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Elvis Presley - Blue Moon of Kentucky Chords

Chord reference A, A7, D, E7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

Blue [A]moon of Ken[A7]tucky, keep on [D]shining. Shine [A]on the one that’s gone and proved un[E7]true. Blue [A]moon of Ken[A7]tucky, keep on [D]shining. Shine [A]on the one that’s [E7]gone and left me [A]blue. [A7]

[A7]It was [D]on a moonlight [D7]night, The [A]stars were shining [A7]bright. And they [D]whispered from on [D7]high, “Your [A]love has said good[E7]bye.”

Blue [A]moon of Ken[A7]tucky, keep on [D7]shining. Shine [A]on the one that’s [E7]gone and said good[A]bye.

[A7]It was [D]on a moonlight [D7]night, The [A]stars were shining [A7]bright. And they [D]whispered from on [D7]high, “Your [A]love has said good[E7]bye.”

Blue [A]moon of Ken[A7]tucky, keep on [D]shining. Shine [A]on the one that’s [E7]gone and left me [A]blue.

[A7]

Artist Elvis Presley
Album King Creole
Genres Rock
Year 1958
Key A

How to Play Blue Moon of Kentucky on Guitar?

Elvis Presley - Blue Moon of Kentucky can be played in the key of A using the A, A7, D, E7 chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

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

You can play Blue Moon of Kentucky with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.