Blues Cruise Chords & Tabs
Examples 9 through 12 work well played repetitively.
For instance, you could play Ex. 12 four times per bar over the I and IV chords in a 12-bar
blues. Ex. 1 could then be used for release and resolution.
Ex.1 E|------5----- Ex. 2 E|------5------ Ex.3 E|------5------------
B|----5---8b10 B|----5---8-5-8 B|----5--------------
G|7b8--------- G|7b8---------- G|7b8------8bR7-5---5
D|------------ D|------------- D|----------------7--
A|------------ A|------------- A|-------------------
E|------------ E|------------- E|------------------
Ex.4 E|5----- Ex.5 E|------------- Ex.6 E|-----5--
B|--8b10 B|----8-------- B|-------8
G|------ G|7b8---8R7--5- G|5s6-----
D|------ D|------------- D|--------
A|------ A|------------- A|--------
E|------ E|------------- E|--------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blind_lemon_jefferson/blues_cruise_tab.html ]
Ex.7 E|----------- Ex.8 E|-------------------- Ex.9 E|8p5--
B|------5-7-8 B|-------------------- B|----5
G|--5b6------ G|7b8-7-5------------- G|-----
D|7---------- D|---------7-5-------- D|-----
A|----------- A|-------------7-6-5-4 A|-----
E|----------- E|-------------------- E|-----
Ex.10 E|----5 Ex.11 E|---------- Ex.12 E|------5
B|5h8-- B|8-5------5 B|----5--
G|----- G|----7b8--- G|7b8----
D|----- D|---------- D|-------
A|----- A|---------- A|-------
E|----- E|---------- E|-------
Key
b- bend * note will be next number *
bR- bend release
s- slide
p- pull-off
h- hammer-on
R- release
Here is the order to play them in to make it sound good:
Ex.1
Ex.2
Ex.3
Ex.7
Ex.5
Ex.4
Ex.6
Ex.8
Ex.11
Ex.12
Ex.10
Ex.9
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