I’ll Play the Blues for You

Words and Music by Jerry Beach

Drop D tuning, down 1 1/2 steps:

(low to high) B-F#-B-E-G#-C#

Intro
Moderately slow Blues q = 96
Gtr. tacet
Gm

           
1. If you’re down

Verse
Gm
*[Bbm]



              


and out and you feel real hurt,

        
         
mf
w/ clean tone
1/2
6


6
8 8 6 8 6
8 8

*Symbols in parentheses represent chord names respective to detuned guitar.

Symbols above reflect actual sounding chords.

Cm[add9] Cm[maj7]
[Ebm[add9]] [Ebm[maj7]]

        
    
come on o - ver


 
 
 
  
 

   

 9

11
6 6
8 6
8

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 Cm7 Cm[maj7] Cm Gm

    
[Ebm7] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm] [Bbm]
        
   
to the place where I work. And all your


  
 


  
       
  

1/4

9 6
6
8 6 6 6
8 8 6
8

Bb F/D D Cm7

          
[Db] [Ab/F] [F] [Ebm7]


   
  
lone - li - ness I’ll try to soothe.

  
        

6
8

Gm
[Bbm]
      
         
I’ll play the blues for you. 2. Don’t be a -


 
   
       
  

6

6
8 6 6
8 8
8 8

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 Verse
Gm
[Bbm]



             
- fraid, come on in.

 
 
    
        
1
 6
6
8 8 6 8 6
8

Cm[add9] Cm[maj7] Cm7 Cm[maj7] Cm

[Ebm[add9]] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm7] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm]
          
   
You might run a - cross, yeah, some of your old friends.

 
 
      
 
    
   

 
1/4

9 9
11
6 6
8 6
8

Gm Bb
[Bbm] [Db]

      
     
All your lone - li - ness

  

           

6
6
8 6
8
8

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F/D D Cm7
[Ab/F] [F] [Ebm7]


                   
I’ve got to soothe. I’ll play the blues for you.

Gm


[Bbm]

   

   
    
   


   
      

 
1/4

9 6 6
9 6 6 9 6 9
8 6
8

Interlude
Gtr. tacet
Gm

  
[Bbm]

Spoken: Come on in. Sit right here.
You know? But you can’t do that. This is a big world. This is a big world. There’s too many nice things happenin’

Cm[add9] Cm[maj7] Cm7 Cm[maj7] Cm

[Ebm[add9]] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm7] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm]


Let’s rap a while. You see, I’m kinda lonely too, and loneliness is a very bad thing
in this world. You’re a very pretty girl. Where you live? No, no,

Gm Bb
[Bbm] [Db]


if you let it get the best of you. And loneliness can get you
no, disregard that. That’s okay, that’s okay. The most important thing, I wanna know you. I say,

D Cm7 D Cm7
[F] [Ebm7] [F] [Ebm7]


down, you know. Yeah, yeah. Are you comfortable now? Yeah. That’s outta sight. Yeah, as I was sayin’ before, loneliness
I wanna know you. Uh huh. Oo, wee, that’s groovy, ain’t it?

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 1.
Gm

 
[Bbm]


can get you down, and I have heard of, uh, loneliness blowin’ some good people’s mind.

2.
Gm
[Bbm]
      
         


 
I’ll play the blues for you. 3. I ain’t

   
       
  
6

6
8 6 6
8 8
8 8

Verse
Gm
[Bbm]



                   
got no big name, oh, Lord, and I ain’t no big star.

 
   
      
6
6
8 6
8

Cm[add9] Cm[maj7] Cm7 Cm[maj7] Cm

[Ebm[add9]] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm7] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm]


                 


 
I’ll play the blues for you on my gui - tar.

   


  
        

 
1/4

9 9
11
6

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 Gm Bb F/D D

      
[Bbm] [Db] [Ab/F] [F]

      
    
All your lone - li ness I’ll try to soothe.

  
 
      
 


          
 
 
1/4

6 9 9
6 11
8 6 6 6
8 8 6
8

Gtr. tacet
Cm7 Gm
[Ebm7] [Bbm]

  
    
      
I’ll play the blues for you. Spoken: Mm. ’Scuse me.

Guitar Solo

 
Gm


  
  
[Bbm]

           

      

   

2 2 2
1 1 1 1

9 9 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 9 9

Cm[add9] Cm[maj7] Cm7 Cm[maj7] Cm

   
[Ebm[add9]] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm7] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm]
          

  

       

 
2 2 2
1/2 1 1

9 9 9 6 6 9 9 9 6 9 9 9

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              
[Bbm] [Db]

                  

     

 
2 2 2 1 2
1 1 1 1 1/2 1 1

9 9 9 9 6 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
9
8

D Cm7 D

       
[F] [Ebm7] [F]

             



       


rake


2
1 1/4
1
6 6 6 9 9 9 6 9 6 6 6
9 6 6 X
8 8 6 X
8

Cm7 Gm

              
[Ebm7] [Bbm]

      
       



    


2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1/4 1
1
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 9 9 9 6 6
9 6
8 8 6
8

  
     

       
          

  1

10
6 9 10 10 10 8 8 6 8 6 6
8 8 8
8 8

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
[Ebm[add9]] [Ebm[maj7]]

       

          
 1 1 1

11 11 11 9
6
8
8

    
Cm7 Cm[maj7] Cm Gm

   
  
[Ebm7] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm] [Bbm]
     

   
   
    
1
 
6 6 6 6 9 6 9
9 6 9 6 6 9
8 8 6 6
8

      
Bb D Cm7

     
[Db] [F] [Ebm7]

              
 
    

 
1/2
1 1 1
6 6 6 6 8 6 6
9 6 9 6 6 6 6 9 6 9 6
8 8 6 8 6 6 8
8

D Cm7

      
 
 
[F] [Ebm7]
      
           


   
   

 
2 2
1 1 1/4 1
1 1/4
6 6 9 9 9 6 6 9 9 9
6 6 9
8 8 6 6 6
8 8
8

Gm

    

[Bbm]


 
    
      

     
  1
 1

6 6 9 6 9
6 1 6
8 6
8 8

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
   

     
                
1/2
  1
4 6 4 4
6 6 6
8 8 6 8 6 6
8

Cm[add9] Cm[maj7] Cm7 Cm[maj7] Cm Gm


   

[Ebm[add9]] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm7] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm] [Bbm]

  
                

      

   

2
1
1
6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 9 6
4 2 2 4 4 2
3

Bb D

       
[Db] [F]

            

      

 
2 2
1 1 1 1

6 9 9 9 9 9 6 9 9 9 9 6 9 9

Cm D Cm7
[Ebm] [F] [Ebm7]

       
 
  
    
 
        
   

  
2 2 2 2

   

1 1/2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1

9 9 9 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9

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Gm

 
[Bbm]

      

        

         
 

  

1 1/4
1
9 9 6 6
9 6 6
8 8 6 6 8 6 6
8 8 8 8
8 8 12

Keyboard Solo
Gm

        
[Bbm]


       
         
*
X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X

*Mute strings w/ fretting hand while patting strings w/ picking hand.

Cm[add9] Cm[maj7] Cm7 Cm[maj7] Cm Gm

   
[Ebm[add9]] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm7] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm] [Bbm]


                       

X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X

Bb D Cm7 D
[Ebm7] [F]
       
[Db] [F]


                  

X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X

Cm7 Gm

  
[Ebm7] [Bbm]


                     

X X X X X X
X X X X X X
X X X X X X
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
Gm
[Bbm]
 
    
    
    
  

3 3 3 3
0 1 2 3 0 1 3 3 3
1


Cm[add9] Cm[maj7] Cm7 Cm[maj7] Cm Gm


[Ebm[add9]][Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm7] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm] [Bbm]

  
              
      
  


  
 1/4

2 6 6 6
1 1 2 3 3 3
0 1 1 1 0 1 3
1

Cm7

     
Bb D

   
[Ebm7]

          
[Db] [F]

     
     
  
 
1 1
1
4 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4
6 6 4 4 2 2 3 6 6 6 6 6
3 3 3 6

D Cm7



 
[F] [Ebm7]

    
 
          
       
   

 
2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1
1
6 6 9 9 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 9 9
4 6 6


Gm

       
  

[Bbm]

 
       

            


  

2 2
1/2 1

6 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 9
6 6
8 6 6
8 8
8

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  
   
      

   
  
      
    
   
       

  

2 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1/2 1 1 1 1

9 9 9 6 9 9 6 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 9

Cm[add9] Cm[maj7] Cm7 Cm[maj7] Cm Gm

           

[Ebm[add9]] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm7] [Ebm[maj7]] [Ebm] [Bbm]

             
  
       

  

2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1

9 9 9 9 6 9 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6
9
9

Bb D

     
    
[Db] [F]

          

   
        
 
   
 

  

2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1/2 1

6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 9 9
9 6
9

Cm7 D Cm7

  
 
 
   
[Ebm7] [F] [Ebm7]

         

    
      

  

2 2 2 2
1 1/2 1 1 1
1
9 9 6 6 9 9 9 9 9
9 6 9
8

Begin fade Fade out

 
Gm


 
 
       
[Bbm]


       
    
   

 1
 
9 6 6
9 6 6
8 6 6 8 6 6
8 8 8 8
8 8 12
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