Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Necessary Evil (Guitar)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Chords
Tune down a half step and then play with these chords as usual.
Electric/Studio version: Mix between arpeggios and single strums; the main difference is that you play the
Am7 chord (see below) by picking the bass note twice followed by the rest of the chord. Play the chords on
the lines "necessary evil" in arpeggios too.
Suggested chord voicings (in order of appearance):
Am7 Gadd9 Am7#5 Eadd9 A#add9 Fadd9/A* Gm9 Bm7 Cm7 A** A#** C** Ebadd9 e|---x-----5------3-----2-------8--------5--------5-----x-----x----x----x----x------13----| B|---5-----3------1-----0-------6--------6--------3-----7-----8----x----x----x------11----| G|---5-----4------2-----1-------7--------5--------3-----7-----8----x----x----x------12----| D|---5-----x------x-----x-------x--------5--------3-----7-----8----7----8----10-----x-----| A|---x-----x------x-----x-------x--------x--------x-----x-----x----x----x----x------x-----| E|---5-----3------1-----0-------6--------5--------3-----7-----8----5----6----8------11----|
* Fadd9/A: Not 100% sure about this one but it sounds/looks right and makes sense to me.
** A, A# and C: I think he just plays the two bass notes together; pluck them at the same time or in a rhythm if you like.
[Intro]
Am7
[Verse 1]
Am7 Transform into the animal you need to Gadd9 Fadd9 Eadd9 Fadd9 Gadd9 Am7 Fly from a destiny infested with chem--i-----cals A#add9 Fadd9/A* Gm9 Eadd9 You need a new drug not invented by the C.I.A A#add9 Fadd9/A* Eadd9 Fadd9 Gadd9 Am7 I wanna be your friend but don't have the self con---trol Am7 Bm7 Cm7 We're in love Bm7 A#add9 But I don't get what you see in me
[Chorus]
A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Lo-o---vin' me could be your fatal flaw A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Just hangin' in and trying to be your A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Necessary evil A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Necessary evil
[Verse 2]
Am7 Nobody can get a tan in the moonlight Gadd9 Fadd9 Eadd9 Fadd9 Gadd9 Am7 Come on inside, tell me: is it just a bit too much? A#add9 Fadd9/A Gm9 Eadd9 He drooled on a pillow and looked like an angel A#add9 Fadd9/A Eadd9 Fadd9 Gadd9 Am7 She hit a blunt but it would not chill her out at all Am7 Bm7 Cm7 We're in love Bm7 A#add9 But she don't get what I see in her
[Chorus]
A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Lo-o---vin' me could be your fatal flaw A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Just hangin' in and trying to be your A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Necessary evil A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Necessary evil A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Lo-o---vin' me could be your fatal flaw A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Just hangin' in and trying to be your A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Necessary evil A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Necessary evil
[Verse 1]
Am7 Transform into the animal you need to Gadd9 Fadd9 Eadd9 Fadd9 Gadd9 Am7 Fly from a destiny infested with chem--i-----cals A#add9 Fadd9/A* Gm9 Eadd9 You need a new drug not invented by the C.I.A A#add9 Fadd9/A* Eadd9 Fadd9 Gadd9 Am7 I wanna be your friend but don't have the self con---trol Am7 Bm7 Cm7 We're in love Bm7 A#add9 But I don't get what you see in me
[Chorus]
A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Lo-o---vin' me could be your fatal flaw A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Just hangin' in and trying to be your A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Necessary evil A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Necessary evil A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Lo-o---vin' me could be your fatal flaw A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Just hangin' in and trying to be your A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Necessary evil A A# C Ebadd9 A#add9 Fadd9 Necessary evil...