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Dee Dee Bridgewater - Slow Boat to China Chords

Chord reference Bb, G7, Eb, E, D7, C7, Cm7, F7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Bb]I’d love to [G7]get you On a [Eb]slow boat to [E]China, [Bb]All to my[D7]self a[Eb]lone. [G7] [Eb]Get you to [E]keep you in my [Bb]arms ever[G7]more, [C7]Leave all your lovers [Cm7]Weeping on the faraway [F7]shore.

[Bb]Out on the [G7]briny With the [Eb]moon big and [E]shiny, [Bb]Melting your [D7]heart of [Eb]stone. [G7] [Eb]I’d love to [Ebm]get you On a [Bb]slow boat to [G7]China, [C7]All to my[F7]self a[Bb]lone.

Artist Dee Dee Bridgewater
Album Dear Ella
Genres Jazz
Year 1997
Key Bb

How to Play Slow Boat to China on Guitar?

Dee Dee Bridgewater - Slow Boat to China can be played in the key of Bb using the Bb, G7, Eb, E, D7, C7, Cm7, F7 chords.

  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For Eb, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Cm7, To play Cm7, barre fret 1 from the A string to the D string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 4, let G ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F7, To play F7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Slow Boat to China with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.