BLUE MORNING, BLUE DAY
As recorded by
Words and Music by Mick Jones and Lou Gramm
Bm
x x 9 7 7 7 B°/D
x 5 x 7 6 7 Bm/F#
x 9 9 7 7 7 G7
x 10 12 10 12 10
F#
x 9 11 11 11 x A
x x 7 6 5 5 G
x 10 12 12 12 10 F#7sus4
x 9 11 9 12 x
F#7
x 9 11 9 11 9 F#°/A
x 12 10 11 10 x F#m/C#
9 x 11 11 10 9 D7
10 x 10 11 10 10
F#m
x 9 11 11 10 9
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr II'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=120
Bm B°/D Bm/F# G7
4/4
Gtr III
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H. +Q
|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-9-8-9-----8-9-10-|-(10)--------(10)\--|
|-7-6-7-----6-7-9-|-10-9-10-----9-10---|------------------|--------------------|
Bm B°/D
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-14-13-14-----13-14-16-|-17-16-17-----16-17---|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|--7--6--7------6--7--9-|-10--9-10------9-10---|
Bm/F# G7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E +Q. E +E E Q
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------15\-----|
|-----------------------|---------16-(16)------------|
|-16-15-16-----15-16-17-|-(17)------------17---------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E +Q. E +E Q E
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|--9--8--9------8--9-10-|-(10)-----8--(8)--7---------|
|-----------------------|------------------------10--|
Verse
F# Bm A G
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
F# Bm A
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
H H Q. E +Q Q H H
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|
||o-------------|-----------------|-------------|
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|
||o-------1-----|-2-----5-(5)--2--|-------4-----|
||--2-----------|-----------------|-5-----------|
1. 2.
G G F#
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
PM| PM|
Q. E +Q Q H +E S S E S S
|------------------||------------------------||
|-----------------o||------------------------||
|------------------||------------------------||
|------------------||------------------------||
|-------2-(2)--5--o||---------------4-0-0----||
|-3----------------||-3-----(3)-0-0-2--------||
Chorus
$
$$
Bm G7 F#7susF#7 Bm
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
PM| PM| ~~~~~~
H +Q. S S H +Q. S S H H E E +E E +Q. E
|-2-----(2)--------|-3-----(3)--------|-2-----2-----|-------------------------|
|-3-----(3)--------|-3-----(3)--------|-2-----2-----|-------------------------|
|-4-----(4)--------|-4-----(4)--------|-4-----3-----|-------------------------|
|-4-----(4)--------|-3-----(3)--------|-2-----2-----|-------------------------|
|-2-----(2)--------|-5-----(5)--------|-4-----4-----|-------------2-(2)----0--|
|--------------2-2-|-3-----(3)----0-0-|-2-----2-----|---5b5.5-(5)-------------|
To Coda
To Coda
Bm G7 F#7susF#7 Bm
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
PM| PM| ~~~~~~
H +Q. S S H +Q. S S H H E Q E +Q. E
|-2-----(2)--------|-3-----(3)--------|-2-----2-----|-------------------------|
|-3-----(3)--------|-3-----(3)--------|-2-----2-----|-------------------------|
|-4-----(4)--------|-4-----(4)--------|-4-----3-----|-------------------------|
|-4-----(4)--------|-3-----(3)--------|-2-----2-----|-------------------------|
|-2-----(2)--------|-5-----(5)--------|-4-----4-----|-----------2-(2)---------|
|--------------2-2-|-3-----(3)----0-0-|-2-----2-----|---5b5.5------------(0)--|
Bm B°/D
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-14-13-14-----13-14-16-|-17-16-17-----16-17---|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|--7--6--7------6--7--9-|-10--9-10------9-10---|
Bm/F# G7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E +H. +Q
|-----------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------||
|-16-15-16-----15-16-17-|-(17)--------(17)\---||
|-----------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E +H. +Q
|-----------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------||
|--9--8--9------8--9-10-|-(10)--------(10)\---||
|-----------------------|---------------------||
Verse
F# Bm A
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
H H Q. E +Q Q H H
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|
||o-------------|-----------------|-------------|
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|
||o-------1-----|-2-----5-(5)--2--|-------4-----|
||--2-----------|-----------------|-5-----------|
1.,2.,3. 4.
D.S. al Coda
G G F#
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
PM| PM|
Q. E +Q Q 3x H +E S S E S S
|------------------||------------------------||
|-----------------o||------------------------||
|------------------||------------------------||
|------------------||------------------------||
|-------2-(2)--5--o||---------------4-0-0----||
|-3----------------||-3-----(3)-0-0-2--------||
Guitar Solo
&
F#m F#°/A
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
Gtr II
e S +S H. E +E E E +H
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-10-9pb10r(9)-7------------|-9b10r(9)-7-------------|
|---------------------------|------------7-(7)-------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|--2-1---------2------1-2-4-|-5-----4--5-------4-5---|
F#m/C# D7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
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E E E E E E E E +Q. E +E E E E
|-------------9-/14-------|---------14-(14)----17---|
|----------10-------14-15-|-(15)------------15------|
|-------11----------------|-------------------------|
|---/11-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| ~~
| E E E E E E E E +Q. E +E E Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------4--(4)-----7---|
|-4---3--4--------3--4--5-|--(5)-------------5------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#m
Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S E
|-4h5p4-2-----4h5p4-2-----4h5p4-2-|
|---------5-2---------5-2---------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-----1---2-----------1-2-----4-|
F#°/A
Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S E
|-10h12p10----------10h12p10----------------------|
|----------12-10-------------12-10----13p12p10----|
|----------------11----------------11----------11-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------4-----5-----------------4--5----------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
F#m/C# D7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
E E E E E +E E E +Q. E +Q E +E
|---------14-16pb17r(16)-14--------|----------16-(16)--17-(17)\---||
|------14-------------------17b19==|=(17)r------------------------||
|---14-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|------------------------------||
|
| PM--|
| E E E E E E E E +H +Q. S S
|----------------------------------|------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|------------------------------||
|-4--3--4-------------3---4--5-----|--(5)---------(5)-------0---0-||
|----------------------------------|------------------------------||
&&
Bm G7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
Gtr II
W E Q E +E Q E
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|---12-------------------|
|------------------|--------12-(12)-10---11-|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM|
| H +Q. S S W
|-2-----(2)--------|-3----------------------|
|-3-----(3)--------|-3----------------------|
|-4-----(4)--------|-4----------------------|
|-4-----(4)--------|-3----------------------|
|-2-----(2)--------|-5----------------------|
|--------------2-2-|-3----------------------|
Bm G7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
+W E Q E +E Q E
|---------------------|---------------------17--|
|---------------------|--------12-(12)-15-------|
|-(11)----------------|---12--------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM|
| H +Q. S S W
|---2------(2)--------|-3-----------------------|
|---3------(3)--------|-3-----------------------|
|---4------(4)--------|-4-----------------------|
|---4------(4)--------|-3-----------------------|
|---2------(2)--------|-5-----------------------|
|-----------------2-2-|-3-----------------------|
Bm G7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
W E Q E +E Q E
|-14----------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|---12-------------------|
|-------------------|--------12-(12)-10---11-|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|
| PM|
| H +Q. S S W
|--2-----(2)--------|-3----------------------|
|--3-----(3)--------|-3----------------------|
|--4-----(4)--------|-4----------------------|
|--4-----(4)--------|-3----------------------|
|--2-----(2)--------|-5----------------------|
|---------------2-2-|-3----------------------|
Bm G7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
+W W
|--------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|------------------||
|-(11)---------------|-10---------------||
|--------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
|---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|--------------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
Outro
Bm B°/D
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------------|----------------------|
||o-----------------------|----------------------|
||------------------------|----------------------|
||------------------------|----------------------|
||o-14-13-14-----13-14-16-|-17-16-17-----16-17---|
||------------------------|----------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------------|----------------------|
||o-----------------------|----------------------|
||------------------------|----------------------|
||------------------------|----------------------|
||o-----------------------|----------------------|
||---7--6--7------6--7--9-|-10--9-10------9-10---|
1.
Bm/F# G7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E +Q. E +E E Q
|-----------------------|----------------------------||
|-----------------------|--------------------15\----o||
|-----------------------|---------16-(16)------------||
|-16-15-16-----15-16-17-|-(17)------------17---------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------o||
|-----------------------|----------------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E +Q. E +E Q E
|-----------------------|----------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------o||
|-----------------------|----------------------------||
|-----------------------|----------------------------||
|--9--8--9------8--9-10-|-(10)-----8--(8)--7--------o||
|-----------------------|------------------------10--||
2.
G7 Bm
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q q Q H
| | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / /
Q. E +E E Q Q. E +Q Q q Q H
|-----------------------|---------15-(15)--17--|-19----------*|
|-------------------15--|--18------------------|-------------*|
|--------16-(16)--------|----------------------|-------------*|
|-17-------------17-----|----------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------*|
|
| W +W q Q H
|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------|----------------------|-------------*|
|-10--------------------|-(10)-----------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--7----------*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
