9----9-11p9----9---------|-9--9-11p9-----9-11/13----13\11-9----
|D-------11--------11---11-9-11-|-----------11----------------------11
|A------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|E------------------------------|-------------------------------------

  Chord diagramE MajorE                     Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|B-------9-10p9----------9-10p9----9---------|------------------------
|G--9-11--------11-9-11---------11---11p9----|------9-11p9---------9--
|D----------------------------------------11-|-9-11--------11-9-11----
|A-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------


|E--------------------|
|B--------------------|
|G--11p9---11---------|
|D-------9----11-9-11-|
|A--------------------|


  lead gtr. 1:

  Chord diagramE MajorE                     Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|B-------9-10p9---------9-10p9----9---------|------------------------|
|G--9-11--------11-9-11--------11---11-9----|------9-11p9---------9--|
|D---------------------------------------11-|-9-11--------11-9-11----|
|A------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|E------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 								   |
| lead gtr. 2:                           |
|  								   |
|E------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|B------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|G-------9-11p9---------9-11p9---11---------|------------------------|
|D--9-11--------11-9-11--------9----11-9----|------9-11p9---------9--|
|A---------------------------------------11-|-9-11--------11-9-11----|
|E------------------------------------------|------------------------|


       1----------  2------- Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramA augmentedA
|E----------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
|B----------|------------|-------9-/12-10h12p10-9--------------------|
|G--11p9----|-9---------*|-----9-------------------11-9--------------|
|D-------11-|---11-9-11-*|-/11--------------------------11-9--11-\-7-|
|A----------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
|E----------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 								   |
|                                  |
|  	   1----------		               |
|E----------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
|B----------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
|G----------|-----------*|-------9-/13----11---9---------------------|
|D--11p9----|-9---------*|---/11-------------------11-9--------------|
|A-------11-|---11-9-11--|------------------------------11-9--11-\-7-|
|E----------|------------|-------------------------------------------|


  **Verse 3

    Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramBB         Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramE MajorE
 	Good old ...

    Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramA augmentedA
    Going to ...


  *second lead break (see right after verse 2)


   **chorus:

  Chord diagramBB     Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramA augmentedA
  You're my ...

  Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramE MajorE         Chord diagramA augmentedA
  Lord you know ...

  Chord diagramA augmentedA
  Turn your love my way yeah, yeah


   *play intro part to ending

=====================================================================


     h= hammer on
     p= pull off
     /= slide up to note
     \= slide down to note
     b= bend
     r= bend release
     ~= vibrato
     *
     *= repeat from beginning

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