Magnificent

Minimum skill needed to play

You can play this song if you are comfortable with the chords and any basic strumming pattern. You can play Magnificent with simple down strums as there is a lot of building throughout, but something more full like a 16th note strum pattern will definitely provide a more consistent groove. Either are doable.

Chords and chord transitions

You can play the chords of the original key using B chord shapes with no capo. Use the Chord Shape Finder below to pick what chord shapes you want to play. Here's how it works:

• First choose the key of the song.
• Then choose the capo fret until "Play shapes in" shows a key you are familiar with and the chords listed in "Chord Shapes" are ones you know or want to learn. This allows you to play the song using chords and chord shapes you know while the song is in a key you don't know.
• View chords and chord transition pairs for suggested voicings.

What to watch out for

You can play this song with consistent down strumming through almost every song section, such as one strum per chord during quiet parts and increase down strums while building and through full sections.

There is a wide range of dynamics as you play through this song. To mirror the recording, you will need to notate what happens in each section before playing.

How to play this song solo

Notate each section's dynamics and practice playing each with the desired strum patterns you know you can play. While this song may sound difficult at first, adequate critical listening of the song before practicing is a key to success.

Follow through and be confident in your strumming pattern for each section and you'll be able to play this song.

Song structure

The song can be played following this order. The verse almost feels like the chorus as it's repeated more than the chorus and at the very end of the song after the bridge.

• Intro
• Chorus (2x)
• Verse
• Chorus (building)
• Verse
• Instrumental (prep for bridge)
• Bridge (2x) (building)
• Bridge 2 (mostly instrumental with "Magnificent" repeated and ends with a tag of the last 2 lines of the bridge)
• Verse (quiet)

Additional resources

• Learn Any Song - a brief free course to develop your critical listening skills of song sections, parts, and dynamics