My Baby Just Cares For Me (Nina Simone) Guitar Lesson with TAB

My Baby Just Cares For Me Guitar Lesson + TAB
In this guitar lesson, you get TAB for My Baby Just Cares For Me's verse, bridge, instrumental section and the 1st solo!


My Baby Just Cares For Me | TAB


In this epic tune, there’s a lot of TAB to get through, let’s start with the main part, the intro, and 1st half of the verse and bridge, the signature part.

My Baby Just Cares For Me TAB, verse ideas.

Start with looking at the first line, imagine the chords being this:

A A/G# F#m7 F#m7/E | D D/C# Bm7 E11 |

Make sure you can see why, then realise that it’s easier to just see it as two chords with a falling bass line and it sounds better on the guitar if you play fewer strings. Hence idea 2 above.

Sticking with the theme, for the instrumental section, we play an E7 at the end, like this.

My Baby Just Cares For Me TAB, instrumental.

Spend plenty of time getting the right feel for playing this main “riff”.



Halfway through the verse, the chords change, to this:

My Baby Just Cares For Me TAB, verse 2nd half.

This is II – IIIx – VI – IIx – V. The bass line is the most important. Start with playing as the TAB says before you find new variations.

Here’s the second half of the bridge, or perhaps it should be called the B section?

My Baby Just Cares For Me TAB, bridge 2nd half.

I’ve kept the rhythm the same for consistency. Start playing as it says, then explore other ideas.

The chords are II – IV – VIIx on the first line, then I – I7/b7 – VIx – II – V.



Here’s the solo!

My Baby Just Cares For Me TAB, solo 1.

I don’t know about you but I think that solo is a true masterpiece. Play it just as it says!

When I eventually turn this tune into 8 step-by-step lessons, I’ll show you the 2nd solo and end as well, until then, get to work!



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My Baby Just Cares For Me | Chords + Lyrics

My Baby Just Cares For Me chords lesson.

You can learn to play My Baby Just Cares For Me by Nina Simone using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.

A /G# /F# /E | D /C# /B /E |
My baby don’t care for shows…


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When you can play the TAB for My Baby Just Cares For Me, try these five tunes from the songbook.


Nina Simone tunes

Nina Simone wrote My Baby Just Cares For Me.

After being rejected to attend a prestigious music college, Nina Simone started playing and singing “The Devil’s Music” in a nightclub.

Her best tunes include My Baby Just Care For Me, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, Feeling Good, and I Put A Spell On You.


Nina Simone on the web

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About me | Dan Lundholm

Dan Lundholm wrote this guitar lesson and TAB for My Baby Just Cares For Me.

This guitar lesson by Dan Lundholm featuring TAB covers My Baby Just Cares For Me. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.

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