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Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet Chords

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ChordsG, Bm7, Bbm7, Am, D7, E7, Dm7, G7, Cmaj7, Cm7, Em7, A#, G6
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-2-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar A#m7 | B♭m7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-3-3-2-4Guitar A#m7 | B♭m7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
  • Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Cm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-3-4-xGuitar Cm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar G6 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-0Guitar G6 chord diagram

[Opening]
She wore [G]Blue [Bm7]Velvet [Bm7] [Bbm7]
[Am]Bluer than [D7]velvet was the [G]night [E7]
[Am]Softer than satin was the [D7]light
From the [G]stars [D7]

[verse 2]
[D7]She wore [G]blue [Bm7]velvet [Bm7] [Bbm7]
[Am]Bluer than [D7]velvet were her [G]eyes [E7]
[Am]Warmer than May her tender [D7]sighs
Love was [Dm7]ours [G7]

[verse 3]
[Cmaj7]Ours a love I held [Cm7]tightly
[Bm7]Feeling the [Em7]rapture [G7]grow
[Cmaj7]Like a flame burning [Cm7]brightly
[Bm7]But when she [A#]left [Am]gone was the [D7]glow of

[verse 4]
[G]Blue [Bm7]Velvet [Bm7] [Bbm7]

[Closing]
[Am]But in my [D7]heart there’ll always [G]be [E7]
[Am]Precious and warm,
A memo[D7]ry through the [Dm7]years [G7]
And I [Cmaj7]still can see Blue [D7]Velvet through my [G6]tears

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ArtistBobby Vinton
AlbumBlue Velvet
GenresPop
Year1963
KeyG

How to play Blue Velvet on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet on guitar requires 13 chords and 18 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Blue Velvet uses these transitions most often: Am → D7 (7), D7 → G (6), and Bbm7 → Am (3). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - Bm7 chord transition.

1. G → Bm7 chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Bm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-2-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm7 chord diagram

To move from G to Bm7;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
G to Bm7

2. Bm7 → Bbm7 chord transition

Guitar Bm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-2-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm7 chord diagram
Guitar A#m7 | B♭m7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-3-3-2-4Guitar A#m7 | B♭m7 chord diagram

To move from Bm7 to Bbm7;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 4.
Bm7 to Bbm7

3. Bbm7 → Am chord transition

Guitar A#m7 | B♭m7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-3-3-2-4Guitar A#m7 | B♭m7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from Bbm7 to Am;

  1. While playing Bbm7, lift your pinky from E string fret 4.
  2. Slide your index finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.
Bbm7 to Am

4. Am → D7 chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

To move from Am to D7;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
Am to D7

5. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

6. G → E7 chord transition

To move from G to E7;

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

7. E7 → Am chord transition

To move from E7 to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.

8. D7 → Dm7 chord transition

To move from D7 to Dm7;

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

9. Dm7 → G7 chord transition

To move from Dm7 to G7;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 1.

10. G7 → Cmaj7 chord transition

To move from G7 to Cmaj7;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 1 to A string fret 3.

11. Cmaj7 → Cm7 chord transition

To move from Cmaj7 to Cm7;

  1. Slide your index finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.

12. Cm7 → Bm7 chord transition

To move from Cm7 to Bm7;

  1. While playing Cm7, lift your pinky from B string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.

13. Bm7 → Em7 chord transition

To move from Bm7 to Em7;

  1. While playing Bm7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.

14. Em7 → G7 chord transition

To move from Em7 to G7;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 1.

15. Bm7 → A# chord transition

To move from Bm7 to A#;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

16. A# → Am chord transition

To move from A# to Am;

  1. While playing A#, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.

17. Cmaj7 → D7 chord transition

To move from Cmaj7 to D7;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.

18. D7 → G6 chord transition

To move from D7 to G6;

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.

Blue Velvet chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Blue Velvet.

  • Blue Velvet includes 46 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Blue Velvet connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).
    • D7 → G: 51%
    • D7 → Dm7: 1%
    After Bm7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are E7 (25%), C (13%), and A (11%).
    • Bm7 → Em7: 8%
    • Bm7 → Bbm7: 1%
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