Red Beans Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays591

Red Beans by Professor Longhair is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
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Speed
  			Main Chords: 
G : 355433    C : x35553    D : x57775 
       G 
Got my red beans cookin' 
Got my red beans is cookin' 
       C 
Got my red beans is cookin' 
       G 
Got my red beans is cookin' 
       D 
Yea my red beans is cookin' 
              C 
When they get done 
                  G 
I'm gon' give you some 
Verse 1: 
          G 
I'm goin' down to Louisiana 
Gonna find me a ham bone boy 
          C 
I'm goin' down to Louisiana 
                         G 
Gonna find me a ham bone boy 
          D                     C 
I'm gonna have all these women 
Jumpin' for joy 
 
        G 
I ain't foolin' 
I ain't foolin' 
        C 
I ain't foolin' 
        G 
I ain't foolin' 
          D                     C 
I'm gonna have all these women 
            G 
Jumpin' for joy 
 
(Chorus) 
        G 
Oh, come on 
Come on 
     C 
Come on 
     G 
Come on 
          D                     C 
I'm gonna have all these women 
            G 
Jumpin' for joy 
 

    	

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