Blues Guitar Songs

Browse blues guitar songs with chord diagrams, tabs, and playing guides for guitar, ukulele, and piano.

Blues Guitar Songs – Chord Charts & Tabs

Explore our collection of 20 blues songs with complete chord charts, tabs, and diagrams for guitar, ukulele, piano, and more. Each song includes chord diagrams, strum patterns, and playing tips to help you learn quickly.

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White Room

Cream
Advanced
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A psychedelic rock classic by Cream featuring Eric Clapton’s iconic guitar work. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.
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Whipping Post

The Allman Brothers Band
Advanced
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The Allman Brothers Band’s epic blues-rock lament about betrayal and suffering. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
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Midnight Special

Lead Belly
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Lead Belly’s classic folk and blues song about a train bringing hope to prisoners. Beginner difficulty in the key of…
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Lay Down Sally

Eric Clapton
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
Eric Clapton’s laid-back country-rock tune about wanting a lover to stay. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
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Bell Bottom Blues

Eric Clapton
Advanced
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Eric Clapton’s heartfelt plea from Derek and the Dominos’ “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.” Intermediate difficulty in the key…
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Blue on Black

Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Intermediate
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s blues-rock anthem about heartbreak and regret. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
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Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City

Bobby Blue Bland
Advanced
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Bobby “Blue” Bland’s soulful lament about urban loneliness and lost love. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
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Life by the Drop

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
A poignant acoustic blues ballad by Stevie Ray Vaughan about friendship and the passage of time. Beginner difficulty in the…
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Gtap to play

I Put a Spell on You

Screamin Jay Hawkins
Advanced
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Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’s voodoo-infused blues classic about obsessive love. Intermediate difficulty in the key of E.
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In the Pines

Lead Belly
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
Lead Belly’s haunting folk-blues ballad about loss and loneliness, famously known as “Where Did You Sleep Last Night.” Beginner difficulty…