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Eric Idle - The Infinite Monkey Cage Chords

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ChordsC, G, Bm, E7, A, D7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

CIfindGquantummechanicsBmconfusing E7today
NowAscienceisBmalltherage
TheGHadronColliderisE7bangingaway
ATryingtoguessourD7ageC
AGparticlehere,aparticlethere
InthisCweirdquantumworldbitscanAbeanyD7where
WhichGmightjustexplainBmwhyI’mE7losingmyBmhair
InTheAInfiniteBmMonkeyGCage
GT’otherdayIheardMrs.BmSchrödingerCsay
I’mgoingtoD7putouttheGcatD7
Mrs.GHeidingersaid,Bmwoo,itE7mightbequitedead
I’mmostAcertainifyoushoulddoD7that
GUnlessyou’vegotthatRobinInceandProfessorCox
I’dCleavethatpoorpussy AaloneinitsD7box
ThatGcatmaybeasdeadasarat,E7youcanBmwage
InTheAInfiniteMonkeyBmCage
GScientistssayalltheBmworld’sjustastage
ThatAphysicsispassingBmthrough
GTheremaybean BminfiniteE7numberofAme’s
AndaninfinitenumberofD7you(Godhelpus)
GOverinCERN,theyaretryingtolearn
CWhatcanthedarkmatterAbeD7
GWhogivesafigBmifaE7pigcandoBmtrig
InTheAInfiniteD7MonkeyGCage
GThere’smanyaE7superpositionalthing
IsAblowingmymind GtodayC
TheGmultiverseseemstobeE7madeoutofstring
AThat’swhattheparticleD7physicistssayC
GIfinfinitemonkeystypeeveryday
CTheymayaccidentallywriteAHamlettheD7play
Butthey’dGprobablyjustshitonitandE7throwit Bmaway
InTheAInfiniteBmMonkeyGCage
AThatnaughtymonkey
InTheInfiniteBmMonkeyGCagewithoutyourtrousers
E7InTheAInfiniteBmMonkeyGCage
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ArtistEric Idle
AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyC
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play The Infinite Monkey Cage on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Eric Idle - The Infinite Monkey Cage on guitar requires 6 chords and 12 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

The Infinite Monkey Cage uses these transitions most often: A → D7 (9), D7 → G (9), and A → Bm (7). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

C to G

2. G → Bm chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

Switching from G to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

G to Bm

3. Bm → E7 chord transition

Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

To move from Bm to E7:

  1. While playing Bm, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

Bm to E7

4. E7 → A chord transition

Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

Switching from E7 to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

E7 to A

5. A → Bm chord transition

Switching from A to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

6. G → E7 chord transition

Switching from G to E7:

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

7. A → D7 chord transition

To move from A to D7:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

8. D7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to C:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. C → A chord transition

Here's how to move from C to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

10. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

11. Bm → C chord transition

To move from Bm to C:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

12. A → G chord transition

To move from A to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

The Infinite Monkey Cage chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in The Infinite Monkey Cage.

  • The Infinite Monkey Cage includes 86 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • The Infinite Monkey Cage contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how The Infinite Monkey Cage connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → A: 6%
    After Bm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).
    • Bm → G: 25%
    • Bm → A: 19%
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