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Small Blue Thing by Suzanne Vega

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SMALL BLUE THING (Suzanne Vega)
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[Capo up one fret.]

Chord diagramE5E5 D6(9) Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7 D6(9)  Chord diagramE5E5 D6(9) Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7 D6(9)
[intro]

Chord diagramE5E5    D6(9)  Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7   D6(9)
 Today ..
Chord diagramE5E5    D6(9)     Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7 D6(9)
 Like a ..
    Chord diagramE5E5        D6(9)   Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7   D6(9)
With ..
Chord diagramE5E5  D6(9)  Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7 D6(9)
 I am ..

F(add#4) Chord diagramG+G         F(add#4)   Chord diagramG+G
 I am ..
  F(add#4)   Chord diagramG+G        F(add#4)   Chord diagramG+G
reflected..
Chord diagramAm9Am9      Chord diagramBm7Bm7        Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7   Chord diagramBm7Bm7
fingers..
Chord diagramAm9Am9       Chord diagramBm7Bm7         Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7  Chord diagramBm7Bm7
sidewalk..
Am9/G     Bm7(4)/A    Am9/G Bm7(4)/A
pieces..
Am9/G Bm7(4)/A    Am9/G  Bm7(4)/A  Bm7(4)/A [single note, held]
light, ..

Today ..
Made ...
I am ..
I am ..
[4 extra bars: Chord diagramE5E5 D6(9) Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7 D6(9)]

I am ..
reflected..
fingers; ..
sidewalk; ..
pieces; ..
light, ..

Today .
Like ..
I am ..
I am ..
Chord diagramE5E5   D6(9)      Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7  D6(9)
hand; ..
Chord diagramE5E5   D6(9)      Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7 D6(9)
thing; ..
Chord diagramE5E5 D6(9)      Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7  D6(9)  E5.
  Turning in your hand
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(You can figure out where to play these in the song.)


 Chord diagramE5E5         D6(9)      Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7      D6(9)
Chord diagramE MajorE ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
Chord diagramBB --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0|--0---0---0---0-|
Chord diagramG+G ----9-------9---|----7-------7---|----5-------5--|----7-------7---|
Chord diagramD MajorD --9---9---9-----|--7---7---7-----|--5---5---5----|--7---7---7-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA 7-------7-------|5-------5-------|3-------3------|5-------5-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
    Today I ..
(Accents are on the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th notes of each measure.)



 F(add#4)     Chord diagramG+G        F(add#4)     Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
Chord diagramG+G 2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---|2---2---2---2---|4---4---4---4---|
Chord diagramD MajorD --3---3---3---3-|--5---5---5---5-|--3---3---3---3-|--5---5---5---5-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA 3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---|5---5---5---5---|
Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
     I  ...



 Chord diagramAm9Am9       Chord diagramBm7Bm7       Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7      Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Chord diagramBB 0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0---|
Chord diagramG+G --5-----5-----5-|----7-----7-----|----------------|--7-----7-----7-|
Chord diagramD MajorD ----------5-----|7-----7-----7---|--9-----9-----0-|----7-----7-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
...fingers..

 Chord diagramAm9Am9       Chord diagramBm7Bm7       Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7      Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------|----------------|----0---0-------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB --0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0---|--0-----0-------|
Chord diagramG+G ----5-----5-----|7-----7-----7---|--------------0-|----7-----7-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD 0-----5-----5---|--7-----7-------|--9-------------|7-----7-----7---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE 0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
 sidewalk, ..

 Am9/G      Bm7(4)/A     Am9/G      Bm7(4)/A
Chord diagramE MajorE ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
Chord diagramBB --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
Chord diagramG+G ----9-------9---|11------11------|----9-------9---|11------11------|
Chord diagramD MajorD --10--10--10--0-|--12------12--0-|--10--10--10--0-|--12------12--0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA 10------10------|12------12------|10------10------|12------12------|
Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 pieces; ..

 Am9/G      Bm7(4)/A     Am9/G      Bm7(4)/A  (hold)
Chord diagramE MajorE ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0^^^|0--|
Chord diagramBB --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0-----|---|
Chord diagramG+G ----9-------9---|11------11------|----9-------9---|11------11------|---|
Chord diagramD MajorD --10--10--10--0-|--12------12--0-|--10--10--10--0-|--12------12----|---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA 10------10------|12------12------|10------10------|12------12------|---|
Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---|
          scattering ...


"Small blue thing"
 Words and music by Suzanne Vega

Guitar & Bass TAB + CRDs

CRD: Chord List:
Chord      Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB e
Chord diagramE minorEm       0 2 2 0 0 0
Em(no3rd)    0 2 2 4 0 0
D2       X X 0 2 3 0
Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7      X 3 2 0 0 0
Fadd#11     1 2 3 2 1 1 or X X 3 2 1 2
G2       3 2 0 2 0 3
Chord diagramG/BG/B       X 2 0 0 0 3
Chord diagramAm7Am7       X 0 2 2 1 3
Am7sus4     X 0 0 2 1 3 or X 0 2 2 3 3
D6add9     2 2 2 2 3 2
Chord diagramCm7Cm7       X 3 5 3 4 3

TAB: Each "-" represents a 1/16 note. So 16 "-" means a 4/4-bar.
Since (nearly) every bar begins with a new chord, a bar begins were
a "[" is.
The bass line is not fully experienced...but maybe someone else can do
it.
Between the guit. and bass tab there are signs like "mp", "f" - which
means the volume - and at the end "rit." which means to slow down
the tempo.
I tried to put the lyrics in the right bar...but you'll see...

Tempo: 132
 INTRO:

 [Em(no3rd)]   [D2(no3rd)]   [Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7]     [D2(no3rd)]
e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:5---5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
G:------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|
 mp
G:----9---9---9-------7---7---7-------5---5---5-------7---7---7---|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:7---------------5---------------3---------------5---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|


 [Em(no3rd)]   [D2(no3rd)]   [Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7]     [D2(no3rd)]
e:------------------------------------------------------------12--|
B:5---5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-----------------12|
G:------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4---------------9-----|
D:--------------------------------------------------------9-------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|
                             f
G:----9---9---9-------7---7---7-------5---5---5-------7---7---7---|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:7---------------5---------------3---------------5---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

 VERSE
   Today I ..
 [Chord diagramE minorEm]      [D2]      [Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7]     [D2]
e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
G:------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|
   mp
G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------5---------------3---------------5---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

      like a ..
 [Chord diagramE minorEm]      [D2]      [Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7]     [D2]
e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
G:------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------5---------------3---------------5---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

 knees ..
 [Chord diagramE minorEm]      [D2]      [Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7]     [D2]
e:------------------------------------------------------------12--|
B:----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------------12--12|
G:------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4---------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------9-------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|
                             f
G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------5---------------3---------------5---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

     I ..
 [Chord diagramE minorEm]      [D2]      [Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7]     [D2]
e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
G:------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|
 mp
G:----9---9---9-------7---7---7-------5---5---5-------7---7-------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:7---------------5---------------3---------------5-----------7---|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

 $    I ..
 [Fadd#11]    [G2]    your [Fadd#11]    [G2]
e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----2-4-------------4-2-------------2-4-------------4-2---------|
D:--3---------------5---------------3---------------5-------------|
A:3---------------5---------------3---------------5---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|
 mf
G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------3---------------5---------------3---------------5-------|
A:------------3-------------------------------3---------------5---|
E:1---------------3-----------3---1---------------3---------------|

 ted I ..
 [Fadd#11]    [G2]      [Fadd#11]    [G2]    your
e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----2-4-------------4-2-------------2-4-------------4-2---------|
D:--3---------------5---------------3---------------5-------------|
A:3---------------5---------------3---------------5---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------3---------------5---------------3---------------5-------|
A:------------3---------------5---------------3---------------5---|
E:1---------------3---------------1---------------3---------------|

 fingers ..
 [Chord diagramAm7Am7]      [Chord diagramG/BG/B]      [Chord diagramC6C6]      [Chord diagramG/BG/B] on
e:3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---|
B:1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3---|
G:2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---|
D:--------------------------------7---7---7---7-------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

G:----------------------------------------------5-4---------------|
D:----------------9---------------------------5---------7-----5---|
A:------------7-----------------------------7---------------------|
E:5-------5-5---5-------------7---8-------------------------------|

 dewalk I  ..
 [Chord diagramAm7Am7]      [Chord diagramG/BG/B]    the [Chord diagramC6C6]      [Chord diagramG/BG/B]
e:3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---|
B:1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3---|
G:2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---4---|
D:--------------------------------7---7---7---7-------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

G:------------9---------------------------------5-4---------------|
D:7---------7---7-9---------------------------5-------------------|
A:------------------------------------------7---------------------|
E:----------------------------7---7-------------------------------|

 pieces  ...
 [Am7sus4]    [D6add9] like  [Am7sus4]    [D6add9] like
e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----5-------5-------6-------6-------5-------5-------6-------6---|
G:----5-------5-------7-------7-------5-------5-------7-------7---|
D:7-----7---7-----9-----9---9-----7-----7---7-----9-----9---9-----|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

G:--------9---------------7---------------9---------------7-------|
D:7-------------------------------7-------------------------------|
A:----------------5-------------------------------5---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

 ht       ..
 [Am7sus4]    [D6add9]    [Am7sus4]    [D6add9]
e:------------------------------------------------5---------------|
B:----5-------5-------6-------6-------5-------5---5---------------|
G:----5-------5-------7-------7-------5-------5---7---------------|
D:7-----7---7-----9-----9---9-----7-----7---7---------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

G:--------9---------------7---------------9-------7---------------|
D:7-------------------------------7-----------------7-------------|
A:----------------5-----------------------------------5-----------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

           Today  ..
         [Chord diagramE minorEm]      [D2]      [Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7]
e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
G:----------------------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|
         mp
G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------7---------------5---------------3---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

            made .
              like a ...
 [D2]      [Chord diagramE minorEm]      [D2]      [Cma7]
e:------------12--------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------12----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
G:----------9-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----|
D:--------9-------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|
     f    mp
G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:5---------------7---------------5---------------3---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

      I am  ..
 [D2]      [Chord diagramE minorEm]      [D2]      [Chord diagramCm7Cm7]
e:10--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------5-------5-------5-------5---5---5-------5---|
G:--10--9-----9---------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----|
D:----------9-----------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

G:--------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:5---------------7---------------5---------------3---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

           I ..
 [D2]      [Chord diagramE minorEm]      [D2]      [Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7]
e:------------12--------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------12----5-------5-------5-------5---5---5-------5---|
G:----------9-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----|
D:--------9-------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|
     f    mp
G:----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:5---------------7---------------5---------------3---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

      To Coda
 turning ..
 [D2]      [Chord diagramE minorEm]      [D2]      [Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7]
e:----------------------12------------------10--------------------|
B:----5-------5-----8-10--------------------------------5-----5---|
G:------4---4-----9-----------9-------9-------11------4-----4-----|
D:--------------------------9-----------9-------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

G:--------------------9---9---9-------7---7---7-------5---5---5---|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:5---------------7---------------5---------------3---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|


 D.S. al Coda  Coda
         hand      ..
 [D2]      [Chord diagramE minorEm]      [D2]      [Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7]
e:--------------||------------------------------------------------|
B:----5---------||5---5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---|
G:------4---4-2-||------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----|
D:--------------||------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------||------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------||------------------------------------------------|
        ||
G:----9---9-----||------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------||------------------------------------------------|
A:7-----------9-||7---------------5---------------3---------------|
E:--------------||------------------------------------------------|

 small  ..
 [D2]      [Chord diagramE minorEm]      [D2]      [Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7]
e:----------------------12----12--------14----10--------15------17|
B:----5-------5-----8-10----12------1012----12------1213----1213--|
G:------4---4-----9-----------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

G:------------------------9---------------7---------------5-------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:5-------7-------7---------------5---------------3---------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

                   turning ..
 [D2]        [Chord diagramE minorEm]      [D2]      [Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7]
e:--------12------12--19--0-------0-------------------------------|
B:----------12--12----------0---0---------5-------5-------10------|
G:------------------------------------------4---4-----------11----|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------9-|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|

G:--------7-------------------9--------------7----------------5---|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:5-------------------7---------------5---------------3-----------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|


e:----------------12-|
B:-------------------|
G:9-------------9----|
D:------------9------|
A:-------------------|
E:-------------------|
     rit.
G:----------------9--|
D:--------------9----|
A:----5--------------|
E:-------------------|

Erik Pischel
Corrections and blames to [email protected]

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