'39

	  		     Queen, from _A_Night_at_the_Opera_ 
 
transcription by 
     [email protected] (Ken Goach) 
     [email protected] (patrick m. ryan) 
 
Notes: 
     On the studio version of this song, there are two guitars. 
This is an approximation for playing it on just one.  Use 
a capo on the first fret. 
 
intro 
X X X X Am Am Am Am 
G G 
 
   G       D      Em        C     G    D   C      G 
---3-------2------0----0----0-----3----2---0------3------ 
---3-------3------0----0----1-----3----3---1------3------ 
---0-------2------0----0----0-----0----2---0------0------ 
---0-----0-0------2----2----2-----0--0-0---2-0_2--0------ 
---2-2_3--------2-2--2-2--3-3-----2--------3------2------ 
-3------------------------------3-3---------------3------ 
 
 
   G       D      Em        C     G  D           G G G G (folk strum) 
---3-------2------0----0----0-----3--2--------- 
---3-------3------0----0----1-----3--3--------- 
---0-------2------0----0----0-----0--0--------- 
---0-----0-0------2----2----2-----0-----3-2-0-- 
---2-2_3--------2-2--2-2--3-3-----2------------ 
-3------------------------------3-3------------ 
 
 
 
 
G (pickup chord)  D                         Em 
         In the   .. 
 
        C~       G          D              Em          Em7  In the 
days .. 
 
C~                    D4    Dmaj7       G  
Blue ... 
 
G   D                           B7 
And .. 
 
         Em                   Am    (then passing notes C B A F#) 
That .. 
 
    G                         D  
For .. 
 
C            Em    C     D       C  (G) D------ 
Ne'er ... 
 
 
 
          G                           C            G 
Don't .. 
 
G                         D 
Don't .. 
 
               G      F#/G   Em    D      C    B/G        Am   
Write .. 
 
        Em           D             G 
In .. 
 
 
 
In the C~, I add D&G on top: 
 
|--3 
|--3 
|--0 
|--2 
|--3 
|--X 
 
Likewise, the D add G is 
 
|--3   (where you add the G) 
|--3 
|--2 
|--0 
|--X 
|--X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes: 
 
I often play Amin7 rather than plain Amin. 
 
The odd chords listed in the chorus I play: 
 
F#/G                B/G 
 
|--3                |--3 
|--3                |--3 
|--0                |--0 
|--0                |--0 
|--0                |--2 
|--2                |--X 
--  
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=-= Sitting in the corner you are naked and alone, 
No one listened to your plea's you created me. 
 
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From: [email protected] (Tom) 
 
It wos the asking, and I think the chords  in the intro of a Queen 
song ( '39 ) is not 
   
     x x Am Am Am Am 
     G G 
 
I think the intro 
  
     C   C   Am   E 
     B  Eb B C F G G 
 
the first line is sure! 
bye 
  BigTom 
 
    [email protected] 
 
 
 
From: [email protected] 
 
'39 - Queen 
>From the album A Night At The Opera 
Written by Brian May 
 
I have seen some other chords, I think these are the *real* ones. 
Comments and suggestions are welcome by e-mail. 
 
Koen van der Drift < [email protected]> 
 
 
Intro: 
 
| C | C | Cdim | C | Am | Am | E | E | Bb | Bb | Eb | Eb | G | G | 
| G | D | Em | C | G | D | C | G | G | D | Em | C | Cmaj7 | D7 | G | 
 
 
 
       D7                    Em 
In .. 
 
       C         G          D7 
In the .. 
 
         Em          G 
Here .. 
 
C                    G        D7         G 
Blue .. 
 
        D7                          Ebdim 
And .. 
 
         Em                   Am 
That .. 
 
    G                        D7 
For .. 
 
             C           D7            G       |D7|  
Never .. 
 
 
          G                           C            G 
Don't .. 
 
          G               D7 
Don't ... 
 
            G      Bm      Em  D6      C      Bm       Am   
Write.. 
 
        Bm           D7            G 
In .. 
 
Bridge: 
 
| Eb | Eb | Cm | Cm | C7 | C7 | C7 | C7 | A | A | A | A | 
| C | C | Cdim | C | Am | Am | E | E | Bb | Bb | Bb | Eb | Eb | G | 
 
In ... 
The .. 
And.. 
Though .. 
For .. 
But .. 
For .. 
Your .. 
 
Don't .. 
Don't .. 
All .. 
 
       Em7          D7         G 
For ... 
 
Outtro: 
 
| G | D | Em | C | Cmaj7 | D G | G | D G |