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Brilliant Blues- Pete Townshend
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Tuning: Standard
Pete Townshend
Brilliant Blues (1985)
(Pete Townshend)
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Whatever your strumming pattern may be, try to incorporate the riff into
your accompaniment.
Capo 1st fret
RIFF (Intro/Verse)
[G] [D/G] [G] [D/G] [G][D/G][G][D/G]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0---0-0-0-3-----|0-0-0-0-3-------|0---0-0-0-3-----|0-0-0-0-3-------|
G|0---0-0-0-2-----|0-0-0-0-2-------|0---0-0-0-2-----|0-0-0-0-2-------|
D|0---0-0-0-0-----|0-0-0-0-0-------|0---0-0-0-0-----|0-0-0-0-0-------|
A|x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
[Em] [E7sus4] [Em] [E7sus4] [Em][E7sus4][Em][E7sus4]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0---0-0-0-3-----|0-0-0-0-3-------|0---0-0-0-3-----|0-0-0-0-3-------|
G|0---0-0-0-2-----|0-0-0-0-2-------|0---0-0-0-2-----|0-0-0-0-2-------|
D|2---2-2-2-2-----|2-2-2-2-2-------|2---2-2-2-2-----|2-2-2-2-2-------|
A|2---------------|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
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CHORDS
D/G [E-A-D-G-B-E]3-x-0-2-3-x
E7sus4 0-2-2-2-3-x
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Capo 1st fret
INTRO (RIFF)
[G] Say goodbye [D/G]to the [G]brilliant [G/D]blues
[G] Say goodbye [D/G]to the [G]brilliant [G/D]blues
Say good[Em]bye .[E7sus4].. [Em] [E7sus4] [Em] [E7sus4] [F] [Bb] [[C]It's ...]
VERSE
[C]It's [G]tim[D/G]e[G][D/G]
To [G]liv[D/G]e[G][D/G]
So [Em]make [E7sus4]me[Em][E7sus4]
[Em]Take me[E7sus4][Em][E7sus4]
VERSE
It's [G]tim[D/G]e, [G][D/G]
To [G]giv[D/G]e[G][D/G]
So don't be[Em]tray [E7sus4]me, [Em][E7sus4]
[Em]Pay m[E7sus4]e[F][Bb][C]
CHORUS
The [G]brilliant blues, don't [C]want to be [D]frozen
[G] I'll spend my mornings at the [C]sunshine ca[D]fe
I've [G]read the news and the [C]clique-ridden [D]notions
[G] I know that now is the [C]time to [D]say
VERSE
It's [G]time (say goodbye [D/G]to the [G]brilliant [D/G]blues)
To [G]teach (say goodbye [D/G]to the [G]brilliant [D/G]blues)
So [Em]tell me (say goodbye [E7sus4]to the [Em]brilliant [E7sus4]blues)
Come on [Em]tell me (say goodbye [E7sus4]to the [Em]brilliant [E7sus4]blues)
VERSE
It's [G]time (say goodbye [D/G]to the [G]brilliant [D/G]blues)
To [G]preach (say goodbye [D/G]to the [G]brilliant [D/G]blues)
So [Em]help me (say goodbye [E7sus4]to the [Em]brilliant [E7sus4]blues)
Come on and [Em]help me (say goodbye [E7sus4]to the [F]brilliant [Bb]blues)[C]
CHORUS
G C D [G]
The brilliant blues will never flow this way again
[G] The colour of the [C]Mersey's [D]grey
G C D [G]
The brilliant blues have faded into sadness and pain
[G] And now is the [C]time to [D]say ... It's [G]tim[D/G]e[G]
MIDDLE 8
Em [Em]
You and me are going to finally sail away
Em [Cmaj7]
We'll get far away from the blues and the mist in the rain
Cmaj7 [Cmaj7]
You and me are going to fight until we win the day
For [Cmaj7]now is the time that we [F]must say good[Bb]bye [[C]to the ...]
CHORUS
[C] G C D
To the brilliant blues, I don't want to be frozen
[G] I'll spend my mornings at the [C]sunshine ca[D]fe
I've [G]read the news and the [C]clique-ridden [D]notions
[G] I know that now is the [C]time to [D]say
VERSE
It's [G]time (say goodbye [D/G]to the [G]brilliant [D/G]blues)
To [G]trust (say goodbye [D/G]to the [G]brilliant [D/G]blues)
So [Em]buy me (say goodbye [E7sus4]to the [Em]brilliant [E7sus4]blues)
Come on and [Em]try me (say goodbye [E7sus4]to the [Em]brilliant [E7sus4]blues)
VERSE
It's [G]time (say goodbye [D/G]to the [G]brilliant [D/G]blues)
To [G]thrust (say goodbye [D/G]to the [G]brilliant [D/G]blues)
So [Em]guide me (say goodbye [E7sus4]to the [Em]brilliant [E7sus4]blues)
Stay be[Em]side me (say goodbye [E7sus4]to the [F]brilliant [Bb]blues)[C]
CHORUS
G C D [G]
The brilliant blues will never flow this way again
[G] The colour of the [C]Mersey's [D]grey
G C D [G]
The brilliant blues have faded into sadness and pain
[G] And now is the [C]time to [D]say ... It's [G]time
