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My Melancholy Blues : Piano Chords
My Melancholy Blues
Words and music by Freddie Mercury
Transcribed by Shane McDonald : (shanemcd@shanemcdonald.org)
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Intro : The initial section of the intro is really quick and is probably an ad-lib from Freddie
all based around E , E7sus4 and E7 with runs down through the scall with a few trills in it.
Then the main intro starts, continuing through the song.
E B/D Cm
Cm
Another party's over
Gm
And I'm left cold sober
F#dim Fm7 Edim
My baby left me for somebody new
Fm
I don't want to talk about it
Am E/G F#dim
Want to forget about it, wanna Be intoxicated with that
Fm7 B7
Special brew
E G7
So come and get me Let me
A Am
get in that sinking feeling
E F#dim Fm7
that says my heart is on an all-time low
B7 E
So don't expect me
G7
To behave perfectly
A Am
And wear that sunny smile
E/G F#dim
My guess is I'm in for a
Fm7
cloudy and overcast
F#dim
Don't try and stop me cos I'm
E/G Edim Fm Fm^ Fm-Maj7 Fm7
heading for that stormy weather soon
A
I'm causing a mild sensation
Am
With this new occupation
E/G Cm
I'm permenantly glued to
Gm Cm Fm7
this extraordinary mood. So now move o- ver let me take
F#dim
over with my
Fm7 F#dim A7 B7 E
Mel - an - chol - y Blues
Solo :
E B/D Bm/D Cm7 A Am E/G F#dim Fm F#dim E/G Edim Fm Fm^ Fm-Maj7 Fm7
A
I'm causing a mild sensation
Am
With this new occupation
E/G Cm
I'm in the news
Gm Cm Fm7
I'm just getting used to my new exposure
F#dim
So come into my enclosure
And meet my
Fm7 F#dim A7 B7 E
Mel - an - chol - y Blues
Album Ending : Song Fades out using the following Chords to the same style / melody of the piece.
E B/D Bm/D Cm7 A Am E/G F#dim Fm F#dim Fm7 F#dim A7 B7 E
Concert Ending : Song uses the Album Ending chords and resolves on E - obviously with no fade.
Performance Notes :
^ means the chord is played on 1 octave higher on the register.
Ad-Libbing on the song can be achieved by trilling on neighboring notes on the scale / chord.
Listening to the Album / Concert version will allow you to place a more-true ad-lib.
The song also contains many 7th and diminished notes.
The timing in the song is a little unusual in that its very free and chords are often played
in advance of the words - best bet is to listen to the piece on the album a few times to get
the idea.
Unusual Chords :
Fm-Maj7 : F A C E
Fm7 : F A C E
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