Blues Creepin' Over Me [Version 1]

Blues Harmonica Accompaniment Playing Study 3 Example Song

Key: E (A Harmonica in 2nd Position) / Form: 12 Bar Blues / Start: From the I (One Chord)
Groove: Slow Blues with Breaks (w/Jon Lawton on Guitar and Gary Smith Singing)
Lesson Focus: Breaks for Slow Blues & Basic Fills
Chart: Vx2 | HARP | V ||

3 ´ 3 ´ 3 ´
j j j j ˙´ ..
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I 0:02 - Verse 13

3 4+ 3+ 3 2 3 4+ 3+ 3 2 3 4+ 3+ 3 2 3 4+ 3+ 3 5 4+ 3
2 2 2 2 4

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1 1 1 1

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IV I 3

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2 ~~~~~~~ 4+ 3 2 ~~~~~~~~ 5 3 4+ 3+ 3 5 1 1
4 2 4

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1

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IV

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3
V I V

& ˙. œ œ œ œ œ
1 ~~~~~~ 4 5 4+ ~~~~ 4+ 3 2 ~~~ 3
3
4 5+ 5
3
4 4+ 3
3
4 5+ 2 ~~ 1 1 1 ~ 3 4+ 3+ 3
2

j 3 ´ j 3 ´
1

j 3 ˙˙´ œœ œ œ
&œ Œ ‰ œœ œ œ œ œ Œ ‰ œœ œ œ œ œ Œ ‰ œœ œ œ œ æ œ́
I 1:00 - Verse 2

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2 3 4+ 3+ 3 2 3 4+ 3+ 3 2 3 4+ 3+ 3 5 5 4+ 3
2 2 2 4

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1 1 1
I

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IV

&˙ œ œ œ
2 ~~~~~~~~ 5 4+ 3 2 ~~~~~~~ 5 ~~~~~~~~ 5 4+ 3 2 2 ~~ 2 2 2 ~~ 1 1
4

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I

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IV IV

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V I V 3

& ˙. œ œ œ
1 ~~~~~~~ 4 5 4+ ~~~~~ 4+ 3 2 ~~~ 3 4 4+ ~~ 5+ 6+ 6+ ~~ 1 1 1 ~~~ 3+ 3

´ 3
bœ nœ ˙. bœ nœ œ bœ nœ œ œ bœ j œ́ œ ˙ ‰ œj œ œ œ
1:55 - Harp Solo

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3

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I

& œ œ œ
4' 4 ~~~~~~~~~~ 4' 4 ~~~~ 4' 4 ~~~~~~ 3 3' 2 ~~~~ 3+ 3 6+ 5 3+ 3 4 5+

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3

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6+ 6+ ~~~~~ 3+ 3 4 5+ 6+ 6+ 5
4
3
2
4+ 3+ 3 5
4
4 4

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6 ~~~~~ 7 8 7 6 6+ ~~~~ 5+ 4 5+ 2 ~~ 3 4 5+ 6+ 6 7 6+ 5+ 4 2 ~~ 1 1 1 ~ 3 4+ 3+ 3
3 3
3
3

j 3 ´ j 3 ´
2

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1

& œ Œ ‰ œœœ œ œ œ œ Œ ‰ œœœ œ œ œ œ Œ ‰ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ́

I 2:51 - Verse 3

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2 3 4+ 3+ 3 2 3 4+ 3+ 3 2 3 4+ 3+ 3 5 4+ 3
2 2 2 4

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1 1 1

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& ˙. Œ œ . œ œ
IV

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2 ~~~~~~~ 4+ 3 2 ~~~~~~~ 5 ~~~~~~~~~ 3+ 3 4+ 4 6+ 5 3 4+
4

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V

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3
5 3+ 3 4 5+ 6+ 5+ 4 3 2 2 3 3 4+ 4+ 4 4' 3 2 1 6+ 5
4

“Blues Creepin' Over Me” Lyrics

by Gary Smith, Jon Lawton and David Barrett

Verse 1
Well I'm, sittin' here thinkin', I feel the blues creepin' over me
Yes I'm sittin' here thinkin', that I can feel the blues creepin' over me… well
That's why I hate to remember, what a fool I used to be

Verse 2
Well now I, had plenty chances, but I turned my good luck into bad
Well now I, had plenty chances, all I did was turn my little good luck into bad
So you see I, hate to remember, those times that I once had had

Verse 3 (@ 2:49 after harp solo)

So just give me, one more chance baby, and I swear it will be the last
Please give me, one more chance baby, and I swear it will be the last
Yah then we can, think about the future, and then we'll forget about the past… (forget about it baby)

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