Phish - Magilla guitar tab

Magilla (main theme)

from Chuck Newsome

from Brian Healey

Magilla is a "rhythm changes" tune. Stay tuned for details on this

specific jazz form.

The form is: A A B A, and there are 32 bars.

The A sections are eight bars each, and contain four 2-bar phrases, each

bar containing two chords. In the first A section, the first two

2-bar-phrases are I-vi-ii-V, the third is a walking bluesy idea

(I-iii-IV-#iv«), and the fourth is another I-vi-ii-V. The second A

section has a slightly different final 2-bar phrase, as it ends with

just ii-V-I, resolving, and setting up the bridge.

The B section (or bridge) is eight bars in length, and begins on the

dominant seventh chord formed over the major third of the key of the

song. This section, like the A section, is broken into four

2-bar-phrases, although, UNlike the A section, during the 2-bar

duration, the same chord is played twice. The pattern follows the

circle of fifths using dominant seventh chords until the tonic is

reached again, bringing you to the final A section (III7-VI7-II7-V7).

Magilla is in Bb, much like most other rhythm changes standards. Thus,

the chords are:

Main Theme:

The Easy way:

{BbMaj.7 Gm7} {Cm7 F7} {BbMaj.7 Gm7} {Cm7 F7}

{BbMaj.7 Gm7} {Cm7 F7} {BbMaj.7 Gm7} {Cm7 F7} then repeat

Bridge:

{ D7 } { D7 } { G7 } { G7 } { C7 } { C7} { F7 } { F7 }

The Hard "Jeffery Goldberg" way (advanced users only, please):

||: Bb6 Gm7 | Cm7 F7 | Bb Gm7 | Cm7 F7 |

| Bb Dm | E F« | 1: Bb Gm7 | Cm7 F :||

| 2: Cm7 F7 | Bb |

| D7 | % | G7 | % | C7 | % | F7 | % |

| Bb6 Gm7 | Cm7 F7 | Bb Gm7 | Cm7 F7 |

| Bb Dm | E F« | 1: Bb Gm7 | Cm7 F |

| 2: Cm7 F7 | Bb ||

Bb7

E:----6--5/6--------------------------------------------------

B:------------6---9/8/9-----7--6h7p6------6-------------------

G:-----------------------8------------9------7------------6---

D:-8---------------------------------------------8p5----------

A:-----------------------------------------------------8------

E:------------------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------------------------

G----6/5----------------------------------------------------

D------------7--8-------------------------------------------

A-8-------8-------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------

I'll try and figure out some of the chords for the rest of the song,

but I think it's pretty much improv. They usually do some ii-V7-I

stuff through some key changes.

Listen to the Alpine show from '98 for an amazing Trey chord solo.