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BLUE MORNING, BLUE DAY
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 Words and Music by Mick Jones and Lou Gramm

Bm
x x 9 7 7 7 B°/D
x 5 x 7 6 7 Bm/F#
x 9 9 7 7 7 G7
x 10 12 10 12 10
F#
x 9 11 11 11 x A
x x 7 6 5 5 G
x 10 12 12 12 10 F#7sus4
x 9 11 9 12 x
F#7
x 9 11 9 11 9 F#°/A
x 12 10 11 10 x F#m/C#
9 x 11 11 10 9 D7
10 x 10 11 10 10
F#m
x 9 11 11 10 9

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr II'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'

 Intro  Moderate Rock Q=120
  Bm                B°/D                 Bm/F#              G7
 4/4
  Gtr III
  Q   Q   Q   Q      Q    Q   Q    Q     Q   Q   Q   Q        Q   Q  Q    Q
  |   |   |   |      |    |   |    |     |   |   |   |        |   |  |    |
  /   /   /   /      /    /   /    /     /   /   /   /        /   /  /    /

  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E    E E  E E E E  E E   E E E E E E E  E    +H.         +Q

                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                        9 8 9     8 9 10  (10)        (10)\  
   7 6 7     6 7 9  10 9 10     9 10                                         

  Bm                      B°/D
   Q     Q   Q     Q       Q     Q   Q     Q
   |     |   |     |       |     |   |     |
   /     /   /     /       /     /   /     /

  Gtr II
   E  E  E E E  E  E  E    E  E  E E E  E  E E

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
   14 13 14     13 14 16  17 16 17     16 17   
                                               
|
| Gtr I
|  E  E  E E E  E  E  E    E  E  E E E  E  E E

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
    7  6  7      6  7  9  10  9 10      9 10   

  Bm/F#                   G7
   Q     Q   Q     Q        Q   Q      Q      Q
   |     |   |     |        |   |      |      |
   /     /   /     /        /   /      /      /

   E  E  E E E  E  E  E    +Q.     E  +E   E  Q

                                                     
                                             15\     
                                  16 (16)            
   16 15 16     15 16 17  (17)            17         
                                                     
                                                     
|
|  E  E  E E E  E  E  E    +Q.     E  +E   Q      E

                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
    9  8  9      8  9 10  (10)     8  (8)  7         
                                                 10  

   Verse
    F#            Bm            A             G
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
    |  |  |  |    |  |  |  |    |  |  |  |    |  |  |  |
    /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /

    W             W             W             W

                                                        
  o                                                    o
                                                        
                                                        
  o                                                    o
                                                        

    F#            Bm                A
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q   Q    Q   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
    |  |  |  |    |   |    |   |    |  |  |  |
    /  /  /  /    /   /    /   /    /  /  /  /

    Gtr I
    H     H       Q.    E +Q   Q    H     H

                                              
  o                                           
                                              
                                              
  o       1      2     5 (5)  2         4     
    2                             5           

 1.                  2.
  G                   G     F#
  Q   Q    Q   Q      Q  Q   Q      Q
  |   |    |   |      |  |   |      |
  /   /    /   /      /  /   /      /

                                PM|   PM|
  Q.    E +Q   Q      H     +E  S S E S S

                                            
                   o                         
                                            
                                            
         2 (2)  5  o                4 0 0    
   3                 3     (3) 0 0 2        

 Chorus  $
  $$
  Bm                 G7                 F#7susF#7                   Bm
  Q  Q   Q   Q       Q  Q   Q   Q       Q  Q  Q  Q    Q        Q     Q   Q
  |  |   |   |       |  |   |   |       |  |  |  |    |        |     |   |
  /  /   /   /       /  /   /   /       /  /  /  /    /        /     /   /

               PM|                PM|                             ~~~~~~
  H     +Q.    S S   H     +Q.    S S   H     H       E E     +E  E +Q.    E

   2     (2)         3     (3)         2     2                              
   3     (3)         3     (3)         2     2                              
   4     (4)         4     (4)         4     3                              
   4     (4)         3     (3)         2     2                              
   2     (2)         5     (5)         4     4                  2 (2)    0  
                2 2  3     (3)    0 0  2     2        5b5.5 (5)             

                                                                      To Coda
                                                                      To Coda
  Bm                 G7                 F#7susF#7               Bm
  Q  Q   Q   Q       Q  Q   Q   Q       Q  Q  Q  Q    Q       Q    Q   Q
  |  |   |   |       |  |   |   |       |  |  |  |    |       |    |   |
  /  /   /   /       /  /   /   /       /  /  /  /    /       /    /   /

               PM|                PM|                           ~~~~~~
  H     +Q.    S S   H     +Q.    S S   H     H       E Q       E +Q.     E

   2     (2)         3     (3)         2     2                              
   3     (3)         3     (3)         2     2                              
   4     (4)         4     (4)         4     3                              
   4     (4)         3     (3)         2     2                              
   2     (2)         5     (5)         4     4                2 (2)         
                2 2  3     (3)    0 0  2     2        5b5.5            (0)  

  Bm                      B°/D
   Q     Q   Q     Q       Q     Q   Q     Q
   |     |   |     |       |     |   |     |
   /     /   /     /       /     /   /     /

  Gtr II
   E  E  E E E  E  E  E    E  E  E E E  E  E E

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
   14 13 14     13 14 16  17 16 17     16 17   
                                               
|
| Gtr I
|  E  E  E E E  E  E  E    E  E  E E E  E  E E

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
    7  6  7      6  7  9  10  9 10      9 10   

  Bm/F#                   G7
   Q     Q   Q     Q        Q   Q  Q    Q
   |     |   |     |        |   |  |    |
   /     /   /     /        /   /  /    /

   E  E  E E E  E  E  E    +H.         +Q

                                              
                                              
                                              
   16 15 16     15 16 17  (17)        (17)\   
                                              
                                              
|
|  E  E  E E E  E  E  E    +H.         +Q

                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
    9  8  9      8  9 10  (10)        (10)\   
                                              

   Verse
    F#            Bm                A
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q   Q    Q   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
    |  |  |  |    |   |    |   |    |  |  |  |
    /  /  /  /    /   /    /   /    /  /  /  /

    H     H       Q.    E +Q   Q    H     H

                                              
  o                                           
                                              
                                              
  o       1      2     5 (5)  2         4     
    2                             5           

 1.,2.,3.            4.
                              D.S. al Coda
  G                   G     F#
  Q   Q    Q   Q      Q  Q   Q      Q
  |   |    |   |      |  |   |      |
  /   /    /   /      /  /   /      /

                                PM|   PM|
  Q.    E +Q   Q   3x H     +E  S S E S S

                                            
                   o                         
                                            
                                            
         2 (2)  5  o                4 0 0    
   3                 3     (3) 0 0 2        

 Guitar Solo  &
  F#m                         F#°/A
   Q           Q    Q   Q     Q        Q    Q    Q
   |           |    |   |     |        |    |    |
   /           /    /   /     /        /    /    /

  Gtr II
   e S     +S  H.             E    +E  E E +H

                                                     
   10 9pb10r(9) 7             9b10r(9) 7             
                                         7 (7)       
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
|
| Gtr I
|  E E         E  E E E E E   E     E  E E  E  E E E

                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
    2 1         2      1 2 4  5     4  5       4 5   

  F#m/C#                    D7
  Q      Q    Q      Q        Q   Q      Q      Q
  |      |    |      |        |   |      |      |
  /      /    /      /        /   /      /      /

  E   E  E  E E   E  E  E    +Q.     E  +E   E  E E

               9 /14                14 (14)    17   
            10       14 15  (15)            15      
         11                                         
     /11                                            
                                                    
                                                    
|
|                                               ~~
| E   E  E  E E   E  E  E    +Q.     E  +E   E  Q

                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                     4  (4)     7   
   4   3  4        3  4  5   (5)             5      
                                                    

  F#m
  Q         Q       Q     Q
  |         |       |     |
  /         /       /     /

  |-3-|       |-3-|       |-3-|
  S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S E

   4h5p4 2     4h5p4 2     4h5p4 2 
           5 2         5 2         
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
|
| E     E   E E     E   E E     E

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
   2     1   2           1 2     4 

  F#°/A
   Q              Q           Q        Q
   |              |           |        |
   /              /           /        /

   |--3--|           |--3--|           |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  S  E  S  S  S  E

   10h12p10          10h12p10                      
            12 10             12 10    13p12p10    
                  11                11          11 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
|
|  E        E     E  E        E     E  E        E

                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
    5        4     5                 4  5          

                                             D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
  F#m/C#                             D7
  Q     Q     Q           Q            Q    Q      Q    Q
  |     |     |           |            |    |      |    |
  /     /     /           /            /    /      /    /

  E  E  E  E  E      +E   E  E        +Q.      E  +Q    E  +E

           14 16pb17r(16) 14                  16 (16)  17 (17)\   
        14                   17b19   (17)r                        
     14                                                           
                                                                  
                                                                  
                                                                  
|
|                                                           PM--|
| E  E  E  E  E       E   E  E        +H          +Q.       S   S

                                                                  
                                                                  
                                                                  
                                                                  
   4  3  4             3   4  5       (5)         (5)       0   0 
                                                                  

  &&
  Bm                 G7
  Q  Q   Q   Q       Q    Q      Q     Q
  |  |   |   |       |    |      |     |
  /  /   /   /       /    /      /     /

  Gtr II
  W                  E  Q    E  +E   Q    E

                                            
                       12                   
                            12 (12) 10   11 
                                            
                                            
                                            
|
| Gtr I
|              PM|
| H     +Q.    S S   W

   2     (2)         3                      
   3     (3)         3                      
   4     (4)         4                      
   4     (4)         3                      
   2     (2)         5                      
                2 2  3                      

  Bm                    G7
    Q   Q   Q   Q       Q    Q      Q     Q
    |   |   |   |       |    |      |     |
    /   /   /   /       /    /      /     /

   +W                   E  Q    E  +E   Q    E

                                            17  
                               12 (12) 15       
   (11)                   12                    
                                                
                                                
                                                
|
|                 PM|
|   H      +Q.    S S   W

     2      (2)         3                       
     3      (3)         3                       
     4      (4)         4                       
     4      (4)         3                       
     2      (2)         5                       
                   2 2  3                       

  Bm                  G7
   Q  Q   Q   Q       Q    Q      Q     Q
   |  |   |   |       |    |      |     |
   /  /   /   /       /    /      /     /

   W                  E  Q    E  +E   Q    E

   14                                        
                        12                   
                             12 (12) 10   11 
                                             
                                             
                                             
|
|               PM|
|  H     +Q.    S S   W

    2     (2)         3                      
    3     (3)         3                      
    4     (4)         4                      
    4     (4)         3                      
    2     (2)         5                      
                 2 2  3                      

  Bm                   G7
    Q    Q   Q   Q      Q   Q   Q   Q
    |    |   |   |      |   |   |   |
    /    /   /   /      /   /   /   /

   +W                   W

                                        
                                        
   (11)                10               
                                        
                                        
                                        
|
|   E  E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E

     2  2 2 2 2 2 2 2   3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
     3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3   3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
     4  4 4 4 4 4 4 4   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
     4  4 4 4 4 4 4 4   3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
     2  2 2 2 2 2 2 2   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                        3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 

   Outro    Bm                      B°/D
     Q     Q   Q     Q       Q     Q   Q     Q
     |     |   |     |       |     |   |     |
     /     /   /     /       /     /   /     /

     E  E  E E E  E  E  E    E  E  E E E  E  E E

                                                
  o                                             
                                                
                                                
  o 14 13 14     13 14 16  17 16 17     16 17   
                                                
|
|    E  E  E E E  E  E  E    E  E  E E E  E  E E

                                                
  o                                             
                                                
                                                
  o                                             
     7  6  7      6  7  9  10  9 10      9 10   

                         1.
  Bm/F#                   G7
   Q     Q   Q     Q        Q   Q      Q      Q
   |     |   |     |        |   |      |      |
   /     /   /     /        /   /      /      /

   E  E  E E E  E  E  E    +Q.     E  +E   E  Q

                                                     
                                             15\    o
                                  16 (16)            
   16 15 16     15 16 17  (17)            17         
                                                    o
                                                     
|
|  E  E  E E E  E  E  E    +Q.     E  +E   Q      E

                                                     
                                                    o
                                                     
                                                     
    9  8  9      8  9 10  (10)     8  (8)  7        o
                                                 10  

  2.
  G7                                             Bm
   Q   Q      Q      Q      Q   Q      Q    Q     q  Q  H
   |   |      |      |      |   |      |    |     |
   /   /      /      /      /   /      /    /     /

   Q.     E  +E   E  Q      Q.     E  +Q    Q     q  Q  H

                                  15 (15)  17   19          *
                     15    18                               *
          16 (16)                                           *
   17             17                                        *
                                                            *
                                                            *
|
|  W                       +W                     q  Q  H

                                                            *
                                                            *
                                                            *
                                                            *
   10                     (10)                              *
                                                 7          *


Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
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2 (2)	3 (3)	2 2
3 (3)	3 (3)	2 2
4 (4)	4 (4)	4 3
4 (4)	3 (3)	2 2
2 (2)	5 (5)	4 4	2 (2) 0
2 2	3 (3) 0 0	2 2	5b5.5 (5)
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3