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Characterized by its very simplistic structure, Piggy contains a simple drum beat (the exception being the final drum solo) with only bass accompaniment and a small piano line attached to the song's end. Though heavily debated, the album version of Piggy is the first of several songs on ''The Downward Spiral'' to incorporate the famous "Downward Spiral Motif." While this version of the motif does not contain the final part of the motif "five note measure" found on other songs on the album (most notably on "such as [[Closer]]" and "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]"), the structure remains relatively the same. Played by the organs on the second verse, the notes to this short variation of the motif are as follows: