Music Progression
The song has an unusual chord progression (all in major): E, E-flat, G, A. The sound of this chord progression, in conjunction with the use of a Binson echo machine for the guitar, has a very distinctive psychedelic character. The track is the album's most "space rock" song, alongside "Interstellar Overdrive", "Pow R. Toc H." and "Lucifer Sam".
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