Mr Green Genes is a really easy tune to play, and it is
also a good one to illustrate basic elements of harmony
and melody. Here is my arrangement, kind of a composite
of the _Best Band You Never heard.._ and _Hot Rats_ versions.
Here are the main chords….I have used many different voicings
of these chords….
Dm7 — G — Dm7 — G — Dm7 — G — Dm7 — G
Cmaj7 — Am7 — Cmaj7 — Am7
F — G — Am — Bb
Then it repeats again and again until the end, where it goes
F — G — Am — Bb — C — Dm — Dbm — Dm
Now the melody is like this……after doing the above once
(based on the _Hot Rats_ version).
Dm7 G (4x)
1—————————————————-
2—————————————————-
3—7—9-10 10 10 10—9 7—-7—4-4-4-4-4-5-4———-
4————————10——————5———
Cmaj7 Am7 (2x)
2—————5-6—8——
3———4-5-5————
4—5-5-5-7—————
then the F — G — Am — Bb part goes like this.
Play any chord voicings you want!! Frank plays many.
The soloing is based on the C major scale, all positions.
Play the _Uncle Meat_ version, and the _Hot Rats_ version, and
also the _Best Band_ version… and you will be styling!
now here are the words with the chords….notice how the
above transcribed melody fits beautifully with the words.
I love this song!!
Dm7 G Dm7 G
Eat your greens, don’t forget your beans, and celery
Dm7 G
Don’t forget to bring your fake I.D.
Dm7 G
Eat a bunch of these MAGNIFICENT.
Cmaj7
With sauerkraut
Am7
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Cmaj7 Am7
Mouldy sauerkraut
F G Am
Eat a grape a fig a crumpet too
Am — Abm — Am Bb
You’ll pump ’em right through
Dm7 G Dm7
Eat your shoes, don’t forget the strings
G Dm7 G
and sox. Even eat the box, you bought ’em in
Dm7 G
you can eat the truck, that brought ’em in.
Cmaj7
Garbage truck
Am7
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMouldy
Cmaj7 Am7
Garbage truck.
F G Am — Abm — Am
Eat the truck the driver and his gloves,
Bb
NUTRITIOUSNESS
C
DELICIOUSNESS
Dm7-Dbm7-Dm7
WORTHLESSNESS
A final flourish on Dm7:
3——7-9-10-9-7-9—7—7—7—7—7—
4——————10—7—7—7—7—7—
Enjoy it… I always do…..
Nabeel Kandah
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