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Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie Chords

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ChordsEm, C, E, G, Bm, Am, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
  • 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
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

[Opening]
[Em] [C] [Em] [C]
[Em]Lipstick junkie be [C]funky all he want, [Em]she came back wearing a [C]smile
[Em]Look-alike someone drug me, they [C]wanted to unplug me
[Em]No one in here is on [C]trial, it’s just a turn-around
[Em]And we go, [C]oh, well and [Em]we go, oh oh oh [E]oh

[verse 2]
[Em]Tic-toc, I want to [C]rock you like the 80’s, [Em]cock-blocking isn’t [C]allowed.
[Em]Tug boat sheila is [C]into memorabilia, [Em]who said three is a [C]crowd?
[C]We better get it on the go

[verse 3]
[G]Hey, [Em]now, we’ve gotta [G]make it rain [Em]somehow, [C]she told me too
And [Bm]show me what to do, oh [Am]Maggie makes it in her [D]cloud, I said , [G]hey, [Em]now
We gotta [G]make it rain [Em]somehow, [C]she told me too
And show [Bm]me what to do, she [Am]knows how, to make it [D]loud

[verse 4]
[Em]Rain dance maggie [C]advances to the final, [Em]who knew that she had [C]the goods?
[Em]Little did I know her body [C]was one delicious vinyl
[Em]To your neck of [C]the woods, I want to lick a little bit

[verse 5]
[G]Hey, [Em]now, we’ve gotta [G]make it rain [Em]somehow, [C]she told me too
And [Bm]show me what to do, oh Maggie [Am]makes it in her [D]cloud

[verse 6]
[Em] [C]
You got the [Em]wrong [C]girl, but not for [Em]long [C]girl
It’s in a [Em]song [C]girl, ’cause I’ll be [Em]gone [C]girl
[G]Hey, [Em]now, we’ve gotta [G]make it rain [Em]somehow, [C]she told me too
And [Bm]show me what to do, oh Maggie [Am]makes it in her [D]cloud

[Closing]
I said, [G]hey [Em]now, I want to [G]rock this valley [Em]crowd, [C]she told me to
And [Bm]told me what to do, she [Am]knows how to make [D]it loud
[Em][C]But [Em]not [C]for longer, it’s in a song girl
‘Cause I’ll be gone bye bye yeah, bye bye, girl, bye bye, girl

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ArtistRed Hot Chili Peppers
AlbumI'm With You
GenresAlternative, Indie, Rock
Year2011
KeyEm

How to play The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie on guitar requires 7 chords and 9 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 Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie uses these transitions most often: Em → C (27), C → Em (18), and G → Em (10). 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 Em - C chord transition.

1. Em → C chord transition

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

To move from Em to C;

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

2. Em → E chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram

To move from Em to E;

  1. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep ring finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 1.
Em to E

3. 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

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.
C to G

4. G → Em chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from G to Em;

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

5. C → Bm chord transition

To move from C to Bm;

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

6. Bm → Am chord transition

To move from Bm to Am;

  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 G string fret 2.

7. Am → D chord transition

To move from Am to D;

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

8. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

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

9. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

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

The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie.

  • The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie includes 85 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → G: 18%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → Em: 8%
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