By Gavin Peterson
Here’s a breakdown
of the introduction to Maroon 5’s song ‘Move Like Jagger’
Key: C minor
Time: 2 time (2/4 or
4/4/):
Intro: At 0:46 on
youtube video, the intro starts with an whistling-sounding riff of:
C E♭F C* B♭GFE♭
(* = Octave higher)
E♭GC
or:
At the same time as this riff, a muffled guitar part enters playing C minor7th chords:
At 1:00 the guitar chords get louder and clearer
1:08 — the guitar part changes to F minor and a tapping bass enters:
Melody enters at 1:14 :
1:31 a synth bass enters
Finally, at 1:44 the chorus comes in with synth bass
