Maggot Brain
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Intro words: Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time, for y'all
have knocked her up. I have tasted the maggots in the mind of the
universe, and was not offended, for I knew I had to rise above it all,
or drown in my own SHIT...
The arpeggio guitar is clean Strat (I think), neck pickup (or center
and neck), and turn the tone control down to 5 or so? The lead is
probably Strat as well, running a distortion or fuzzbox --> wah -->
delay (or reverb or both), something like that.
ARPEGGIOS-- Em, D, Bm, C
e-------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------8-----------------------8----------------
G---------------9--------9----------------9-----9----------------
D----------9-----------------9--------9-------------9-------------
A-----7---------------------------7-----------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------7-----------------------7----------------
G---------------7--------7----------------7-----7----------------
D----------7-----------------7--------7-------------7-------------
A-----5---------------------------5-----------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------7-------------------------------7--------------
D------------9-------9-------------------9----------9---------------
A--------9----------------9--------9----------------------9-------
E-----7------------------------7--------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------9-------------------------------9--------------
D------------10-------10-------------------10---------10-------------
A--------10----------------10-------10----------------------10-------
E-----8--------------------------8--------------------------------
...then solo like crazy over E pentatonic. The arpeggio is a lot of
fun to jam to. Go, Maggot Brain...
How to play Maggot Brain
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 Em. 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.