• Song:

    Blue Skies

  • Artist:

    Allman Brothers Band

E                A                   A        A    E      E
|E--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
|B--------------------------------12-14-|-14b(17)--14-----------------
|G--------------------9----11/13--------|---------------1311--9------
|D-------------9-11---------------------|-----------------------------
|A---7---9/11---------------------------|-----------------------------
|E--------------------------------------|-----------------------------


1---------------------- 2---------
                                        E                D
|E-----------------------|----------|---------------------------------
|B-----9-----------------|----9-----|---------------------------------
|G---9---9--11p9--------*|--9---9---|--/13--13--11---9---7------4h6---
|D----------------11p9--*|----------|---------------------------------
|A-----------------------|----------|---------------------------------
|E-----------------------|----------|---------------------------------


          A          E
|E---0--|-0-------0--0-|
|B------|--------------|
|G------|----4h6-------|  4 beat rest until verse
|D------|--------------|
|A------|--------------|
|E------|--------------|

   Note: It sounds to me like there are two lead guitars in the intro.
         There is one dominant one while the other seems to be
         muddled in the background. There is also an organ part. It's
         hard to hear both of the guitars, so I only wrote it for one.

   **Verse

        E               B       A            E
         Walk ...

        E                  B          A
         They ...

        A
        it's going, no no


    Basic lead guitar part under the verses and choruses:


|E-------------------------------------------------------------------
|B---12-------12--------------------------12---------12--------------
|G---11b(13)--11b(13)r11--9----------9----11b(13)----11b(13)--9--9---
|D------------------------------9h11---------------------------------
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------

|E--------------------------------------------------------------------
|B---12-------12----------------12-------------12------12-------------
|G---11b(13)--11b(13)r11--9----(13)r11-9----9--11b(13)-11b(13)r11--9--
|D----------------------------------------11--------------------------
|A--------------------------------------------------------------------
|E--------------------------------------------------------------------



  *First lead break

  lead gtr. 1:

      E         A                 B           A
|E-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|B-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|G---/13---11---9--------------------------|------------------------|
|D------------------11---9-----------------|------------------------|
|A--------------------------11----9----11-|--7---------7--7--------|
|E-----------------------------------------|--------7h9-------------|
|                      						    |
| lead gtr. 2:							    |
|  								    |
|E-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|B---/12---10---9--------------------------|------------------------|
|G------------------11---9-----------------|-----------------9-/-13-|
|D--------------------------11----9----11-|--7-------7--7----------|
|A-----------------------------------------|------7h9---------------|
|E-----------------------------------------|------------------------|


   **Verse 2

     E               B                  A                E
       Don't fly...

     E               B        A
       Early morning ...


   *Second lead break

   lead gtr. 1:

    E                         A
|E------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B----------------------------9---10---12--12b(14)-12--9------------|
|G-------------------------9-------------------------------11~------|
|D---------6---7--6---7/9-------------------------------------------|
|A---7--9-----------------------------------------------------------|
|E------------------------------------------------------------------|
|								    |
|  lead gtr. 2:						            |
| 								    |
|E------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B------------------------------------------------------------------|
|G----------------------------9---11---13----14----13--11-----------|
|D-------------------------9--------------------------------8~------|
|A---------7---9--7---9/11------------------------------------------|
|E---7--9-----------------------------------------------------------|


   **Chorus

       B           A          E               A
         You're my ...

       B                  A                       E
         Lord you know ....

       A
       way  Turn your ....


   (Are you ready?)


   **Solo Part 1: (1:08-4:15)

    lead gtr. 1:

     E                                                      A
|E--------------------------------------------------------|-----------
|B--------------------------------------------------------|-----------
|G---11b(13)-r 11--9---11b(13)--11b(13)r11--9-11p9----11--|-9h11------
|D--------------------------------------------------9-----|-----------
|A--------------------------------------------------------|-----------
|E--------------------------------------------------------|-----------

                                   E
|E-------------------------------|------------------------------------
|B--------------------10p9-------|------------------------------------
|G---11b(13)--9--9-9-------11--9-|-11b(13)-11b(13)--(13)r11--9-----9--
|D-------------------------------|------------------------------11----
|A-------------------------------|------------------------------------
|E-------------------------------|------------------------------------

                      A                           E
|E------------------|---------------------------|---------------------
|B------------------|---------------------------|-------------12-14---
|G--9--11p9------9--|---------------------9--11-|-9---11/13-----------
|D-----------11-----|-11--7---7-7--9/11--------|---------------------
|A------------------|---------------------------|---------------------
|E------------------|---------------------------|---------------------

                                 A                             E
|E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------
|B--12---14b(17)r14--12--------|-----------------------------|--------
|G-----------------------1311-|-9--9h11--9--9-9--11-9-------|--------
|D-----------------------------|------------------------11p9-|-9h11---
|A-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------
|E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------


                                A
|E----------------------------|---------------------------------------
|B----------------9--10p9-----|---------------------------------------
|G--9--9-9-9--11-----------11-|-11b(14)--11b(14)r11--9--11p9-----9--9-
|D----------------------------|-------------------------------11------
|A----------------------------|---------------------------------------
|E----------------------------|---------------------------------------

               E
|E-----------|--------------------------------------------------------
|B-----------|----------------------------------------9-10p9----------
|G--9--11--9-|-11b(13)--11b(13)--11p9-----11---9--11----------11-9----
|D-----------|--------------------------9-----------------------------
|A-----------|--------------------------------------------------------
|E-----------|--------------------------------------------------------

    A  						 E
|E-----------------------------------12-9------|----------------------
|B----------------------------------------12-9-|-10--9-10--9-10--9----
|G--11b(13)-11b(13)-r-11--9----9---9-----------|----------------------
|D--------------------------11-----------------|----------------------
|A---------------------------------------------|----------------------
|E---------------------------------------------|----------------------

	        A 				       E
|E------------|--------------------------------------|----------------
|B---------9--|-10p9--10p9---------10-9--------------|----------------
|G---11--9----|-------------11--9--------11--9--11-9-|-11b(13)--------
|D------------|--------------------------------------|----------------
|A------------|--------------------------------------|----------------
|E------------|--------------------------------------|----------------

                                               A
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|B-----------------------10------------------|-------------9--10p9----
|G--11b(13)-(13)r11-p-9------11b(13)--9----9-|-11p9-----9----------11-
|D--------------------------------------11---|-------11---------------
|A-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------

                E                                     A
|E------------|-----------14b(16)-(16)r14--12-------|-----------------
|B------------|-----12------------------------14-12-|-12--12h14--12---
|G--9--9-11-9-|-/13---------------------------------|-----------------
|D------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------
|A------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------
|E------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------

                       E                                   A
|E------------------|------------------------------------|------------
|B--12--14p12-------|-------------------------------10-9-|-9-10-9-----
|G------------13/11-|--9---9-11p9-----9---9-9--11p9------|------------
|D------------------|--------------11--------------------|------------
|A------------------|------------------------------------|------------
|E------------------|------------------------------------|------------

                                E
|E---------------------------|----------------------------------------
|B--9-10-12---10-9-10---9----|--9-------------------------------------
|G------------------------11-|------11-9-11---9-9-9-------------------
|D---------------------------|-----------------------11/9--7-7--7-7---
|A---------------------------|----------------------------------------
|E---------------------------|----------------------------------------


     A                                        E
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|B----------------------------------12-14----|-12-12-12-12h14p12------
|G-------9-9--11p9-----9--9--11/13--------13-|-------------------13---
|D--/11-------------11-----------------------|------------------------
|A-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------

                       A
|E------------------|------16--17p16-17p16---------17p16-----|
|B--12--12-12--14--/|-(17)-----------------17-17---------17--|
|G------------------|----------------------------------------|
|D------------------|----------------------------------------|
|A------------------|----------------------------------------|
|E------------------|----------------------------------------|

    E
|E--16h19p16---16h17p16----16h19p16----16h17p16----16h19p16-----------
|B----------17----------17----------17----------17----------17--------
|G--------------------------------------------------------------------
|D--------------------------------------------------------------------
|A--------------------------------------------------------------------
|E--------------------------------------------------------------------

                  A
|E--16h17h16----|-16h19p16----16h17p16----16------17-17-17p16---------
|B-----------17-|----------17----------17------17-------------17-17---
|G--------------|-----------------------------------------------------
|D--------------|-----------------------------------------------------
|A--------------|-----------------------------------------------------
|E--------------|-----------------------------------------------------

    E						    A
|E------------------------------------------------|-------------------
|B--1716-16-16-1612-12-12-1210-10-10-109------|-10-9--------------
|G-------------------------------------------11-9-|------11-9--9-11---
|D------------------------------------------------|-------------------
|A------------------------------------------------|-------------------
|E------------------------------------------------|-------------------

                         E
|E---------------------|-12-9-----------------------------------------
|B--9--10p9------------|-------12-10-9---------------9--10--12--9-----
|G----------11--9--9-9-|---------------11-9---9--11-------------------
|D---------------------|----------------------------------------------
|A---------------------|----------------------------------------------
|E---------------------|----------------------------------------------

    A							     E
|E---------------------------------------------------------|----------
|B--12b(14)--(14)r12p9-12--12b(14)-------------------------|-----12---
|G----------------------------------11b(13)--11-9-----9----|-/13------
|D-------------------------------------------------11---11-|----------
|A---------------------------------------------------------|----------
|E---------------------------------------------------------|----------

     				      A
|E-----------12---------------------|---------------------------------
|B--12h14p12----14-12---------------|---------------------------------
|G--------------------1311--9----9-|-9h11--11b(13)--9--9-9--11p9-----
|D-----------------------------11---|-----------------------------11p9
|A----------------------------------|---------------------------------
|E----------------------------------|---------------------------------

    E  					       A
|E--------------------12---------------------|------------------------
|B-----12---12h14p12-----14-12---------------|----10------------------
|G-/13-------------------------1311--9----9-|-11-----11b(13)--9--9-9-
|D--------------------------------------11---|------------------------
|A-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------

|E------------|
|B------------|
|G--11p9------|
|D-------11p9-|
|A------------|
|E------------|

     Two part lead:

   lead gtr.1:

     E                                        A
|E------12------14-16-17-16-17-----------14-|----------------------|
|B--/14------14-----------------17-14h17----|-14---14h17--10--10---|
|G------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|D------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|A------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|E------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|							           |
|   lead gtr. 2: 				                   |
| 				              	                   |
|E--------------------12--------------------|----------------------|
|B------12------12-14----14-12--------------|----------------------|
|G--/13------13-----------------1311-9-----|-11---11h13-----------|
|D---------------------------------------11-|-------------11--11---|
|A------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|E------------------------------------------|----------------------|

1--------------------- 2--------------

|E---------12----------|---------------|
|B---12/14----14--12---|------12--14---|
|G--------------------*|-/13-----------|
|D--------------------*|---------------|
|A---------------------|---------------|
|E---------------------|---------------|
|		       |               |
|	               | 	       |
|                      |               |
|E---------------------|---------------|
|B----------9----------|---------------|
|G----9h11-----11--9--*|---------------|
|D--------------------*|---------------|
|A---------------------|---------------|
|E---------------------|---------------|


   Solo part 2:

    E                                A
|E--12-12-----12------------------|-----------------------------------
|B---------14----14p12------------|-------9-----9--10p9----9----------
|G---------------------1311-9----|--9h11----11---------11----11p9----
|D-----------------------------11-|-----------------------------------
|A--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
|E--------------------------------|-----------------------------------

    E				            A
|E----------------12-14--14b(16)r14-12-14-|-12--14------12------------
|B------12--12-14-------------------------|---------14------14--------
|G--/13-----------------------------------|--------------------13-----
|D----------------------------------------|---------------------------
|A----------------------------------------|---------------------------
|E----------------------------------------|---------------------------

                E      				      A
|E------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------
|B--12h14p12--|-12----14--12-----14----12-----------|-----------------
|G------------|----13---------13----13-----1311----|-9-----9---11----
|D------------|----------------------------------11-|----11--------11-
|A------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------
|E------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------

                E 			           A
|E------------|----------------------------------|--------------------
|B------------|-12----14-12------14-12-----------|--------------------
|G--9h11p9----|----13---------13--------1311----|-9--11-9---11-------
|D---------11-|-------------------------------11-|--------------11----
|A------------|----------------------------------|--------------------
|E------------|----------------------------------|--------------------

                   E                                      A
|E---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------
|B--------12-----|-12---14---12h14-12-----14----12-----|--14----12----
|G--9/13------13-|--------------------13-----13-----13-|-----13-------
|D---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------
|A---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------
|E---------------|-------------------------------------|--------------

                            E
|E-------12--14p12--12-14-|-14b(16)-14b(16)-14b(16)--(16)r14--12-14---
|B---14-------------------|-------------------------------------------
|G------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|D------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|A------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|E------------------------|-------------------------------------------

     A                                        E
|E--(16)r14-12-14--12----12--14p12----12-14-|-14b(16)-14b(16)-14b(16)-
|B--------------------14-----------14-------|-------------------------
|G------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|D------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|A------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|E------------------------------------------|-------------------------

                  A                                      E
|E--(16)r14--12-|-14/16--1614--14---12----12----------|--------------
|B--------------|-----------------------14----14p12----|-14--12h14p12-
|G--------------|-----------------------------------13-|--------------
|D--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------
|A--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------
|E--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------

                                   A
|E-------------------------------|------------------------------------
|B------14--12----------12----14-|-12----------12----------12----14---
|G--13---------1311/13----13----|----1311/13----1311/13----13------
|D-------------------------------|------------------------------------
|A-------------------------------|------------------------------------
|E-------------------------------|------------------------------------

                  E                                           A
|E--------------|-------12-14--14b(16)-(16)-(16)r14--14--12-|-14--16--
|B--12----------|-12h14-------------------------------------|---------
|G-----1311/13-|-------------------------------------------|---------
|D--------------|-------------------------------------------|---------
|A--------------|-------------------------------------------|---------
|E--------------|-------------------------------------------|---------

                             A
|E--16-17--17-17-17p16--14-|-14--16--17-17--19--19-19--19b(21)-|------
|B-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------
|G-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------
|D-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------
|A-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------
|E-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------

    E                                A
|E--(21)b19--19p17--17-16-16h17p16-|-16--17-17-17p16--16-16p14--14----
|B---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|G---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|D---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|A---------------------------------|----------------------------------
|E---------------------------------|----------------------------------

            E                                             A
|E--14p12-|-12-12p9----9-12p9--12----9--12p9-----12-----|-9--12p9-----
|B--------|---------12------------12----------12----12--|-------------
|G--------|---------------------------------------------|-------------
|D--------|---------------------------------------------|-------------
|A--------|---------------------------------------------|-------------
|E--------|---------------------------------------------|-------------

                               A
|E--12b(14)-12---9----9------|----------------------------------------
|B-----------------12---12p9-|-9--10p9----10-10p9---------------------
|G---------------------------|---------11---------11-9------9--9-9----
|D---------------------------|-------------------------9h11-----------
|A---------------------------|----------------------------------------
|E---------------------------|----------------------------------------

    E                          A                               E
|E------------------12-14-12-|-------------------------------|--------
|B-----------12-14-----------|-------------12--14-12---------|--------
|G--9-11/13------------------|----9--11/13-----------1311-9-|-9-11/13
|D---------------------------|-11----------------------------|--------
|A---------------------------|-------------------------------|--------
|E---------------------------|-------------------------------|--------

                     A                                   E
|E--------12-14-12-|-----------------------------------|--------------
|B--12-14----------|-------------12--14-12-------------|------9-10p9--
|G-----------------|----9-11/13------------13/11-9-----|-9-11---------
|D-----------------|-11-----------------------------11-|--------------
|A-----------------|-----------------------------------|--------------
|E-----------------|-----------------------------------|--------------

                                  A
|E------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|B------------------------------|-----------------------12------------
|G--11-9----9-11p9----9---------|-9--9-11p9-----9-11/13----1311-9----
|D-------11--------11---11-9-11-|-----------11----------------------11
|A------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|E------------------------------|-------------------------------------

    E                                          A
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|B-------9-10p9----------9-10p9----9---------|------------------------
|G--9-11--------11-9-11---------11---11p9----|------9-11p9---------9--
|D----------------------------------------11-|-9-11--------11-9-11----
|A-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|E-------------------------------------------|------------------------


|E--------------------|
|B--------------------|
|G--11p9---11---------|
|D-------9----11-9-11-|
|A--------------------|



   lead gtr. 1:

    E                                         A
|E------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|B-------9-10p9---------9-10p9----9---------|------------------------|
|G--9-11--------11-9-11--------11---11-9----|------9-11p9---------9--|
|D---------------------------------------11-|-9-11--------11-9-11----|
|A------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|E------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 								     |
|  lead gtr. 2:                                                      |
|    								     |
|E------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|B------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|G-------9-11p9---------9-11p9---11---------|------------------------|
|D--9-11--------11-9-11--------9----11-9----|------9-11p9---------9--|
|A---------------------------------------11-|-9-11--------11-9-11----|
|E------------------------------------------|------------------------|



             1----------   2------- E          A           B       A
|E----------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
|B----------|------------|-------9-/12-10h12p10-9--------------------|
|G--11p9----|-9---------*|-----9-------------------11-9--------------|
|D-------11-|---11-9-11-*|-/11--------------------------11-9--11--7-|
|A----------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
|E----------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 								     |
|                                                                    |
|    	     1----------		                             |
|E----------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
|B----------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
|G----------|-----------*|-------9-/13----11---9---------------------|
|D--11p9----|-9---------*|---/11-------------------11-9--------------|
|A-------11-|---11-9-11--|------------------------------11-9--11--7-|
|E----------|------------|-------------------------------------------|


    **Verse 3

        E               B                  A             E
  	Good old ...

        E             B    A
        Going to ...



    *second lead break (see right after verse 2)



     **chorus:

    B         A          E               A
    You're my ...

    B                A                      E                 A
    Lord you know ...

    A
    Turn your love my way  yeah, yeah



     *play intro part to ending
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