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'My Baby Left Me' comprises three chords: D, C & G. Conventional wisdom would dictate
that this is a V-IV-I progression in the key of G. However, the riffs & solos are in D
which instead indicates that this is the true key signature of the song. Thus we have
A I-bVII-IV progression in D, that is, D-C-G.
For the solos (not detailed here), Alvin eschews his usual rapid-fire approach and
instead adopts a less-is-more technique, substituting feel, repetition & vibrato for
his (10th fret) D minor pentatonic phrases.
DD
DMy baby left me
CShe wouldn't tell a lie
G'Cause she said she would, she did
And she Dleft me high and dry
DMy baby left me
CLast night I heard her cry
GShe wouldn't tell me why
She just said Dbye-bye
riff 1
DI used to sing the blues
CI thought I sang for real
GNow I know the feel
And it hurts too Dmuch
riff 1
DMy baby left me
CShe left me all alone
GShe's never coming home
And I want to Ddie
riff 1
DMy baby left me
CShe wouldn't tell a lie
G'Cause she said she would, she did
And she Dleft me high and dry
My, my, my, my baby lDeft me
CLast night I heard her cry
GShe wouldn't tell me why
She just said Dbye-bye
Bye-bye-bye, everybody
DCGD
DCGD
(end double time)
DMy baby left me
CShe wouldn't tell a lie
G'Cause she said she would, she did
And she Dleft me high and dry
riff 1
DMy baby left me
CLast night I heard her cry
GShe wouldn't tell me why
She just said Dbye-bye
riff 1
DI used to sing the blues
CI thought I sang for real
GNow I know the feel
And it hurts too Dmuch
My my my my my my
DMy baby left me
CShe left me all alone
GShe's never coming home, baby
And I want to Ddie
DMy baby left me
CMy baby left me
GMy baby left me
DMy my my my my my
DCGD
DCGD
DCGD
DCGD
DCGD
DCGD
riff 1
D
riff 1 riff 2
bss bss
D
bss bss bss bss
CG
D
/ slide up
\ slide down
H hammer-on
p pull-off
mu mute
pb pre-bend
co cut off
pr partial release
bss bend slightly sharp
~~ vibrato
========================================================================= 03 Jan 2014
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