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Louis Armstrong - Black And Blue Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Am, Dm, D7, C, G7, Fm, E7, Cmaj7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am] [Dm] [Am] [D7] [C] [Dm] [G7] [C] [Fm] [E7] [Am]Cold empty bed, [Dm]springs hard as lead [Am]Feel like old Ned, [D7]wished I was dead [Cmaj7]What did I do to [Dm]be so black and [C]blue? [G7] [E7]

[Am]Even the mouse [Dm]ran from my house [Am]They laugh at you [Dm]scorn you too [Cmaj7]What did I do to [Dm]be so black and [C]blue? [Fm] [C]

[G]I’m white inside, [C]but that don’t [G]help my [C]case [G]Cause I can’t hide [C]what is [G7]on my [E7]face

[Am]How will it end? [Dm]Ain’t got a friend [Am]My only sin [Dm]is in my skin [Cmaj7]What did I do to [Dm]be so [G]black and [C]blue? [G7] [E7]

Tell me, [Am]what did I do? [Dm]What did I do? [Am]What did I do? [D7]What did I do? Tell me, [Cmaj7]what did I do to be [Dm]so black and [C]blue? [G7] [E7] [Cmaj7]What did I do to be [Fm]so black and [C]blue?

Artist Louis Armstrong
Album Single
Genres Jazz
Year 1954
Key Am

How to Play Black And Blue on Ukulele?

Louis Armstrong - Black And Blue can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Dm, D7, C, G7, Fm, E7, Cmaj7 chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave A open.
  • For D7, To play D7, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave G open.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, leave C open.
  • For E7, To play E7, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave E open.
  • For Cmaj7, To play Cmaj7, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Black And Blue with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.