Little Blue Cifras

Little Blue - Jacob Collier
As Played Here By Justin Roth and Jacob Collier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ryiKp_U2mA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQvzX0Z3HE4
 
All the simplified chord shapes you need (rest of the strings are drones):
     E Major        E Minor     E diminished   E sus
  -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
  | | | | | |    | | | | | |    | o | | | |    | | | | | |
  o o | | | |    o o | | | |    o | | | | |    o o | | | |
  | | | | | |    | | o | | |    | | o | | |    | | | | | |
  | | o | | |    | | | | | |    | | | | | |    | | | | | |
  | | | | | |    | | | | | |    | | | | | |    | | o | | |
  | | | | | |    | | | | | |    | | | | | |    | | | | | |
 
  D/F#(1 inv)       D/A(2 inv)    Em/G (1inv)      Eo/G(1 inv)
  -----------      -----------    -----------     -----------
  | | | | | |  VII o | | | | |  V o | | | | |  V  o | | | | |
  | | | | | |      | | | | | |    | | | | | |     | | o | | |
  | | | | | |      | o | | | |    | o o | | |     | o | | | |
  o | | | | |      | | o | | |    | | | | | |     | | | | | |
  | o o | | |      | | | | | |    | | | | | |     | | | | | |
  | | | | | |      | | | | | |    | | | | | |     | | | | | |
 
Tuning     D  A  E A  A  d
 
Ab/C      10 11 11 x  x  x
A          7  7  9 x  0  x
A9         7  7  9 x  0  0
Aadd11    11 12 12 x  x  0
Am         7  7  8 x  x  x
Am7        7  7  8 x 10 10 Hard for the Pre Chorus
Asus4      7  7 10 x  0  0
Bb         8  8 10 x  x  x
Bbm        8  8  9 x  x  x
Bbo        8  7  9 x  x  x
Bm7        9  9 10 x 12  0
B/D#       1  2  2 x  x  1
Cadd9     10 10 12 x  x  0
Co/Eb      1  3  2 x  x  x
Db        11 11 13 x  x  x
D          0  9 10 x  0  0
D         12 12 14 x  0  0
D          0  0  2 x  0  0
D5         X  5  5 x  0  0
D/A        7  9 10 x  0  0
D/F#       4  5  5 0  0  0 Easy
Dadd9/F#   4  5  5 x  7  7 Hard for the Pre Chorus
Eb        13 13 15 x  x  x
E          2  2  4 x  x  x
Esus2      2  2  2 x  x  x
Em7add11   2  2  3 x  0  0 Em11 in the text
Eo/G       5  7  6 x  x  x
F#m        4  4  5 X  X  X Easy
F#m        4  4  5 x  4  7 Hard for the Pre Chorus
Gmaj7      5  5  7 x  9  9 Hard for the Pre Chorus
Gadd9/B    X  2  3 x  0  0
Gadd9/D    0  2  3 x  0  0
Gadd9      5  5  7 x  0  0
G/B        9 10 10 x  x  0
G#m        6  6  7 x  x  x
G#m        6  6  7 x  6  9
 
*Often he pass from Asus4 to A. This is not indicated in the lyrics, only Asus4 is signed.
** Passing chords Bm7 Aad11/C# D
*** You can Play Gmaj7 instead of Gadd9  and Dadd9/F#  instead of D/F#
And Am7 instead of Am
 
[Intro]
Jacob is playing the 4th string and the first 2 strings as drones.
Picking pattern: 4-2-4-1 strings (Thumb, index, middle finger)
 
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
E|-5--3--2--3--5--7--5--3--2-|
G|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
d|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
 
Then he plays Gadd9/B adding the D as bass note Gadd9/D
 
[Verse 1]
  D/F# Gadd9    A   Bm7
Little  blue, be my shelter
D/F#  Em11    Asus4*    D
Be my cradle, be my womb
D/F#   Gadd9  A     Bm7
Be my   boat, be my river
D/F#   Em11    Asus4*     D**
Be the stillness of the moon
 
  D/F# Gadd9    A   Bm7
If I    could, I'd go with you
D/F#      Em11    Asus4*    D
    To a place I never knew
D/F#     Gadd9  A     Bm7
  In your eyes, so dark and open
D/F#      Em11       Asus4*   D**
There's a light that leads me back to you
 
[Pre-Chorus 1]
              Bm7    F#m     Gadd9***
'Cause you're not so far  away
  D/F#***  Am
I hear you say
       G/B        Cadd9  D   Cadd9   G/B
You'll never walk alone
Singin'
 
[Chorus]
D                      Em11
Don't be afraid of the dark
Gadd9   Asus4*
In your heart
             Em7  D/F# Gadd9
You're gonna find a    way
   D                      Em7
To carry the weight of the world
Gadd9   Asus4*
On your shoulders
             Em11 D/F# Gadd9  D/A
You're gonna find your way    home
 
D Gadd9/D  D5
 
[Verse 2]
 D/F# Gadd9    A   Bm7
Little  blue, be my anchor
D/F#  Em11      Asus4*  D
Be my light, my compass star
D/F#       Gadd9      A     Bm7    Em11
Be   my   darkness,   be my danger
D/F#   Gadd9   Asus4*     A
Be the strings of my    guitar
 
 D/F#   Gadd9  A       Bm7
Little  blue , how I  love you (How I love you)
D/F#      Em11   D/F#    Gadd9  Asus* Bbo   D/A
Somethin' strong and     somethin'    true
D/F#   Gadd9     A        Bm7    Co/Eb
In your arms, so dear and gentle
D/F#      Em11      Asus4            A
There's a home that leads me back to you
 
[Pre-Chorus 2]
              Bm7    F#m     G#m
'Cause you're not so far  away
  B/D#     E
I hear you say
       Bbm   Ab/C Db Eb  Bb  Eo/G
You'll never walk alone
Singin'
 
[Chorus]
D                      Em11
Don't be afraid of the dark
Gadd9   Asus4*
In your heart
             Em7  D/F# Gadd9
You're gonna find a    way
   D                      Em7
To carry the weight of the world
Gadd9   Asus4*
On your shoulders
             Em11 D/F# Gadd9  D/A
You're gonna find your way    home
 
D                      Em11
Don't be afraid of the light
Gadd9   Asus4*
It's all right
             Em7  D/F# Gadd9
You're gonna find a    way
   D                      Em7
To carry the weight of the world
Gadd9   Asus4*
On your shoulders
             Em11 D/F# Gadd9  Aadd9
You're gonna find your way    home
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