Houdini Blues
View chords used in this chart
Dm C* B* G* D+ C+ B+ G+
e---1----1----1----1---| e---0----0----0----0---|
b---3----3----3----3---| b---3----3----3----3---|
g---2----0----0----0---| g---2----0----0----0---|
d---0----2----0----0---| d---0----2----0----0---|
a--------3----2----2---| a--------3----2----2---|
e------------------3---| e------------------3---|
<minor/seventh chords> <major-like chords>
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<define fingerpicking part>
<once you learn this part, you should be able to follow along with kristin>
D+ C+ B+ G+
e------0----|------0----|------0----|------0----|
b--------3--|--------3--|--------3--|--------3--|
g----2------|-----------|-----------|----0------|
d--0--------|----2------|----0------|-----------|
a-----------|--3--------|--2--------|-----------|
e-----------|-----------|-----------|--3--------|
D+ C+ G+
e------0----|------0----|------0----|
b--------3--|--------3--|--------3--|
g----2------|-----------|----0------|
d--0--------|----2------|-----------|
a-----------|--3--------|-----------|
e-----------|-----------|--3--------|
<1st part>
D+ C+ G+
e---------------------|-----------|------3----|
b--3s7---5-7-----5-7--|------5-0--|--------0--|
g------7-------7------|----5---0--|----0------|
d----0-------0--------|--0--------|-----------|
a---------------------|-----------|-----------|
e---------------------|-----------|--3--------|
<2nd part>
D+ C+ B+ G+
e---------------------|-------------------|------3----|
b--3s7---5-7-----5-7--|------5-------5-0--|--------0--|
g------7-------7------|----5---5---5---0--|----0------|
d----0-------0--------|--0-------0--------|-----------|
a---------------------|-------------------|-----------|
e---------------------|-------------------|--3--------|
---start---
<intro>
D+ C+ B+ G+
D+ C+ G+
D+ C+ G+ -[1st part]
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D+ C+ B+ G+ D+ C+ G+
Oh no don't you put me in that box
D+ C+ B+ G+ D+ C+ G+
you know what you can do with those locks
D+ C+ B+ G+ -[2nd part]
bet your life I'll come crawling out again
D+ C+ B+ G+
you'll have to deal with me then
D+ C+ B+ G+
you'll hear me in the wind
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D+ C+ G+ -[1st part]
D* C* B* G*
D* C* G*
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D* C* B* G*
I been on the other side of the Blue Ridge
D* C* B* G*
seen the Shenandoah rolling there
D* C* B* G*
I stepped off the mountain's edge
D* C* B* G*
just to climb the golden stair
D* C* B* G*
I seen the streets up there
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D* C* G*
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D* C* B* G*
I been on the mount transfiguration
D* C* B* G*
been there with my ma and my pa
D* C* B* G*
on the mountain of commandment
D* C* B* G*
I been handed down the law
D* C* B* G*
you should have seen what I saw
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D* C* G*
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D* C* B* G*
I fell to the bottom of Thales' well
D* C* B* G*
caught like a thief with a lamb
D* C* B* G*
you know those stars they can cast a spell
D* C* B* G*
I been caught with red hands
D* C* B* G*
I been caught with red hands
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D* C* G*
D+ C+ B+ G+
D+ C+ G+
D+ C+ G+ -[1st part]
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D* C* B* G*
I scaled the mountains skiied the valleys
D* C* B* G*
I've done the highs and the lows
D* C* B* G*
I don't feel like work today
D* C* B* G*
hell I won't go
D* C* B* G*
Bess I won't go
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D* C* G*
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D* C* B* G*
Just let me at their locks
D* C* B* G*
we should all be free
D* C* B* G*
oh Bess I swear I'll call
D* C* B* G*
when I'm free from me
D* C* B* G*
we should all be free
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D* C* G*
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D+ C+ B+ G+ D+ C+ G+
Oh no don't you put me in that box
D+ C+ B+ G+ D+ C+ G+
you know what you can do with those locks
D+ C+ B+ G+ -[2nd part]
bet your life I'll come crawling out again
D+ C+ B+ G+
you'll have to deal with me then
D+ C+ B+ G+
you'll hear me in the wind
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D+ C+ G+ -[1st part]
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D+ C+ B+ G+ D+ C+ G+
Oh no don't you put me in that box
D+ C+ B+ G+ D+ C+ G+
you know what you can do with those locks
D+ C+ B+ G+ -[2nd part]
bet your life I'll come crawling out again
D+ C+ B+ G+
you'll have to deal with me then
D+ C+ B+ G+ - <outro> D+ C+ G+
you'll hear me in the wind
<outro>
D+ C+ G+
e-----------------------|
b-----3-------3---------|
g-------2-------2-------|
d---0-----0-------------|
a-----------3-----3-----|
e-------------------3---|
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How to play Houdini Blues
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.