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George Formby - Chinese Laundry Blues Chords

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ChordsC7, F, Db7, G7, Gm, Bbm, D7, F7, Bb, C, Am, A7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-4-2-xGuitar C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
  • Guitar A#m | B♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A#m | B♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
  • Guitar F7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-1-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F7 chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[C7]Now Mr. [F]Wu was a [Db7]laundry man
In a [F]shop with an [C7]old green [F]door
He’d [C7]iron all day your [F]linen away
He [G7]really makes me [C7]sore
He’s [Gm]lost his [C7]heart to a [Gm]Chinese [C7]girl
And his [F]laundry’s all [Bbm]gone [F]wrong
All [G7]day he’ll flirt and scorch your shirt
That’s why I’m singing this [C7]song

[verse 2]
[C7]Oh Mr. [F]Wu, what can I [D7]do,
I’m feeling [G7]kind of Limehouse
[Db7]Chinese [C7]laundry [F]blues [F7]
This funny [Bb]feeling, keeps [Bbm]round me [F]stealing [D7]
Oh [G7]wont you throw your sweatheart over [C]do [Am] [C7]
My vests so [F]short that it wont fit [F7]my little brother
And my [Bb]new Sunday shirt has got a [Db7]perforated rudder
Mr. [F]Wu [A7]what shall I [D7]do, I’m feeling [G7]kind of Limehouse
[Db7]Chinese [C7]laundry [F]blues

[verse 3]
[C7]Now Mr. [F]Wu, he’s got a [F7]naughty eye that flickers
You [Bb]ought to see it wobble
When he’s [Db7]ironing ladies blouses!
Mr. [F]Wu [A7]what shall I [D7]do, I’m feeling [G7]kind of Limehouse
[Db7]Chinese [C7]laundry [F]blues
[C7]Now Mr. [F]Wu he’s got a [F7]laundry kind of tricky
Hell [Bb]starch my shirt and collars
But he’ll [Db7]never touch my waistcoat!
Mr. [F]Wu [A7]what shall I [D7]do, I’m feeling [G7]kind of Limehouse
[Db7]Chinese [C7]laundry [F]blues

[Closing]
Mr. [F]Wu [A7]what shall I [D7]do, I’m feeling [G7]kind of Limehouse
[Db7]Chinese [C7]laundry [F]blues

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ArtistGeorge Formby
AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year1932
KeyC

How to play Chinese Laundry Blues on Guitar (Step-by-step)

George Formby - Chinese Laundry Blues on guitar requires 12 chords and 19 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Chinese Laundry Blues uses these transitions most often: C7 → F (13), D7 → G7 (6), and Db7 → C7 (5). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C7 - F chord transition.

1. C7 → F chord transition

Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from C7 to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
C7 to F

2. F → Db7 chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-4-2-xGuitar C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram

To move from F to Db7;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 3 to fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to G string fret 4.
F to Db7

3. F → G7 chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

To move from F to G7;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
F to G7

4. G7 → C7 chord transition

Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram

To move from G7 to C7;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.
G7 to C7

5. C7 → Gm chord transition

To move from C7 to Gm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from G string fret 3 to E string fret 3.

6. F → Bbm chord transition

To move from F to Bbm;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to G string fret 3.

7. F → D7 chord transition

To move from F to D7;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.

8. D7 → G7 chord transition

To move from D7 to G7;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.

9. G7 → Db7 chord transition

To move from G7 to Db7;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

10. Db7 → C7 chord transition

To move from Db7 to C7;

  1. Slide your index finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 4 to fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky on G string from fret 4 to fret 3.

11. F → F7 chord transition

To move from F to F7;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

12. F7 → Bb chord transition

To move from F7 to Bb;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

13. Bb → Bbm chord transition

To move from Bb to Bbm;

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.

14. G7 → C chord transition

To move from G7 to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

15. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

16. Am → C7 chord transition

To move from Am to C7;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

17. Bb → Db7 chord transition

To move from Bb to Db7;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to A string fret 4.
  4. Lift your pinky from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.

18. F → A7 chord transition

To move from F to A7;

  1. While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 2.

19. A7 → D7 chord transition

To move from A7 to D7;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

Chinese Laundry Blues chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Chinese Laundry Blues.

  • Chinese Laundry Blues includes 74 chord transitions, 19 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Chinese Laundry Blues contains 2 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Chinese Laundry Blues connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → G7: 3%
    • F → C7: 1%
    After C7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (62%), C (4%), and Gm (4%).
    • C7 → F: 62%
    • C7 → Gm: 4%
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