Blue Velvet chords
by Bobby VintonSong Key: Bb Major with a key change to B Major
Piano Chords: Bb, B, Bmaj7, C, Cm7, C#m, Dm, Eb, Ebm, Ebm7, Ebmaj7, E, F7, Fm7, F#7
Key Signature - Bb Major: 2 flats (Bb, Eb)
Key Signature - B Major: 5 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#)
Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)
Tempo: 82 bpm (Moderately slow)
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Vocal Range: C4 - D#5
Skill Level: Intermediate
Guitar Chords: A, Bb, Bbmaj7, B, Bm7, Cm, C#m, D, Dm, Dm7, Dmaj7, Eb, E7, Em7, F7, Fm7
Capo: 1st fret (to play along with the video in Bb Major → B Major)
Play-Along Video & Chord Charts
Blue Velvet
Guitar Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
A C#m Bm7 E7
Intro: Blue Vel-vet Woah woah | (She wore)|
A C#m Cm Bm7
1. She wore blue vel-vet (Woah - woah)
E7 A C#m Cm Bm7
Blu-er than vel-vet was the night (Woah - woah - woah)
E7
Soft-er than sa-tin was the light
Amaj7 F#7 Bm7 E7
From the | stars - | - (She wore)|
A C#m Cm Bm7
2. Blue... vel-vet (Woah - woah)
E7 A C#m Cm Bm7
Blu-er than vel-vet were her eyes (Woah - woah - woah)
E7
Warm-er than May, her ten-der sighs
Em7 A7
Love was ours | |
D Dm7
Bridge: Ours a love I held tight-ly
A A7
Feeling the rapture grow
Dmaj7 Dm7 C#m7
Like a flame burn-ing bright - ly - ly
Cm Bm7 E7
But when she left, gone was the glow of
A C#m Cm Bm7
3. Blue... vel-vet (Woah - woah)
E7 A C#m Cm Bm7
But in my heart there'll al-ways be (Woah - woah - woah)
E7
Pre-cious and warm, a mem-o-ry
Em7 A
Through the years | (And I)|
D Dm7
And I still can see blue vel-vet
A
Through my tears
Instrumental:
A C#m Bm7 E7 A C#m Bm7 E7 A F#m Bm7 E7
|(tears)| | - | - | | | - | - |
A C#m Cm Bm7 E7 A C#m Cm Bm7 E7 Em7 A7
| | / / / / | - | / / / / | | | | |
Dmaj7 Dm7 A A7 Dmaj7 Dm7 C#m7 Cm Bm7 E7
| | | | | | | - | - |
A C#m Cm Bm7
4. Blue... vel-vet (Woah - woah)
E7 A C#m Cm Bm7
But in my heart there'll al-ways be (Woah - woah - woah)
E7
Pre-cious and warm, a mem-o-ry
Em7 A
Through the years | (And I) |
D Dm7
And I still can see blue vel-vet
A F7
Through my tears | (key change)(She wore) |
Bb Dm C#m Cm
5. Blue... velvet (Woah - woah)
F7 Bb Dm C#m Cm7
But in my heart there'll al-ways be (Woah - woah - woah)
F7
Pre-cious and warm, a mem-o-ry
Fm7 Bb
Through the years | (And I) |
Eb
And I still can see blue velvet
Bb
Through my tears...
Dm C#m Cm B Bbmaj7
Outro: Blue | vel-vet / / Ooh | Ooh - Ooh | Ooh... |
