Roy Orbison - Mean Woman Blues Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D,E keys to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram
[chorus]
[C]Hmm well I got a woman mean as she can be
Well [F]I got a woman mean as she can [C]be
Some[G7]times I think she’s [F]almost mean as [C]me [G7]
She gotta [C]ruby lips she got shapely hips yeah
Boy she makes old [G7]Roy flip
[Opening]
Well [F]I got a woman mean as she can [C]be
Some[G7]times I think she’s [F]almost mean as [C]me [G7]
Well [C]I ain’t bragging be sure it’s understood
Everything I do well I [C7]sure do it good
Well [F]I got a woman mean as she can [C]be
Some[G7]times I think she’s [F]almost mean as [C]me [G7]
[chorus]
She gotta [C]ruby lips she got shapely hips yeah
Boy she makes [C7]old Roy flip
Well [F]I got a woman mean as she can [C]be
Some[G7]times I think she’s [F]almost mean as [C]me
How to play Mean Woman Blues on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Roy Orbison - Mean Woman Blues on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Mean Woman Blues uses these transitions most often: C → G7 (8), F → C (8), and G7 → F (5). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - F chord transition.
1. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
2. C → G7 chord transition
To move from C to G7;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
3. G7 → F chord transition
To move from G7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
4. C → C7 chord transition
To move from C to C7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
5. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
Mean Woman Blues chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Mean Woman Blues.
- Mean Woman Blues includes 29 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Mean Woman Blues contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Mean Woman Blues connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → F: 16%
- C → G7: 2%
After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → C: 40%