Cifra Club

Egyptian Reggae

The Modern Lovers

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Dm
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
          EGYPTIAN DGGAE  - Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Tuning: Standard Tuning EADGBe


[Intro]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------3--------------------------------------------|
A|-----3--5--5-5--3--------3--5-----5--3----------3--5--5-5--3---------------|
E|--5---------------5--5-----------------5--5-5---------------5--------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3--5-----5--3----------3---------------------3------------------------|
E|--5-----------------5--5-5-----3--3-3--6--5--5-5-----3--3-3--6--5----------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3--5--5-5-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--5--5-5-------------5--5-5--3-5----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff 1]

      Dm           Am
E|-x--5-5-x--5--x--5-5-x--5---------|
B|-x--6-6-x--6--x--5-5-x--5---------|
G|-x--7-7-x--7--x--5-5-x--5---------|
D|-x--7-7-x--7--x--7-7-x--7---------|
A|-x--5-5-x--5--x--7-7-x--7---------|
E|-x--5-5-x--5--x--5-5-x--5---------| (x4)
   v  v ^ v  v  v  v ^ v  v


[Riff 2]

E|-x--3-3-x--3--x--5-5-x--5--x--3-3-x--3--5---5~--|
B|-x--3-3-x--3--x--5-5-x--5--x--3-3-x--3--5---5~--|
G|-x--3-3-x--3--x--5-5-x--5--x--3-3-x--3--5---5~--|
D|-x--5-5-x--5--x--7-7-x--7--x--5-5-x--5--7---7~--|
A|-x--5-5-x--5--x--7-7-x--7--x--5-5-x--5--7---7~--|
E|-x--3-3-x--3--x--5-5-x--5--x--3-3-x--3--5---5~--|
   v  v ^ v  v  v  v ^ v  v  v  v ^ v  v  v   v


That's it! Simply change between Riff 1 and Riff 2.
If you like, improvise in D minor with a second guitar.


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| v  strum down
| ^  strum up
| ~  let ring
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