Brother, Can You Hear Me? Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays397

Brother, Can You Hear Me? by Dream Theater is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Em, A7, D/C#, G, A, C, F, Am, Gsus4, Dm, Fm and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			D 
Brother, can you hear me? 
       Em 
Your life is in my hands 
A7                           D                D/C# 
I will not surrender, never yield to his demands¨ 
G                     D                    
If we stand together, we will never fall 
Em                 A              D 
Brother, we're the answer to your call 


D 
Brother, can you hear me? 
     Em 
You must not be afraid 
A7                     
I will march beside you 
         D 
Have no fear 
     
Be strong 
        D/C# 
Be brave 
G 
We sing this song for freedom 
D 
Our voices will resound 
Em                A            D 
Brother, we will never let you down 



         C              F 
On the road to revolution 
         C             G 
We're bound to make mistakes 
           Am                  F 
There's a price that we must pay 
          C           Gsus4 - G 
For every choice we make 


Dm              C 
Freedom is the reason 
   Am       G        D 
To stand up or give in  
Fm                     C 
But someone has to lose  
 Fm                   Am 
And someone has to win 



D 
Brother, can you hear me? 
Em 
I am not afraid 
A7 
I will not forsake you 
           D                D/C# 
I'll be strong and I'll be brave 


G                         Em 
I sing the song for freedom 
D           D/C#          Bm 
My courage knows no bounds 
Em           G                 A                      
Brother, know I stand on solid ground 
Em                Á              D 
Brother, I will never let you down 
C               D               
Never let you down 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante