Before You Accuse Me was written in 1957 by Ellas McDaniel (= Bo Diddley!).

It's a
medium shuffle (around 95 bpm = beats per minute) in E, played in fingerstyle on an
acoustic guitar. For the simple version you need the following chords:
E7 - A7 - B7, sometimes D7, Eb7 and E
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It's a 12 bar "quick change" (2nd chord A7 instead of E7) Blues:
E7 - A7 - E7 - E7
A7 - A7 - E7 - E7
B7 - A7 - E7 - B7
Chords are:
Rhythm guitar
This is the basic riff, played with some variations:
E7
A7
B7
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(Usually this is played with the thumb, I use thumb and index finger for a better control)
Intro
The intro is a variation of a very often used Blues lick. The descending chords are E7Eb7-D7-E-B7 and it looks like:
E7
Eb7 D7 Em/E
B7
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(Triller, fast hammer-on and pull-off)
Be-

Vocals
First verse:
E7
A7
E7
E7
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fore...
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A7
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B7
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Second and third verse, played same as above. Lyrics skipped for copyright reasons.
First solo
Remember the E pentatonic Blues scale for this solo:
(The chord progression of the solo is the same as above)
This solo contains many standard licks, which occur also on other acoustic Blues songs,
for example Malted Milk. The bends are mostly quarter tone bends, the slides are over
one or two frets. Not every vibrato is noted, and to get the rhythm listen to the CD!
E7
A7
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E7
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(or alternative the turnaround from the intro)
4th verse (Come on...), 5th verse (again same as first verse)
Second solo
(The chord progression of the solo is still the same as above)
The solo starts like the first solo, then it jumps into the ending:
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A7
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From here it's a little bit different:
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