Still Got The Blues (Gary Moore) Guitar Lesson with Backing Tracks + TAB

In this guitar lesson, we focus on the intro chords and melody all over the fretboard. After this exercise, you’ll get TAB for the remaining sections as well to practise with the Backing Tracks!

Still Got The Blues | TAB

This lesson contains a substantial amount of TAB, primarily aimed at helping you learn the chords and intro melody of Still Got The Blues. We start with the intro chords.

Intro chords

Here’s the first example — played exactly as on the record. I’m calling this a Dm shape, as that’s the first chord, using an open Dm chord. Notice that the Bm7b5 could also be considered a Dm/B.

Before moving on to the intro melody, let’s take these chords through the CAGED system.

Cm Shape: A very challenging version, but useful for learning the fretboard. If you can’t manage it, move to the next example.

Still Got The Blues TAB, intro chords, Cm shape.

That Dm7/G is so difficult to play and also, doesn’t sound right or even good. We only do this in order to properly cover the complete fretboard.

Am Shape: Easier, though still mostly an exercise. For the G-shaped Cmaj7 and Gm-shaped Am in bars 3 and 7, release the root note to fret the upper strings.

Still Got The Blues TAB, intro chords, Am shape.

Gm Shape: Not ideal for sound, but valuable for learning positioning.

Still Got The Blues TAB, intro chords, Gm shape.

Em Shape: Another challenging version. Let go of the root notes for the stretch chords in bars 4, 6, and 7.

Still Got The Blues TAB, intro chords, Em shape.

The goal of this exercise is not to sound perfect — it’s to learn to move chords across the entire fretboard. The first example remains the one used on the record.

Intro Melody

Next, we apply the same concept to the melody. The goal is to target the intervals of each chord all over the fretboard, anchoring the melody to the chord shapes.

Dm Shape: See how the melody hits specific chord intervals.

Still Got The Blues TAB, intro melody, Dm shape.

Here’s what actually happened:

The build up is over an Am chord, we hit root – sus4 – 5th
Bar two is m3rd down to 2 of a Dm7
Bar three is root – b7 – root of the Dm7/G
Bar four is 3rd – 9th of a Cmaj7
Bar five is 5th – 3rd – 4th – 5th of an Fmaj7
Bar six is m3rd – root of a Bm7b5
Bar seven is 5th – sus4 – m3rd/#9 of an E7
Bar eight is just the root (resolve)

Cm Shape: Focus on the same intervals in a different position.

Still Got The Blues TAB, intro melody, Cm shape.

Am Shape: Continue practising interval targeting.

Still Got The Blues TAB, intro melody, Am shape.

Gm Shape: Apply the same principle.

Still Got The Blues TAB, intro melody, Gm shape.

Em Shape: Repeat for full fretboard coverage.

Still Got The Blues TAB, intro melody, Em shape.

Finally, play it like Gary Moore, with all the expressive details notated — but keep focusing on the intervals.

Verse + Chorus + Middle 8

Now that the intro is mastered, let’s look at examples for the remaining sections.

Verse: Can be played during the solo or recorded on a loop pedal for practice.

Still Got The Blues TAB, verse and solo.

Chorus: Strum and release each chord to create a bouncy feel.

Middle 8: Played similarly to the chorus.

Once you can play all this TAB, try the backing track to assemble the full arrangement. When practising soloing, focus on targeting the key notes of each chord, just as the intro melody did.