40's Theme Umphrey's McGee Transcribed by Jay P Edited by Rich Steinmetz 2-12-02 Edited by Hunter Bauer 3/18/2015 E--------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------5--5-5--5-| G-----------6-9------------6-9------------4-7--------6--6-6--6-|Repeat (ends on G) D---------7--------------7--------------5------------6--6-6--6-| A-----6-9------------6-9------------4-7--------------x--x-x--x-| E---7--------------7--------------5------------------5--5-5--5-| Interlude (not exact but close) E------------------7p4------------------------------10p7------------| B----------------5-----6--------------------------7------9----------| G--------------6---------7-4--------------------8----------70-7-----| D----------5-8---------------6-------------7-10-----------------9---| A------4-7-----------------------------6-9--------------------------| E--3-6-----------------------------5-8------------------------------| then the little countryish riff E-14-------14--------------14-------14-----------14------------------7-7-7--6--4--| B-14----------14-----------14----------14-----------14---------------7-7-7--6--4--| G-13b15----------b15r13-------13b15---------13b15------11-------------------------|con't D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------2-3-4---------------| Verse can be played like this: E-------------------------------------------------7-7-7--6--4---------------------| B-3--4--3---3/4-4-~--------------x-x-x-x----------7-7-7--6--4--3-4-3--3/4---------| G-3--4--3---3/4-4-~--------22----x-x-x-x-----------------------3-4-3--3/4---------|con't D-2--3--2---2/3-3-~--4--44----4--x-x-x-x-----------------------2-3-2--2/3---------| A-3--4--3---3/4-4-~--------------x-x-x-x-----------------------3-4-3--3/4---------| E-------------------------------------------2-3-4---------------------------------| or this seems more accurate: G#m7(9?) C#9 F#m7(9?) B9 e---------4----------------------------------------------2------------------| b---------4--------------------4-------------------------2-----------2------| g---------4 (strum)------------4-(strum)-----------------2-(strum)---2------| con't d---------4--------------------3-------------------------2-----------1------| a---------4----------2-3-4-----4-------------------------2-----------2------| e--2-3-4--4--------------------------------------0-1-2---2------------------| E----------------------------------------| B-2----2----2----2---2-------(2)---------| G-4b6--4b6--4b6--4b6-4b6r4--4-2----------| D--------------------------4-------------| A----------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------| After the last verse, it cools down: Jam in C# Dorian C#m7add11 e---4-- b---7-- g---4-- d---6-- a---4-- e------ Jake likes to play with the 7th fret of the B string, going down to 5 and 4 sometimes Once Brendan gives the nob to move the jam into the next section, it changes to the following chords: C#5 E5 F#5 G#5 F#5 E---------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------| G----6-----9----11--/--13--\--11--------------------| D----6-----9----11--/--13--\--11--------------------| A----4---6-7-----9--/--11--\---9--------------------| E---------------------------------------------------| Brendan's solo is in C# Dorian, which an emphasis on the #6 (A#) Then when Brendan switches to rhythm, it changes to something like this: C#5 E5 D# G#5 F#5 E---------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------| G----6-----9-----8--/--13---------------------------| D----6-----9-----8--/--13---------------------------| A----4-----7-----6--/--11---------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------| Jakes solo is in C# Minor Pentatonic, which some hints of Aeolian (some A naturals in there) Jakes Part at the end of jam E--12-11------12-11------12-11----------12-11----------- B--------12~--------12~--------12^(14)--------12^(14)--- G------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------