How to Play '39 on Guitar?

Queen - '39 can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Em, C, B7, Bm chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open. For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play '39 with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Queen - ’39 Chords

Chord reference G, D, Em, C, B7, Bm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]In the [D]year of ’39 assembled [Em]here the Volunteers In the [C]days when [G]lands were [D]few Here the [Em]ship sailed [G]out into the [C]blue and sunny morn The [Em]sweetest [D]sight ever [G]seen.

And the [D]night followed day, and the [B7]story tellers say That the [Em]score brave [Bm]souls in[C]side For [G]many a lonely day sailed a[D]cross the milky seas Never looked [Em]back, never [D]feared, never [G]cried. [D]

Don’t you [G]hear my call though you’re [C]many years a[G]way Don’t you hear me calling [D]you Write your [Em]letters [Bm]in the [C]sand [G]For the [C]day I [G]take your [Am]hand In the [G]land that our [D]grandchildren [G]knew.

[G]In the [D]year of ’39 came a [Em]ship in from the blue The volun[C]teers came [G]home that [D]day And they [Em]bring good [G]news of a [C]world so newly born Though their [Em]hearts so [D]heavily [G]weigh

For the [D]earth is old and grey, little [B7]darling we’ll away But my [Em]love this [Bm]cannot [C]be For so [G]many years have gone though I’m [D]older but a year Your mother’s [Em]eyes from your [D]eyes cry to [G]me. [D]

[D]Don’t you [G]hear my call though you’re [C]many years a[G]way Don’t you hear me calling [D]you All [Em]your letters [Bm]in the [C]sand [G]cannot [C]heal me [G]like your [Am]hand

For my [Em]life, still a[D]head Pity [G]Me. [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [G]

Artist Queen

Album A Night at the Opera

Genres Rock

Year 1975

Key G

Queen - '39 can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Em, C, B7, Bm chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.
For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play '39 with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.