Laundromat
View chords used in this chart
cases that, if you come from the B-string down to the G-string
14th fret, you hit the G-string with your pinky. So you get
your fingers in the right position to finger first the 12th,
then the 11th fret on the G-string.
! The main riff:
!
!--------------!--------------------!--------------------!---------------!
!--------------!--------------------!--------------------!---------------!
!--------------!-5------------------!--------------------!-7-------------!
!------5-7p5---!----7---7---5-7p5---!-5--7---7---5-7p5---!-7--5b6--5-----!
!------------7-!------------------7-!------------------7-!------------7--!
!--------------!--------------------!--------------------!---------------!
!---------------!--------------------!--------------------!-------------!
!---------------!--------------------!--------------------!-----7-------!
!---------------!-5------------------!-5------------------!-5---7---5---!
!-5~~---5-7p5---!----7---7---5-7p5---!----7---7---5-7p5---!-----------7-!
!-------------7-!------------------7-!------------------7-!-------------!
!---------------!--------------------!--------------------!-------------!
!-------------!
!-------------!
!-------------!
!-------------!
!-7-----------!
!-------------!
The chorus:
Am D G Aadd9
!-------------------!------------------!--------------------!------------!
!-1-----------------!-3----------------!-3------------------!-0----------!
!-2-----------------!-2----------------!-0------------------!-2----------!
!-2-----------------!-0----------------!-0------------------!-2----------!
!-0-----------------!------------------!-2------------------!-0----------!
!-------------------!------------------!-3------------------!------------!
what do you think of that? I'm sleeping down at the laundromat, if
Aadd9 D A
!--------------------!------------------------! !-----------------!
!-0------------------!-3----------------------! !-5-x-5-----------!
!-2------------------!-2----------------------! !-6-x-6-----------!
!-2------------------!-0----------------------! !-7-x-7---5-7p5---!
!-0------------------!------------------------! !-7-x-7---------7-!
!--------------------!------------------------! !-----------------!
you should pass by be sure to drop my bag
!-------------------!-------------------!------------!
!-------------------!-------------------!------------!
!-5-----------------!-5-----------------!-5----------!
!-5--7--7---5-7p5---!-5--7--7---5-7p5---!------------!
!-----------------7-!----7--7---------7-!------------!
!-------------------!-------------------!------------!
come
The Bridge:
D7/9 D7/9 A A
!--------------!--------------!--------------!---------------!
!-5-x-5-x------!-5-x-5-x------!-2-x-2-x------!-2-x-2-x-------!
!-5-x-5-x------!-5-x-5-x------!-2-x-2-x------!-2-x-2-x-------!
!-4-x-4-x------!-4-x-4-x------!-2-x-2-x------!-2-x-2-x-------!
!-5-x-5-x------!-5-x-5-x------!--------------!---------------!
!--------------!--------------!--------------!---------------!
`round and meet my friends they'll be
D7/9 D7/9 E E
!----------------!--------------!--------------------!-------------------!
!-5-x-5-x--------!-5-x-5-x------!--------------------!-------------------!
!-5-x-5-x--------!-5-x-5-x------!--------------------!--------------------
!-4-x-4-x--------!-4-x-4-x--2---!---------2-0--------!---------2-0-------!
!-5-x-5-x--------!-5-x-5-x--3---!-------------2------!-------------2-----!
!----------------!--------------!-0===0--------------!-0===0-------------!
there with me right through to the end
E E
!--------------------!--------------------!
!--------------------!--------------------!
!--------------------!--------------------!
!---------2-0--------!---------2-0--------!
!-------------2------!-------------2------!
!-0===0--------------!-0===0--------------!
right through to the end
Esus4 Esus4 Esus Esus
!---------------!---------------!---------------!------------------------!
!-8===8===8===8=!=8===8===8===8=!=10==10==10==10!=10==10==10==10---------!
!-7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7----------!
!-7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7=!=7===7===7===7--5-7p5---!
!---------------!---------------!---------------!----------------------7-!
!---------------!---------------!---------------!------------------------!
right through to the end
The solo:
+ + + + + + + +
e:---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------|------------13-p12----------------------|
G:-----------------------12--|--14-p12-----------14-12-p11-------12b==|
D:---------------14--14------|---------14------------------14---------|
A:--------------------0------|----------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:--------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|
G:==(14)~~~~~-----------------12--|
D:--------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:------------------------------------------------|
B:------------12----------------------------------|
G:--14-p12-------------12--14-p12------11----12b==|
D:---------14----------------------14-------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:------------------------------|
B:------------------------------|
G:==(14)~~~~~-------------------|
D:------------------------------|
A:------------------------------|
E:------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:-------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------13-p12---------------|
G:---------12-14-p12-----------14-12-p11-----|
D:--12-h14-----------14------------------14--|
A:-------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:--------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|
G:--11---12---12b(14)~~~----------|
D:--------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G:--(14)r12--11--12------------------------|-------11---12~~~~----------|
D:-------------------14--12-p11----11--12--|--14------------------------|
A:------------------------------14---------|----------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:---------------------------|-----------------------------|
B:---------------------------|-----------------------------|
G:---------------------------|------------11------12--11---|
D:-11--11-----11-----11------|-12--14----------------------|
A:--0---0------0------0------|--0---0----------------------|
E:---------------------------|-----------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:------------------------------|-----------11-----12----14--12--|
D:-11--11-----11-----11-----11--|-12--14-------------------------|
A:--0---0------0---0--0--0---0--|--0---0-------------------------|
E:------------------------------|--------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B:--15b(17)------(17)~~-----|-(17)r15--13--15--13--12-----------------|
G:--------------------------|--------------------------14--12-p11-----|
D:--------------------------|-------------------------------------14--|
A:--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|
G:--11---12-----12b(14)~~~~~~---------|
D:------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G:------(14)r12--11--12-p11---------------|--------------11--12--11--12b=|
D:--------------------------14-12-p11-----|--11--12--14------------------|
A:------------------------------------14--|------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:---------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|
D:---------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:---------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|
D:---------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:---------------------------------------|
B:---14----------------------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|
D:---------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:---------------------------------------|
B:---14----------------------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|
D:---------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B:---14----------------------------------|-----------------------|
G:==(14)~---(14)r12--11--12--11--12--12b=|==(14)~----------------|
D:---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:----------------------|------------------|
B:----------------------|------------------|
G:--(14)~-----(14)~-----|--(14)~~~~/-------|
D:----------------------|------------------|
A:----------------------|------------------|
E:----------------------|------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:---------10--------------------|---------------------------|
B:----------------x-------x------|--11~~~~-------------------|
G:--10/11-------------x-------x--|-----------------------14--|
D:-------------------------------|---------------------------|
A:-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E:-------------------------------|---------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:------------------------------|--------------------------|
B:--13b(14)---------------------|---(14)-------------------|
G:----------14------------------|-----x---14---------------|
D:------------------------------|--------------------------|
A:------------------------------|--------------------------|
E:------------------------------|--------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:--(17)-r15-p13-15--13------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-----------------------14--13--12------|--14--12--11------11--12-------|
D:-----------------------------------14--|--------------14---------------|
A:---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
pre-bend
+ + + + + + + +
e:------------------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|------------------------|
G:--12b(14)~------------12--11--------|------------------------|
D:--------------------------------14==|==(14)~-----------------|
A:------------------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------------------|------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:-----------------------------------|------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|------------------------|
G:--12b(14)~-----------12--11--------|------------------------|
D:-------------------------------14==|==(14)------------------|
A:-----------------------------------|------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:--12b(14)~---------12b(14)~-------|--12b(14)~---------12b(14)~-----|
D:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
+ + + +
e:------------------------|
B:------------------------|
G:--13~~~~~~--------------|
D:------------------------|
A:------------------------|
E:------------------------|
The main riff in major:
!-------------!--------------------------!--------------------!
!-------------!-14--12-------------------!-14--12-------------!
!-12-14p12----!-14--12-------------------!-14--12-------------!
!----------14-!---------14---------------!---------14---------!
!-------------!--------------------------!--------------------!
!-------------!--------------------------!--------------------!
!------------------!-------------------!---------------------!
!-15b17--15--13----!-------------------!-2-------------------!
!---------------14-!-14--------0-2p0---!-2--0--------0-2p0---!
!------------------!-----------------2-!-------2-----------2-!
!------------------!-------------------!---------------------!
!------------------!-------------------!---------------------!
!--------------------!-------------!----------------!
!-2------------------!-2-----------!----------------!
!-2--0-------0-2p0---!-2---0-------!----------------!
!-------2----------2-!---------2-0-!----------------!
!--------------------!-------------!-4--------------!
!--------------------!-------------!----------------!
what do you think of that
I'm sleeping down at the laundromat
if you should pass you should drop my bag
but I don't have no clothes to clean
to put inside the machine
it was the craziest place I've ever been
oh, come around and meet my friends
they'll be there with me right through to the end
say I told you so
maybe bad times come and go
you don't know that right now but then you'll never know
what do you think of that
I'm on the street like an old straycat
if you should look for me you'd know exactly where to go
oh, come around and meet my friends
they'll be there with me, with me to the end
what do you think of that
I'm sleeping down at the laundromat
if you should pass by drop right in
but I have no clothes to clean
to put inside the machine
It was the craziest place I've ever been
Oh, come around and meet my friends
they'll be there with me right through to the end
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* transcribed 9/94 by *
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* dirkhoffmann@student.uni-tuebingen.de *
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* Hubi says: "Licht ?!"... *
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How to play Laundromat
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.