Kenny Wayne Shepherd's song, Blue On Black, is one of my favorites. The laid back groove of this song never gets old and, with the repeating chord progression, it's an easy one to learn. (Much tougher to master if you want to play it the way Mr. Shepherd does.) Have fun rocking this one!
Chord Sheet below
Blue On Black
[Intro]
D C G x2
[Verse 1]
D C G D C G
Night falls, and I'm alone
D C G D C G
Skin, yeah chilled me to the bone
D C G D C G
You, turned and you ran, oh yeah
D C G D C G
Oh, slipped, right from my hand
[Chorus]
D
Hey, blue on black, tears on a river
C G
Push on a shove, it don't mean much
D
Joker on jack, match on a fire
C G
Cold on ice, a dead man's touch
D C G
Whisper on a scream, doesn't change a thing
A G D C G
Don't bring you back... blue on black, oh yeah...
D C G
Blue on black...
[Verse 2]
D C G D C G
Blind, oh now I see
D C G D C G
Truth, lies and in between
D C G D C G
Wrong, can't be undone
D C G D C G
Slipped, from the tip of your tongue
[Chorus]
D
Hey, blue on black, tears on a river
C G
Push on a shove, it don't mean much
D
Joker on jack, match on a fire
C G
Cold on ice, a dead man's touch
D C G
Whisper on a scream, doesn't change a thing
A G D C G
Don't bring you back, yeah... blue on black Oh...
D C G
Blue on black...
D C G
Blue on black...
[Chorus]
D
Blue on black, tears on a river
C G
Push on a shove, it don't mean much
D
Joker on jack, match on a fire
C G
Cold on ice, a dead man's touch
D C G
Whisper on a scream, doesn't change a thing
A G D C G
Don't bring you back... blue on black oh yeah
D C G
Blue on black
[Chorus]
D
Hey, blue on black, tears on a river
C G
Push on a shove, it don't mean much
D
Joker on jack, match on a fire
C G
Cold on ice, a dead man's touch
D C G
Whisper on a scream, doesn't change a thing
A G D C G
Don't bring you back... blue on black oh...
D C G
Blue on black... oh...
D C G
Blue on black... oh...
D C G
Blue on black...
0:00 Intro
0:26 No E (1st string)
0:57 Song overview
2:39 Breakdown
6:10 Open Chord Demo
7:56 "5 Chord" Demo