Butterfly
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
By Iron Butterfly


Verse: (Main Riff)
G:------------------------|
D:--0-0-3-2---0--7-6-5-3--|
A:----------3-------------|
E:------------------------|


Pre-Chorus Riff:
G:------------1-2-1-2-3-2-1-2-1h2p1----|
D:--0-2-3-2-3-----------------------3--|
A:-------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------|


Chorus: Part One
G:----------------------------------|
D:--5---3-5--5-4-3--2-----2--2-3-4--|
A:----5---------------2-5-----------|
E:----------------------------------|


Chorus: Part Two
G:----------------------------------|
D:--7---5-7--7-6-5--4-----4--4-5-6--|
A:----7---------------4-7-----------|
E:----------------------------------|

Post-Chorus Riff:
G:---------------------------------|
D:--9-----9-8h9p8------------------|
A:----------------9--11--13--7--9--|
E:-----7---------------------------|


Bass Fill into Drum Solo:
G:--6h7p6h7-----------------|
D:----------6h7p6h7-0-------|
A:--------------------------|
E:--------------------------|


Variation of Verse Riff:
G:--------------------------|
D:--0-0-3-2---0--0-0-3-2----|
A:----------3------------3--|
E:--------------------------|


Order:
Organ Intro
Verse (x8) 
Pre-Chorus
Chorus: Part 1 (x2)
Chorus: Part 2 (x2)
Post-Chorus
Verse (x8) 
Pre-Chorus
Chorus: Part 1 (x2)
Chorus: Part 2 (x2)
Post-Chorus
Verse (x about 40)*
Bass Fill into Drum Solo
6+ minute drum solo, so you can take a little break here
Bass Fill variation under guitar and keyboard effects
Short drum solo
Verse variation (x4) bass & drums only
Verse (x8 or 10) 
Pre-Chorus
Chorus: Part 1 (x2)
Chorus: Part 2 (x2)
Post-Chorus
Verse (x4)
Drum fill
Verse Variation (x4)
Organ fill (intro)
Verse (First Half)


*The organ and guitar solos are over                                                    this, and the bassist on the album does different variations of this riff throughout both.

Some of the number of times listed may be off; I am doing this primarily from memory, but you can figure it out for yourself, just listen to it a couple of times and you'll get it.
This is a very easy song to play.  The order of the song is a bitch to get down, but once you figure it out you can have a lot of fun with this 17-minute long classic.
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