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Maxwell's Silver Hammer by Beatles
Riff 1:
-5--5-5--5--3--2-
-5--5h7--5--3--3-
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Chorus:
D E7 A
-------5~------------------------7~-----------------------12~-
-------7~------------------------9~-----------------------14~-
-7-----7~--7----7---7/9---9--11--9~--9-----9------14--16--14~-
-7--7------7h9--7---7/9---9---9------9h11--9--12--14--16------
----9---------------9/11--------------------------------------
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Em7 A7 D
-------------------3--3--3------3----2-
-14h15--14-------3h5--3--5(6)5--3h5--3-
-14h16--14--14-----------------------2-
------------14-----------------------0-
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Synth Solo:
D F#/C# Bm D7/A G D
---------------------------3-------2--3----2----
----------3---1----------------5---3--5-5--3--3-
-----3----4---2----4---7---4---5--------5-----2-
-4---4-------------5---7------------------------
-5----------------------------------------------
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Bass Riff(follows each solo):
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----------4--5--7--4--5----
-3--5--7-----------------5-
Piano Solo (triplets):
---------2-5-----------6------------7-----------8----
-------3-------------5------------7-----------7----0-
-----2-----------3-6----------4-7-----------7--------
-0-4-----------4------------------------4-7----------
-------------4--------------5------------------------
--------------------------7-----------5------------3-
(Guitar solo is same as chorus pattern)
D B7 Em
Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical science in the home,
A7 D A7
late night all alone with a test tube, oh, oh, oh, oh.
(riff 1)
D B7 Em
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine, calls her on the phone.
A7 D A7
Can I take you out to the pictures, Jo-o-o-oan?
E7 A7
But, as she's getting ready to go, a knock comes from the door:
D E7
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon her head.
A7 Em7 A7 D A7 D
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer made sure that she was dead.
(Synth Solo)
D B7 Em
Back in school again, Maxwell plays the fool again, teacher gets annoyed.
A7 D A7
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant sce-e-e-ene.
(riff 1)
D B7 Em
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away,
A7 D A7
so he waits behind. Writing fifty times "I must not be so-o-o-o.
E7 A7
But, when she turns her back on the boy, he creeps up from behind:
(Chorus)
(Guitar Solo)
D B7 Em
P.C. thirtyone said "We've caught a dirty one.", Maxwell stands alone.
A7 D A7
Painting testimonial pictures, oh, oh, oh, oh.
(riff 1)
D B7 Em
Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery, say he must go free.
A7 D A7
The judge does not agree. And he tells them so-o-o-o.
E7 A7
But, as the words are leaving his lips, a noise came from behind:
(Chorus)
(Piano Solo)
D F#/G# Bm D7/A G
Sil-ver Hammer Man
Outro:
D A7 D
-3----3--3------3----2--10-
-3h5--3--5(6)5--3h5--3--10-
---------------------2--11-
---------------------0---0-
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