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The Spider And The Fly Chords by The Rolling Stones

The Spider And The Fly chords by The Rolling Stones

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The Spider And The Fly by The Rolling Stones: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"The Spider And The Fly" is a song released by The Rolling Stones in 1965. First on the US version of their "Out of our heads" album, later as a single in the UK. It was also included on the 1996 album "Stripped". As per usual the song is written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

The song is a basic 3 chord blues. 

Note:  hat really makes the song is the
little walking riff they do with the guitars.
On every E7 chord play it like this

E--0---------0----------0------------0----------0----------0----------0-
B--0---------0----------0------------0----------0----------0----------0-
G--1---------2----------4------------2----------1----------2----------4-
D--0---------0----------0------------0----------0----------0----------0-
A--2---------4----------5------------4----------2----------4----------5-
E--0---------0----------0------------0----------0----------0----------0-

Hit each chord form on the beat, hold the last one for two beats

Then on the A7 drop down to this

E--0----------0----------0----------0----------0----------0----------0--
B--2----------3----------5----------3----------2----------3----------5--
G--0----------0----------0----------0----------0----------0----------0--
D--2----------4----------5----------4----------2----------4----------5--
A--0----------0----------0----------0----------0----------0----------0--
E--x----------x----------x----------x----------x----------x----------x-
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Put it all together and it goes like this:



(intro) E7 riff twice

E7   riff
Sittin' thinkin' ...

E7   riff
Wondering what I'll ...

A7   riff
Smokin' mopin' maybe ...

E7    riff
Some little girl ...

B7                               A7
I don't  .....But I love ...

E7   riff                               C7 B7
I remember what ...


E7   riff
She said, ¨My...

E7   riff
Keep fidelity ...

A7   riff
My,  my,  my,  Don...

E7  riff
When you've done ...

B7                                 A7
Don't say  ¨Hi¨...

E7   riff                                        C7 B7
Jump right ahead ....!

(harmonica solo)

(guitar solo and end)

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