THE BEATLES - BLUE JAY WAY
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Words & Music by George Harrison
Copyright 1967 Northern Songs
Open C6-Tuning: C-G-C-G-A-e
tab by rosh85
This song evolves around a C chord for most of the time throughout the song with the overtones
to back George Harrison's lead vocals and thus constantly changing the chord. Since it was composed
on a hammond organ, this is an attempt to transfer it to a guitar. Since it's the most comfortable way
to play it,I've chosen an open C6 tuning (C-G-C-G-A-e).
INTRO:
C C C C7+
e||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A||-------------------|-------------------|--0--------2--------|
G||--5----------------|--5----------------|--0--------0--------|
C||-------------------|--0----------------|--0--------0--------|
G||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
C||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
C5 C7+ (C7+) C6 C7+ C9+ C5 C7+ C5 C7+ C6 C7+
--------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
--3--------2--------|-(2)---0----2----5----|--3----2--3--2----0--2--|
--0--------0--------|-(0)---0----0----0----|--0----0--0--0----0--0--|
--0--------0--------|-(0)---0----0----0----|--0----0--0--0----0--0--|
--------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
--------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
C5
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-------------------||
--0----------------||
--0----------------||
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VERSE:
Cdim C
e||-------------------------|-------------------|
A||-------------------------|-------------------|
G||-(0)---------------------|-------------------|
C||-(0)---0--3--6--3--0--3--|--4----------------|
A||------------------- -----|--5----------------|
C||-------------------------|--0----------------|
1. There's a fog up-on L. A.
2. Well it on-ly goes to show.
3. Now it's past my bed I know.
Cdim C Cdim
-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
-(4)---0--3--6--3--0--3--|--4----------------|-(4)---0--3--6--3--0--3--|
-(5)---------------------|--5----------------|-(5)---------------------|
-(0)---------------------|--0----------------|-(0)---------------------|
1. And my friends have lost their way. We'll be o-ver soon they
2. And I told them where to go. Ask a p'liceman on the
3. And I'd real-ly like to go. Soon will be the break of
Cb5 Cdim C5
-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|----------0--2--0-----2--|-------------------|
--6----------------|-(6)---3-----------3-----|--7----------------|
--5----------------|-(5)---------------------|--5----------------|
--0----------------|-(0)---------------------|--0----------------|
1. said. Now they've lost them-selves in-stead.
2. street. There's so ma-ny there to meet.
3. day. Sit-ting here in Blue Jay Way.
CHORUS:
C6 C7+ C5 C7+
e||--------------------|--------------------|
A||--0--------2--------|--3--------2--------|
G||--0--------0--------|--0--------0--------|
C||--0--------0--------|--0--------0--------|
G||--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
Please don't be long
C6 C7+ C5 C7+ C5 C7+ C6 C7+
|----3----|
---------------------|--------------------------|
-(2)---0----2----3---|--3----2----3----2--0--2--|
-(0)---0----0----0---|--0----0----0----0--0--0--|
-(0)---0----0----0---|--0----0----0----0--0--0--|
---------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------|--------------------------|
Please don't you be ve - ry long
C7+ C6 C7+ C5 C7+ C6 C5 C7+ C6 C5
|----3----| |--3-|
-------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
-(2)---0----2----3----2--------|-(2)-----------0----|--3----2----0---------|
-(0)---0----0----0----0--------|-(0)-----------0----|--0----0----0----0----|
-(0)---0----0----0----0--------|-(0)-----------0----|--0----0----0----0----|
-------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
-------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
Please don't be long ________. Or I may be a -
Cb5 C
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--6----4------------||
--5----5------------||
--0----0------------||
sleep_____.
OUTRO:
C
e||--------------------|--------------------|
A||--------------------|--------------------| The song fades out with stay-
G||--0-----------------|--0-----------------| ing on this C chord all the
C||--4-----------------|--4-----------------| time.
A||--5-----------------|--5-----------------|
C||--0-----------------|--0-----------------|
Don't be long, don't be long etc. => FADE OUT
