The Grand Insect Orchestra
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste:
2nd traste
||The Cm C Cm part in brackets is played on a ukulele in the original song,
||the guitar stays quiet/keeps playing C major, I think
||He somtimes uses E7 instead of E, but it's not consistent throughout the song
[Intro]
C E F C E F G
[Verse 1]
C E
Come one come all they're marching down the wall
F C
Holding each an assortment of sounds
E
Brass from the bumblebees, millipede drums
F G G7
Music from outside the mound
[Pre-chorus 1]
E Am
Now, I'm not so certain their simple you see
E Am
Their culture's just simply too small
E Am
We could have missed all the intricacies
F G
Like The Grand Insect Music Hall!
[Chorus]
F C
With grasshopper guitar and spider silk harps
E Am G
And ladybug on tambourine
F C
A beautiful butterfly backed by a chorus
E Am G
Of crickets just trying to be seen
F C
How could we ever begin to believe
E Am G
Us big folk we know what is best
F C
I say lets leave it to those in the leaves
G G7 C (Cm C Cm)
The grass the dirt and the nest
[Verse 2]
C E
Now, come one come all soon the wild will call
Am F
Every living thing back to its home
C E
Before we must run pack up all of our fun
F G G7
I'd like to leave a few notes
[Pre-chorus 2]
E Am
One, will you start to just please think of me
E Am
Two, remember we need homes
E Am
Three, at the at the very least please leave the trees
F G
And Four, you should work on your tone
[Chorus]
F C
With grasshopper guitar and spider silk harps
E Am G
And ladybug on tambourine
F C
A beautiful butterfly backed by a chorus
E Am G
Of crickets just trying to be seen
F C
How could we ever begin to believe
E Am G
Us big folk we know what is best
F C
I say lets leave it to those in the leaves
G G7 C (Cm C Cm)
The grass the dirt and the nest
[Bridge]
F C
Looking to the ends of time
F C
Travel to the end of space
F
Find our purpose as ants
C G
Just to love and laugh and fight till were erased
F C
Looking to the ends of time
F C
Bus ride to the end of space
F C
We'll sit and complain as if things will change
G F
As tears run down your face when no one's there
C (Cm C Cm)
I wish I was there
[Verse 3]
C E
Come one come all as the leaves start to fall
Am F
We can't say that it's a surprise
C E
Though I'm so enthralled by the winds siren call
F
I still can't trust my eyes
G
No I don't believe my own eyes
[Harmonica solo]
F C F C Am G F C G x2
[Bridge 2]
F C
Looking to the ends of time
F C
Travel to the end of space
F
Find our purpose as ants
C G
Just to love and laugh and fight till were erased
F C
Looking to the end of time
F C
Bus ride to the end of space
F C
We sit and complain as if things will change
G F
As tears run down your face when no ones there
C
I'll be there
[Outro]
C E
Come one come all nearing the end of Fall
F C
Soon this symphony goes underground
E
Now we must go safe from blankets of snow
F G C
As soon it will silence our sound
How to play The Grand Insect Orchestra
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 E. 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.