Blues Guitar, Chords, Tabs, Lyrics, Lesson and Learning Tips - Titles index page

A collection of 400+ Contemporary and Traditional Blues Guitar Songs with lyrics, chords, tablature, playing hints and downloadable PDF for printing.

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THE BLUES SONGS IN THIS SECTION are a mixture of traditional type songs commonly performed in the blues idiom. Although many of the songs mention artist names, this may not be accurate and these these songs should not be considered as definitive versions representative of any particular performance or artist. Also the keys and chord sequences chosen may also vary considerably between versions by different artists. Some of these songs are in the public domain or traditional categories, however this cannot be guaranteed, and should you wish to use them as a basis of a performance or for any non-personal study purpose you are advised to contact the copyright holders (where available, copyright info has been included with the song).These transcriptions are made by many different individuals from all over the world for their own research and instruction, and as such are liable to great variation in in interpretation and opinion. They are being shared on this site for educational purposes only, please see our copyright page for more info.

WHAT IS INCLUDED

About two thirds of these songs include Guitar Tablature and lyrics with chords marked. Although primarily intended for guitar these chords should also be suitable for use with other instruments such as Ukulele or Banjo, the remainder of the songs identified by the "lyrics" suffix to the title provide lyrics only. Many of these song pages include playing hints and methods for the songs.

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Many of the song pages, particularly those including tablature, extend to several pages. To avoid large slow to load pages only the first page is displayed, in these cases you will need to DOWNLOAD the PDF file to all the song pages.

Should you need a print-out of the song, PDF versions (without banners or adverts) are available from the link at the bottom of most song pages.

For Blues books and sheet music you can buy check the Blues guitar collection and The Blues Fakebooks at Sheet music Plus

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