Chords for Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)

Tempo:
82.65 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

Am

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Miss Celie's Blues (Sister) chords
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[G] [F] [C] [F] [D]
[C] [D] [G] [C] [B]
[Gm] [Am] [D] [C]
[Db] [C] [B]
[Gm] [A] [Am] [D] [Ab]
[G] Mmmmmm
[Fm] [D] [C] Sister [B] you've been on my mind
[Gm] Sister [A] with two of a kind [D] souls
Sister [G] [Gb] I'm keeping [G] my eyes [C] on you
[Db]
I [D] [G] bet you think I [C] don't know [B] but sing in the [Gm] blues.
Oh sister, [A] have I got news for you.
[D] I'm something.
[Ab] I hope you [G] think that you're [Cm] something too.
[C]
[D] [C] [F] [E] [Am] Oh, [Bm] couple, [Am] I've been up [E] that lonesome [Am] road
and I've seen [F] a lot of suns [Am] going [E] down.
[Am] Oh, but [Bm] trust me, [C] no low [A] life's gonna [D] meet it right.
[Ab]
[G] [D] So let me tell [C] you something,
[B] remember your [Gm] name.
No, twister, [A] gonna steal your stuff away.
[D]
My sister, [Ab] we sure ain't got a [C] whole lot of time.
[E]
[A] [Eb] So shake [D] your shimmy, [Ab] sister.
[G] Cause [N] honey, this sub is feeling [Gb] fine.
[Eb] [Bb] [C] [F] [C] [Cm] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
A
1231
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Quincy Jones - (Sister) Miss Celies Blues chords, Practice these chords sequence - C, B, Gm, A, D, Ab, G and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 41 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 83. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [D] _
[C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ [Gm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Db] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ [Ab] _
[G] Mmmmmm
_ [Fm] _ [D] _ [C] _ Sister _ [B] you've been on my mind
[Gm] _ Sister [A] with two of a kind [D] souls
Sister _ [G] [Gb] I'm keeping [G] my eyes [C] on you
[Db]
I [D] _ [G] bet you think I [C] don't know _ [B] but sing in the [Gm] blues.
Oh sister, [A] have I got news for you.
[D] I'm something.
[Ab] I hope you [G] think that you're [Cm] something too.
[C] _
[D] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [E] [Am] Oh, [Bm] couple, [Am] I've been up [E] that lonesome [Am] road
and I've seen [F] a lot of suns [Am] going [E] down.
[Am] Oh, but [Bm] trust me, [C] no low [A] life's gonna [D] meet it right.
[Ab] _
_ [G] _ [D] So let me tell [C] you something, _
_ [B] remember your [Gm] name.
No, twister, [A] gonna steal your stuff away.
[D] _ _
My sister, [Ab] we sure ain't got a [C] whole lot of time.
[E] _
_ [A] _ [Eb] So shake [D] your shimmy, [Ab] sister.
_ [G] Cause [N] honey, this sub is feeling [Gb] fine.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _

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This song finds its place within the The Color Purple album.

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