Brian Epstein Blues Chords

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Brian Epstein Blues by John Lennon is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C, D# and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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16
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Verse 
                 G                        D 
What about Brian Epstein and his brother Sam? 
                      D                      G 
They was workin' in a coal mine doing what I am. 
                       G                             C   D# 
And what about brother Andy  he's shuttin' down the fire. 
D#                  G D                       G 
But if you tell the time about his brother Sam  

                   D 
wah dap  a wah dap bop... 
                  G                      
Wah dup a ba ba bow   

                D                         G 
but he's got a queenie he's gotten out of jail. 
                        F C                  G 
Well what about Brother Andy sittin' dead as fail. 
               D  C                   G 
mothers got a queenie. mother's got a plan 

F  C  G 

                 G                       D 
What about Brian Epstein and his brother Sam? 
                      D                      G 
They was workin' in a coal mine doing what I am. 
                       G                             C   D# 
And what about brother Andy  he's shuttin' down the fire. 

D#                  G D                       G 
But if you tell the time about his brother Sam  

                   D 
wah dap  a wah dap bop... 
                  G                      
Wah dup a ba ba bow   

               D                            G 
but he's got a queenie   he's gotten out of jail. 
                    
                        F C                  G 
Well what about Brother Andy sittin' dead as fail. 
               D  C                   G 
mothers got a queenie. mother's got a plan 

Outro 
F  C  G 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante