Mean Red Spider Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays383

Mean Red Spider by Muddy Waters is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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A                                  D7                           A        
I got a mean red spider, and she been webbin' all over town 
A                              D7                       A 
got a mean red spider, and she been webbin' all over town 
E7                                              D7                      A 
I'm gonna get me a mean black spider, so I can tear her cobweb down 

I got a break comin', no need for me to moan 
I got a break asho' comin', no need for me to moan 
That's jus' a mean red spider, she's breakin' up my happy home 

All right stop this stuff man 
Go ahead man 

If I don't go crazy, I will surely lose my mind 
Well you know if I don't go crazy, I will surely lose my mind 
That's jus' a mean red spider, and she jus' bother me all the time 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante