Midnight Blues tab by Snowy White

Tabs with lyrics

• Difficulty: Advanced

Key: E minorEm

🎸 Intro:

(0:16)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------8------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----7-9-9-7-9---9----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-/9------------------9p7--5------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------7--------------7--------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------5-\-3-/-7-----------------------------------|



e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------8-8----------------8-8-----------------------------------------|
G+G|-------7-9------9-7-7-9--7-7-9-----9------9-7------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7-9---------------------------------7/9-----9\7-5---5-7------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------7----------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------7\5-5p3--------|

e|--------------------------10----------------7------------------------------|
BB|-----8-10-10-8-10b12---------(10b)----8-10----8-7---7-8--------------------|
G+G|--9---------------------9-------------------------7-----9-------------7--9-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------9\7------9-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*plays some ghost notes after*

This is my blues, 'cause I'm back down on my own again
This is the blues I'm playing, this is a final thing
When the night is cold and lonely

(after "final thing") I (after "cold and lonely")
e|--------------------I------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------I------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---/9\7/9-----------I---------7--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------I----7h9----\7-5---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------I----------------7-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------I------------------------------------------------------|


(acoustic)
(1:46)
e|-----------0-----------0------------2-----------------0----------------------|
BB|--------0-----------1------------3-------------------0-----------------------|
G+G|-----0-----------0------------2---------------------0------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------0------------------------2-------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------3-----------------------------------2--------------------------|
E MajorE|--0----------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
This is the midnight blues

🎸 Verse 1:
(Acoustic guitar picks chords like this, continue in the same way)
(2:00)
e|----------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----------0-------------0------|
BB|-------0-----------0-----------3-----------3-----------0-------------0---------|
G+G|----0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----------0-------------0-------/4-0-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-----------0-----------------------------------0---------2---0---------------|


e|----------0-----------0---------2-3p2--------------0---------------------------|
BB|-------0-----------3----------3-----------------0------------------------------|
G+G|----0-----------0-----------2----------------0---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0----------------------------------------0------------------------------------| (  )

This is the midnight blues, for the girl I left behind me.
Aint it a final thing, this is my blues.
Just a feeling, deep inside me
This is the midnight blues

(electric)
(after "a final thing") I (after   "This is my blues")
e|--------------3p2--------------I-------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------3-------------------I-------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------2----------------------I-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0-------------------------I------0-0-2p0------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------I--0h2---------2----------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------I-------------------------------------------|

(after "deep inside me")
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------8----------------------------------8---8-10b12--10p8\7---------------|
G+G|--7-9---9------------------------7-7-7h9-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------7/9-\2-(/5)-------7h9-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Solo Part 1: (2:50)

(after "This is the midnight blues")
e|---------------------------12----------------------------------------------|
BB|--15b17--------15-------15----12-15-12-------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------14b16----------------14b16-14b16-14b16-------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------12----------14-12-14----------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------12-----15b17------------15-----------12------------------------------------|
G+G|-----12-14b16----------------------------14---12-14----12\11-----12-----------------------|
D MajorD|---14--------------------------------------------------------14-----14p12----12-----------|
A augmentedA|-14-----------------------------------------------------------------------14----12(\10\7)-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------12---------12-14-15b17-15-14------------------------------------|
BB|-------------12---15b17--------------------15----12----------------------------|
G+G|--------14b16--------------------------------14-----14-12-11h12p11----11-12----|
D MajorD|-----14------------------------------------------------------------14-------14-|
A augmentedA|-(14)--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------12-12----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---12---------15-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------14b15-14-12-14--------------------12----------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------14-/-16---17-16-14----12-14----------(/14)-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------\12-10-------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(3:50)
e|--------12-12--------------12---------------------------15-14-12----14-12----------------------------|
BB|---------------15--15b17------15---------------------12----------12-------15-------------------------|
G+G|-14b16---------------------------14b16-14-12-14-(14)-------------------------14p12-------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------14----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-12-10----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-|

e|----------------12---------12-14-15b17-15-14-12-----------------------------------12--12--|
BB|--------------12---15b17-----------------------15----15--12-----------------------12--12--|
G+G|-----12--14b16-----------------------------------14----14--14-12-11-11h12p11------12--12--|
D MajorD|-/14-------------------------------------------------------------------------14-----------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----15-14-12----14-12---12(14)12-14---15-12-14--12-------------------------|
BB|-12----------15-------------------------------------15-12------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------12-14------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------12----------------------------------------12-----------------------|
BB|----15-12-------------------------------------------------12-----------------------|
G+G|----------14b16----14b16-14-12----14b16----12--14p12---12-12--12-------------------|
D MajorD|-14----------------------------14-------14----------14------------14p12------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------14p12\10----|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-12-15-12-15-15b17---15-15p12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------14b16-14-12------------12-14--12--14--12--14--12-14-12--14--12--14-14-12--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------14---12-14----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo Part 2:
(4:46)

(more distortion)
e|-----------12--------12-15-12-12-15------15b17-17r15--14-----14-------12---------------------------------|
BB|--------12----15b17------------------12------------------15-----15p12------------12----------------------|
G+G|--14b16----------------------------------------------------------------14-12--12----12p11----12----------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-----14p12h14-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------12----------12-14-12-12----------------------------------|
BB|---------12----------------12-----15b17----------------15------15-----------------------|
G+G|--14b16-----12-------14b16--------------------------------12------16r14-12-14--14-------|
D MajorD|---------------14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--15b17-15-12----------------12-------12-------14----12----------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------15-12-------12----15-------15p12----15-----15p12---12--12------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------14b16---------------------------------------14--14---12---------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------14-------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------14\12-10-12p10----10----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12----12-|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------12----14----12----14----12-14b16r14p12-14----12-14-12-----12------|
D MajorD|--------12-14----14----14----14----14-------------------14----------14----------|
A augmentedA|--12/14-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------7-------------------------------------------------|
BB|----10b12r10-8-10---8-10---10-8-7---7--------------------------------------|
G+G|--x-------------------------------7---9------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------9p7\5--7-5-----9-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------7-----5/6-7-----------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--12-----12----|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------15-15--------15-----15-|
G+G|------12-------------------------------------7-7--9-9--12-12--14-14--16-16-------------------------|
D MajorD|--/14----14--12-9-8-7-5------------------/9--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------7-6-5----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------7-5-4-3-0-------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--17b19---12---------------------------------------------------------------------12------------------|
BB|-------------15-12---------17-17-17-17--17p15-----------15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-----15p12------------|
G+G|-------------------12-------------------------16-14-12------------------------------------14-12------|
D MajorD|----------------------14-------------------------------------------------------------------------14--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------12-------------------------12-----------------12------12-------------12-----|
BB|---15b17-15b17-15b17-----15p12-----------------12---15--15p12-----12---15-----15p12------12---15--|
G+G|--x----------------------------14p12-----14b16---------------14b16------------------14b16---------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------14-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--12-14-----12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------15-----15---12-------12------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------12-14----12-14----12------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------14----12-14----12------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------14----12b14r12-10-12--10-----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------12---|


e|------------------------------------------------------------12-14-15--14--15-12----------|
BB|---------------------------------------12-12-15b17---15b17----------------------15-13-12-|
G+G|-----12-14----12-h14--------12---14b16---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--14-------14---------12h14--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------14---15---14--12----------------------------------|
BB|-12h13p12----------15----------------------15p12-------12------------------|
G+G|----------14-12-14-----14---14---14--------------12-14----12-12------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------14\\-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-----12-12--12----12-15-----15-14-12-----------------12---------------------------------------------------|
BB|--12-----------15--------12-----------15-12-------12----15------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------14b16-----------14b16r14-12--14b16r14-12-14-14--14-14--14--14-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------12---12-12--------------------------------------------|
BB|--12-------------12---12-12--------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----12\11-------12---12-12--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------14----12---12-14---14-14p12---12----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------x--------------------14---14p12-14p12\10----14--------|
E MajorE|-----------------12-----------------------------------------12---------|


Piano 🎸 Solo:
(6:41)
just strum the chords

Final guitar 🎸 Solo:
(7:39)
e|--------------------12-------------12----12--------------------------------------|
BB|--15/17-17-17--17------15p12-----12--15-----15p12--12----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------14b16----------------14--14-14b16r14p12--------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------14p12---------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------14p12----|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------12----------------12-15-14--------14----12-------12----------------------------------------------|
BB|-12-15b19----15b19--15b19-------------15p12----15----15b19----15p12----12----------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------14----14b16r14p12----14p12-------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-----14p12---------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14p12-----|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15p12-|


e|-----------------------14-15--17--17--15-14-----------14-----15-----14-----10-----------------------|
BB|----17-17-17---17--17-----------------------15-----15----17-----17-----15-----12--10-----5----------|
G+G|--16-------------------------------------------14------------------------------------12-----7---9--7|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
BB|-----8----------------------------|
G+G|--7h9--------9h12-12/14-12--------|
D MajorD|-h9---7-9/12---------------14-----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|

e|--12----------12----------------12-----------12-----------12----------12-----|
BB|--12--15b19------15p12-----15b17----12--15b17----12--15b17---12--15b17----12-|
G+G|-----------------------14----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------12--------------------------------------|
BB|-15b17-15b17-15b17---15p12------12-------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------14b16--12-----12----------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------14-----14p12-----------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------14\\-------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------12------------------------0-----2---3-2-0-----0-|
BB|------15--15-------------------------12------------------------1-----3---3-----3---0-|
G+G|--/16---------\14-12-14-12-----------12------------------------0-----2---2---------0-|
D MajorD|---------------------------14-12-14------14-12-----------------2-----0-------------2-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------14-12--10-------3-------------------2-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------12----3-------------------0-|


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| p    Pull-off
| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
| b    Bend
| h    Hammer-on
| (n)  Ghost note
| r    Release
| x    Dead note


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