Apr102019

Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge – Mean Mother Blues Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Mean Mother Blues by Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C G C
E7 F
F
C E7 Am
D7 G7 C

[Verse 1]
C G C
When I got home, I found my baby away
E7 F
Yeah, a little piece of paper said she’d gone out to play
F
I know the river’s done gone dry
C E7 Am
She’s trapped another fly
D7 G7 C
I got nothing to do, but a few more words to say

[Chorus]
G
I got the mean woman blues
F C
Lord knows I’d lose
D7 G
I just can’t seem to get her off my mind
F
She’s an all night rocking mother
C E7 Am
Lord knows I love her
D7 G7 C
But she’s leaving me to ramble on up the line

[Solo]
C G C
E7 F
F
C E7 Am
D7 G7 C

[Verse 2]
C G C
When she moved in I kissed the blues goodbye
E7 F
She lit my torch and left the burners on high
F
Lord the money that I paid
C E7 Am
for that living loving maid
D7 G7 C
Now she’s left me here to grieve, moan, and cry

[Solo]
C G C
E7 F
F
C E7 Am
D7 G7 C

[Verse 3]
C G C
If you hear my song, you know just what I mean
E7 F
Lord I think its all just a part of the woman’s scheme
F
If you’re buying what she sells,
C E7 Am
she’ll run you straight to hell
D7 G7 C
Captivate your mind, and pick your truths so clean

[Chorus]
G
I got the mean woman blues
F C
Lord knows I’d lose
D7 G
I just can’t seem to get her off my mind
F
She’s an all night rocking mother
C E7 Am
She’s my flip top package cover
D7 G7 C
But she’s leaving me to ramble on up the line

[Solo]
C G C
E7 F
F
C E7 Am
D7 G7 C

[Outro]
G
I got the mean woman blues
F C
Lord knows I’d lose
D7 G
I just can’t seem to get her off my mind
F
She’s an all night rocking mother
C E7 Am
Lord knows I love her
D7 G7 C Cma7/B C7/Bb A7
But she’s leaving me to ramble on up the line Yes, she is
D7 G7 C Cma7/B C7/Bb A7
She’s leaving me to ramble on up the line
D7 G7 C

How to play Mean Mother Blues: key, chords and progression

Mean Mother Blues by Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 10 chords: C, G, E7, F, Am, D7, G7, Cma7/B, C7/Bb and A7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C – E7 – Am (IV – I – III7 – vi in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – mi – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.