MFC Chords
by Pearl Jam
MFC by Pearl Jam is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Transcribed by: Chris Wilson
Email: [email protected]
Updated 03/21/99
Where i've got mike down the bottom he comes in with that
where i say 'listen to Cd' in stones solo.
Ed - Dropped D (DADGBE)
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-|---------3-----3--3--3------------------|---------3-----3--3--3--3-----3--|-
-|----0----0--0--0--0--0--0---0--5-4-0-0--|----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-
-|--5---5-----5-------------5-------------|--5---5-----5--------------5-----|-
-|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
-|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
Intro Ed 3x
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----
-|-----------------------------------|--8--8\3--------------------------|-----
-|-----------------------------------|---------5--7--5h7p5p0------------|-----
-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|------------------------5--7------|-----
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----
Mike heavy palm mute Stone
-|----------------|--------------------|--------3---------|---------------|---
-|----------------|--3-3-3-3---3-3-----|----------3---3---|---------------|---
-|----------0--0--|--2-2-2-2b-r2-2--0--|-----0------0---0-|---------------|---
-|--0----0--0--0--|--0-0-0-0---0-0--0--|--0--0------------|---------------|---
-|--x----x--x--x--|--------------------|--x--x------------|---------------|---
-|--3----3--3--3--|--------------------|--3--3------------|---------------|---
Verse Ed 3x Ed
-|-----------------|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-----------------|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|----
-|-----------------|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-----------------|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|----
-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|----
-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|----
-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-----------------|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-----------------|----
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----
Chorus Ed and Mike
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----
-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|----
-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|----
-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|----
-|-----------------|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-----------------|-----------------|----
Stone
-|---------------------------|---------|---------|----------------------------
-|---------------------------|--1-1-1--|---------|----------------------------
-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--0-0-0--|--5-5-5--|----------------------------
-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--2-2-2--|--5-5-5--|----------------------------
-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|--3-3-3--|--3-3-3--|----------------------------
-|---------------------------|---------|---------|----------------------------
All Gtrs. Stone Ed and Mike
-|----------------------------------|------------------------------|----------
-|---------3-----3-3----------------|---------3-----3-3-3-3-----3--|----------
-|----0----0---------0---0-5-4-0-0--|----0----0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--|----------
-|--5---5-----5--------5------------|--5---5-----5-----------5-----|----------
-|----------------------------------|------------------------------|----------
-|----------------------------------|------------------------------|----------
Post-Chorus (intro) Ed alternate between the two
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-|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
-|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|--------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
Mike heavy PM
-|--3----3-------------3-------------------------------------------|----------
-|--3----3-------------3-------------------------------------------|----------
-|--5b7--5b7r5p4--5-4--5b7r5p4--5-4--2-0-------0--0-5-4-0-2b4--r2--|----------
-|---------------------------------------2-3-5---------------------|----------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------
Stone
-|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------
-|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------
-|--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-----|--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7--|-------------------------
-|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------
-|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------
-|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------
Pre-Chorus Fill By Stone Chorus Fills By Stone
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
-|---10b12--12r10--8h10p8-----------------------------|-----------------------
-|------------------------9---------------------------|-----------------------
-|--------------------------10h12-10h12p10\9-7-9-/12--|-----------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
-|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------
Stone Solo
-|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------
-|--2p0-0---2p0---2p0--0---0--2p0---2p0--0---0--2p0-0----|--------------------
-|--------0-----0--------0--------0--------0----------0--|--------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------
*Listen to Cd
-|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
-|----2---2---4--5/7\5--|-----------------------------------------------------
-|--0---0---0-----------|-----------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
-|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------
-|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
-|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
-|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
-|---3b4--0---3b4--0---3b4--5--7--5--3--0--3--0---|---------------------------
-|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
-|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
-|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-|--3-----3-----------------8--|----------------------------------------------
-|--5b7-7---5b7-7-7-7-7b9r7----|----------------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------
Hold Bend----------|
-|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
-|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|--------------------------------------
-|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|--------------------------------------
-|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|--------------------------------------
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-|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
*Mike (strum till end)