Blue

Yung Kai

Key: A majorNo capo6/8~76 BPM

Standard tuning · Two pulses per bar

A: low to high muted, 0, 2, 2, 2, 0IA×B: low to high muted, 2, 4, 4, 4, 2iiB×E: low to high 0, 2, 2, 1, 0, 0VEC#m: low to high muted, 4, 6, 6, 5, 4viC#m2×G#: low to high 4, 6, 6, 5, 4, 4V/viG#2D: low to high muted, muted, 0, 2, 3, 2bVIID××

Intro fingerstyle · bass-then-arpeggio over A → B → E → C#m

Intro fingerstyle · bass-then-arpeggio over A → B → E → C#meBGDAEA02220123456B24442123456E02100123456C#m46654123456

Verse / IntroRepeating cycle

Open strum. Keep the bass steady on the lower strings.Six-stroke groove · accent on 1

8 bars
Progression bars 1–8IAiiBVEviC#mIAiiBVEviC#mIAiiBVEviC#mIAiiBVE123456123456123456123456123456123456123456123456Six-stroke groove · accent on 1STRUMone full bar · repeat as needed123456

ChorusRepeating cycle

Lift the dynamic; the second-half D slides the chorus back to C#m.Stronger pulse · accent on 1 and 4

8 bars
Progression bars 1–8IAiiBVEviC#mIAiiBVEviC#mIAiiBVEbVIIDviC#mIA123456123456123456123456123456123456123456123456Stronger pulse · accent on 1 and 4STRUMone full bar · repeat as needed123456

OutroOne-time passage

Soften; let the final A ring.

4 bars
Progression bars 1–4IAiiBVEviC#mIAiiBIA123456123456123456123456

Riffs / Licks

01 — Chorus bridge walk

E → D → C#m · the chromatic descent that opens the chorus peak

E → D → C#m · the chromatic descent that opens the chorus peakeBGDAEE022000123456D023232123456C#m466565123456

Additional tips

Performance Feel 6/8 in two groups of three; let the lower strings carry the groove while the B and A chord changes ride on top.

Touch Verse light, chorus fuller. Use the same picking hand but a deeper wrist on the chorus bridge to lift the E → D → C#m motion.

Start improvising A major pentatonic: A B C# E F# (same notes as F# minor pentatonic). Try two-bar phrases; land on A or C# over I, B or E over ii, E or G# over V.

Follow the chords Over vi (C#m), G# is the natural chord tone and rarely clashes. Over ii (B), D# also belongs to the key but clashes against an open I (A) — pull back to F# or A around the bar boundary.

At E → D → C#m The bVII (D) is in lieu of the harder G# in this edition. Move D → C#m by walking D–E down to C#–E; the descent lands cleanly on the vi chord.