Muscle Of Love
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[Riff A]
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---4--4-2-2-4-2---------------4--4-2-----5---7----------------------|
D-|---------4-----4-0-4-0---------------4---5---7----------------------|
A-|-2---------------------4b5--2------------3---5----------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat 3 times
[Riff B]
Guitar 1
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------2--4-4----------4-4------------4-2--?|
D-|-4-4-----------4-4-----------4-2--4-4----------4-4------------4-2--?|
A-|-4-4-----------4-4-----------4----2-2----------2-2------------2-0---|
E-|-2-2-----------2-2-----------2--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------9-7--4-4----------4-4------------4-2--?|
D-|-4-4-----------4-4-----------9-7--4-4----------4-4------------4-2--?|
A-|-4-4-----------4-4-----------7-5--2-2----------2-2------------2-0---|
E-|-2-2-----------2-2--------------------------------------------------|
Fill 1 Guitar 3
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------2---2--------2---2-------------7---7-------------------------|
G-|-------4b6-4b6------4b6-4b6-----------9b11-9b11----9b11-9p7-9b11-7--|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[First Verse] Guitar 1 and 2 play Riff B
Who's the queen of the lockeroom?
Who's the cream of the crop?
Joey took her to the matinee
Thank God she wouldn't stop
[Chorus][Riff C]
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-5------7---------9-------------------------------------------------|
D-|-5------7---------9---------5------------7--------------------------|
A-|-3------5---------7---------5------------7--------------------------|
E-|----------------------------3------------5--------------------------|
Holy muscle of love, my heart's a muscle
[Second Verse] Guitar 1 and 2 play Riff B
Well I must have gone to their crazy head,
Where everything is hot.
Cuz I don't know if the things I'm thinkin'
I know the thoughts are not.
[Chorus] with Riff C
Holy muscle of love, I got a muscle of love
[Repeat Riff A 3 times]
[Guitar Solo]
12 bars over F# Then Riff D
[Riff D]
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------7---|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------9-------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------7---9-----------|
D-|---------3---5------------5---7-------------7---9-------------------|
A-|-3---7------------5---9------------7---11---------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Third Verse] with Riff B
I read Dad's books like I did before,
Now things are crystal clear.
Lock the door in the bathroom now,
I just can't get caught in here.
[Chorus] with Riff C
Holy muscle of love, I got a muscle of love
[Outro Chorus]
[Riff E]
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------7---|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------9-------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------7---9-----------|
D-|---------3---5------------5---7-------------7---9-------------------|
A-|-3---7------------5---9------------7---11---------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Holy muscle of love
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------------------7---|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------8-------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------7---9-----------|
A-|---------3---5------------5---7-------------7---9-------------------|
E-|-3---7------------5---9------------7---11---------------------------|
I got a muscle of love
Holy muscle of love
My heart's a muscle of love
Holy muscle of love
I got a muscle of love
Yeah
Must be a gift from above.
[Guitar Noodling over Riff E]
[Ending Riff]
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---4--4-2-2-4-2-----------------------------5--7----4-4-------------|
D-|---------4-----4-0-4-0----------------------5--7----4-4-------------|
A-|-2---------------------4b5--2---0-----------3--5----2-2-------------|
E-|------------------------------------2---0---------------------------|
How to play Muscle Of Love
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 A. 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.