Ancient Chinese Secret Blues Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays398

Ancient Chinese Secret Blues by Clem Snide is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Dmaj7, Dsus2, C#dim7, Bm, Bm/A, G and D. 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
  			Intro/Verse: 
Dmaj7  Dsus2 


Dmaj7       Dsus2 
Why did you say that? 

Why'd you open your mouth?  

Why did you say that? 

Why'd you open your mouth? 


C#dim7              Bm           Bm  Bm/A  G 
This isn't the time or the place  
G             D 
For my love's disgrace  


Dmaj7  Dsus2 

Dmaj7         Dsus2 
How could you say that?  
Dmaj7                Dsus2          
You just opened your mouth 
Dmaj7         Dsus2 
How could you say that? 
Dmaj7           Dsus2 
You just opened your mouth  

C#dim7                       Bm   Bm  Bm/A  G 
Now I haven't the courage to stay  
G              D 
Calgon take me away 
G              D 
Calgon take me away 
G              D 
Calgon take me away 
G              D 
Calgon take me away 
G              D 
Calgon take me away 

G              D  

 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante