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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.

C7NowMr.FWuwasaDb7laundryman
InaFshopwithanC7oldgreenFdoor
He’dC7ironalldayyourFlinenaway
HeG7reallymakesmeC7sore
He’sGmlosthisC7hearttoaGmChineseC7girl
AndhisFlaundry’sallBbmgoneFwrong
AllG7dayhe’llflirtandscorchyourshirt
That’swhyI’msingingthisC7song
C7OhMr.FWu,whatcanID7do,
I’mfeelingG7kindofLimehouse
Db7ChineseC7laundryFbluesF7
ThisfunnyBbfeeling,keepsBbmroundmeFstealingD7
OhG7wontyouthrowyoursweatheartoverCdoAmC7
MyvestssoFshortthatitwontfitF7mylittlebrother
AndmyBbnewSundayshirthasgotaDb7perforatedrudder
Mr.FWuA7whatshallID7do,I’mfeelingG7kindofLimehouse
Db7ChineseC7laundryFblues
C7NowMr.FWu,he’sgotaF7naughtyeyethatflickers
YouBboughttoseeitwobble
Whenhe’sDb7ironingladiesblouses!
Mr.FWuA7whatshallID7do,I’mfeelingG7kindofLimehouse
Db7ChineseC7laundryFblues
C7NowMr.FWuhe’sgotaF7laundrykindoftricky
HellBbstarchmyshirtandcollars
Buthe’llDb7nevertouchmywaistcoat!
Mr.FWuA7whatshallID7do,I’mfeelingG7kindofLimehouse
Db7ChineseC7laundryFblues
Mr.FWuA7whatshallID7do,I’mfeelingG7kindofLimehouse
Db7ChineseC7laundryFblues
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ArtistGeorge Formby
AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year1932
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

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

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

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

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse.

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

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

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

G7 to C7

5. C7 → Gm chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

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.

This transition appears in the verse.

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

8. D7 → G7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

9. G7 → Db7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

10. Db7 → C7 chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

11. F → F7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

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.

This transition appears in the verse.

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.

This transition appears in the verse.

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.

This transition appears in the verse.

16. Am → C7 chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse.

17. Bb → Db7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

19. A7 → D7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

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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