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“Blue On Black” by Kenny Wayne Shepherd

    Difficulty: Acoustic: Easy Intermediate

    Note: The electric guitars are tuned to Drop D. (D, A, D, G, B, E), but the acoustic is standard tuning.

    Intro

    This part is ALL acoustic:

    Verse

    Chorus

    Here is the beginning part of the Chorus:

    Here is where it changes (included is
    the end of the measure above):

    Here is the same chorus theme with the
    added lead fill:

    Verse

    The verse theme is just like the beginning
    with the added Guitar 2.

    Nothing REALLY changes until line 23
    on the PTB score, which is:

    Here is the lead part:

    Guitar Solo

    Here is the full solo:

    Here is a backing track for practice: