Blue Velvet chords

Bobby Vinton

Song Key: Bb Major with a key change to B Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 82 bpm (Moderately slow)


Standard Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Intermediate

Guitar Chords in A Major: A, Bb, Bbmaj7, B, Bm7, Cm, C#m, D, Dm, Dm7, Dmaj7, Eb, E7, Em7, F7, Fm7

Capo: 1st fret (to play along with the video in Bb Major)

Arrangement Song Details
Play-Along Video
R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
A Major Bbmajor Bbmaj7 B Major Bm7 Cm D Major Dm Dm7 Dmaj7 Eb Major E7 Em7 F7 Fm7
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
A Major-LH Bbmajor-LH Bbmaj7-LH B Major-LH Bm7-LH Cm-LH D Major-LH Dm-LH Dm7-LH Dmaj7-LH Eb Major-LH E7-LH Em7-LH F7-LH Fm7-LH
Speed: x0.1

Blue Velvet

Capo on 1 if playing with the video.
Guitar Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
       A    C#m              Bm7     E7
Intro: Blue Vel-vet    Woah  woah |     (She  wore)|

            A    C#m      Cm     Bm7
1. She wore blue vel-vet (Woah - woah)
               E7              A      C#m    Cm     Bm7 
   Blu-er than vel-vet was the night (Woah - woah - woah)
                               E7
   Soft-er than sa-tin was the light
              Amaj7    F#7   Bm7     E7
   From the | stars  -     |     -  (She  wore)|

   A       C#m      Cm     Bm7
2. Blue... vel-vet (Woah - woah)
               E7               A     C#m    Cm     Bm7
   Blu-er than vel-vet were her eyes (Woah - woah - woah)
                                 E7
   Warm-er than May, her ten-der sighs
            Em7      A7
   Love was ours  |      |

        D                  Dm7
Bridge: Ours a love I held tight-ly
        A                   A7   
        Feeling the rapture grow
        Dmaj7                 Dm7           C#m7  
        Like a flame burn-ing bright - ly - ly
                 Cm        Bm7             E7 
        But when she left,    gone was the glow of

   A       C#m      Cm     Bm7
3. Blue... vel-vet (Woah - woah)
             E7             A           C#m    Cm     Bm7 
   But in my heart there'll al-ways be (Woah - woah - woah)
                               E7
   Pre-cious and warm, a mem-o-ry
               Em7       A
   Through the years |    (And I)|
         D                  Dm7  
   And I still can see blue vel-vet
              A
   Through my tears
   
   
Instrumental:
   
  A       C#m   Bm7   E7   A   C#m   Bm7   E7    A   F#m   Bm7    E7
|(tears)|     |     -    |   -     |     |     |   -     |     -     | 
 
   A    C#m   Cm   Bm7   E7   A    C#m Cm    Bm7    E7    Em7    A7
|     | / / / /  |     -    | /  /  /  /  |       |     |      |     |
          
  Dmaj7    Dm7     A     A7    Dmaj7    Dm7    C#m7    Cm   Bm7   E7
|       |       |     |      |       |       |      -     |     -    |
          
          
   A       C#m      Cm     Bm7
4. Blue... vel-vet (Woah - woah)
             E7             A           C#m    Cm     Bm7 
   But in my heart there'll al-ways be (Woah - woah - woah)
                               E7
   Pre-cious and warm, a mem-o-ry
               Em7      A
   Through the years |    (And I) |
         D                  Dm7
   And I still can see blue vel-vet
              A        F7 
   Through my tears | (key change)(She  wore) | 
                   
   
   Bb      Dm      C#m    Cm 
5. Blue... velvet (Woah - woah)
             F7             Bb          Dm     C#m    Cm7 
   But in my heart there'll al-ways be (Woah - woah - woah)
                               F7       
   Pre-cious and warm, a mem-o-ry
               Fm7     Bb
   Through the years |    (And I) |
         Eb            
   And I still can see blue velvet
              Bb
   Through my tears...
   
              Dm           C#m   Cm     B     Bbmaj7
Outro: Blue | vel-vet / /  Ooh | Ooh -  Ooh | Ooh... |

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: Bb Major - 2 flats (Bb, Eb)
  • Key Signature: B Major - 5 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#)
  • Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderately slow
  • Metronome: ♩ = 82
  • Voice Range: C4 - D5

Song Details:

Blue on Blue Album Cover
Album Cover
  • Songwriters: Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris
  • Date: 1951
  • Lyrics Begin: She wore blue velvet, bluer than velvet was the night.
  • Featured Artist: Bobby Vinton
    Born: Stanley Robert Vinton on April 16, 1935 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Profession: Singer, actor
    Instrument: Vocals
  • Single:
    Recorded: May 27, 1963
    Released: August 2, 1963
    B-side: Is There a Place (Where I Can Go)
  • Album: Blue on Blue
    Released: August 1963
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