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Slow C Minor Blues

Description: Printer friendly instructions for guitar playing: Teaching Slow Minor Blues.

4/4 slow with a 16-beat feel

Beats..1....2...3...4..1....2...3...4..

e-||---3--3-3----------3--3-3----------||
B-||---4--4-4----------4--4-4----------||
G-||.--5--5-5----------5--5-5---------.||
D-||---5---------------5---------------||
A-||.--3----------3-6--3----------3---.||
E-||----------3-6-------------3-6------||Repeat x 2

Chds:.Cm..............................

.....1......2...3....4.....1......2...3....4..

e----8---8--8--------------8---8--8-----------
B----9---9--9--------------9---9--9-----------
G---10--10-10-------------10--10-10-----------
D---10--------------------10------------------
A----8-------------8-11----8-------------8----
E-------------8-11------------------8-11------

....Fm........................................

Repeat first two bars then:

....1....2...3...4....1..2..3..4...1..2..3..4..1..2..3..4...

e---------------------3-(hold)-----1-(hold)----1-(hold)-4-4-----
B---8--8-8-------8----3-(hold)-----1-(hold)----1-(hold)-4-4-----
G---8--8-8-------8----4-(hold)-----1-(hold)----1-(hold)-5-5-----
D---8--8-8-------8----5-(hold)-----3-(hold)----3-(hold)-4-4-----
A---6-----------------5-(hold)-----3-(hold)----3-(hold)-7-7-----
E---------------------3-(hold)-----1-(hold)----1-(hold)-4-4-----

....Eb............... G............Fm......... Fm.......Ab7.....

Repeat first two bars again

Repeat from beginning for next verse