The Seed 2-0 chords by The Roots

Chords with lyrics

The Seed 2.0

Written and Recorded by The Roots (Ahmir Thompson, Tariq Trotter,
Malik B., Leonard Hubbard, Kamal, and Rahzel the Godfather of Noyze)
featuring Cody Chesnutt

>From the album Phrenology

Tabbed by: Jeff Glover and Ben Cook

(revision of incomplete chords by earlier submission)

*Lyrics not included


Main riff
These are the chords: A minorAm DmDm A minorAm DmDm G+G (quick hammer on) A minorAm 0:00 - 0:55
but this is what Cody Chestnutt actually plays (listen to the song to
get the rhythm and parentheses means grace note or variation):
E---------(5)-(5)------------(5)-(5)----------------------
B--5----5--5---6--6--5--5---5-5---6--6------------------------
G--5----5--5---7--7--5--5---5-5---7--7------------------------
D--7----7--7---7--7--7--7---7-7---7--7----(7)-(5h)7---repeat---
A--0----0--0---0--0--0--0---0-0---0--0----(0)-(0)--------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

[Play Main Riff]
Knocked up...

Then:
[Verse 2: Cody Chesnutt]

[Play Main Riff]
I don't ask...

   Bb majorBb     D7D7
And...bitch.......don't......
[Main riff again once then]:

   C majorC     G7G7    DmDm
I...fertilize...behind...lover's...
    C majorC    G7G7    DmDm
I sit ......
    C majorC    G7G7    DmDm
Fertilize..........
       D7D7  DmDm  G7G7 (flourish)
And I'm keepin'

     A minorAm   G+G    DmDm
I push my seed...bush....
     A minorAm   G+G     DmDm   (G minorGm) (grace chord)
Its gonna work...pushin'...right

Fmaj7Fmaj7 (two downstrokes) E minor 7Em7
If Mary drops...........tonight

Bb majorBb       A minorAm
I would name...Roll

[Play Main Riff over rap]

[Verse 4: Cody Chesnutt]

[Play Main Riff]
I don't beg...

    Bb majorBb        D7D7
And....scream...when his shit


[Play Main Riff]

Cuz I know...

    C majorC  G+G     DmDm
Fertilize...against...lover's
     C majorC       G+G    DmDm   G7G7 (grace)
I lick...opposition cuz...don't...
       C majorC       G+G   DmDm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-no dear

    D7D7        DmDm   G7G7
You'll..keeping...🏷Legend alive

     A minorAm   G+G    DmDm
I push my seed...
      A minorAm   G+G    DmDm Gm7Gm7 (grace)
Its gonna work
Fmaj7Fmaj7      E minorEm
If Mary...tonight

Bb majorBb      E7E7
I...Rock-N-Roll
E MajorE
7 (G#G# in bass)
Oh-ooh break it down, break it down, break down beat

[Breakdown]
A minorAm DmDm G minorGm
E7E7
A minorAm G+G DmDm G minorGm
E7E7 E7 (G#G# in bass)


[and here chords as before]


Enjoy. This song is the jam of the summer.


-Jeff