The Crowd -
View chords used in this chart
B|------------------------------------| Palm muting and stuff altering the
G|-11-11-11-11/7-7-7-7---------9-9-9--| riff. Just listen to the CD and you
D|-11-11-11-11/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9--| will get it right.
A|-9--9--9--9-/5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|---------------------5-5-5-5--------|
+ + + +
e|-------------------------------------| And this is one variation of the
B|-------------------------------------| riff played one time later on in
G|-11-11-11-11/7-7-7-7---------9/7/9---| the song.
D|-11-11-11-11/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9/7/9---|
A|-9--9--9--9-/5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7/5/7---|
E|---------------------5-5-5-5---------|
I don't have a guitar infront of me right now but that looks right =)
From: SkunX42@aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 16:48:23 -0500
when i posted the crowd by operation ivy, i forgot the second verse, so here
it is:
(w\ PMed Verse riff)
drink drink in the badland, liquid bread for the poor
another member of the crowd goes down to drown at the liquor store
(w/main riff)
choose your escape in the heartland, of product and demand
when you feel like a wasp in a swarm you gotta get away any way that you can
ok, there it is. again, send all questions, comments, and any punk
transcriptions to me at SkunX42@aol.com
Operation Ivy -- "The Crowd"
Transcribed by Tim Nevaker: tnevak2@gl.umbc.edu
F#m D A E
e:--2-------|--2-------|--0-------|--0-------||
B:--2-------|--3-------|--2-------|--0-------||
G:--2-------|--2-------|--2-------|--1-------||
D:--4-------|--0-------|--2-------|--2-------||
A:--4-------|--0-------|--0-------|--2-------||
E:--2-------|----------|--0-------|--0-------||
Open ringing chords during intro
Verse:
F#5 E5 D5 E5 A5 B5
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:-11---11-11-11-11--9----|--7----7--7--7--7--9----|------------------------|
D:-11---11-11-11-11--9----|--7----7--7--7--7--9----|--7----7--7--7--7--9----|
A:--9----9--9--9--9--7----|--5----5--5--5--5--7----|--7----7--7--7--7--9----|
E:------------------------|------------------------|--5----5--5--5--5--7----|
E5
e:------------------------||
B:------------------------||
G:--9----9--9--9--9--9----||
D:--9----9--9--9--9--9----||
A:--7----7--7--7--7--7----||
E:------------------------||
Alternate between palm muting and ringing chords.
Chorus:
F#5 D5 A5 E5 F#m
e:------------------------|------------------------||--2---------||
B:------------------------|------------------------||--2---------||
G:-------------7----7--7--|------------------------||--2---------||
D:--4----4--4--7----7--7--|--7----7--7--2----2--2--||--4---------||
A:--4----4--4--5----5--5--|--7----7--7--2----2--2--||--4---------||
E:--2----2--2-------------|--5----5--5--0----0--0--||--2---------||
Solo:
e:----|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B:----|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G:----|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D:----|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A:--2/|--9-----9--9--9--9--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--|
E:----|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-------------------------|
G:-------------------------|-------------------------|
D:-------------------------|-------------------------|
A:--0--0--0--0--0--0--2----|--7--7--7--5--5--5--7----|
E:-------------------------|-------------------------|
e:-------------------------|--------------------------|
B:-------------------------|--------------------------|
G:-------------------------|--------------------------|
D:-------------------------|--------------------------|
A:--9----9--9--9--9--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--|
E:-------------------------|--------------------------|
e:-------------------------|-------------------------||
B:-------------------------|-------------------------||
G:-------------------------|-------------------------||
D:-------------------------|-------------------------||
A:--0--0--0--0--0--0--2----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----||
E:-------------------------|-------------------------||
How to play The Crowd -
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.