Guitar Lessons
and
TABS
this reveals everything you need to know to play all of the guitar parts to this trippy song :) ...
be sure you check out part 1 of this lesson, as well ...which goes over the INTRO section ...
here is breakdown of the tracks, followed by a lyric chart with chords ...
0:00 - snippets of - Garcia lick out of chorus ... Verses 5 and 6 ... D solo licks ... strum part of solo ... F lick leading out of solo ... Cm bridge chords... D7 ending progression .. ending chords
2:29 - Lesson on verse 1
5:45 - Garcia Fill lick (between verses)
7:42 - Lesson on verse 2
12:45 - Lesson on verses 3 & 4
15:15 - Lesson on chorus
18:12 - Garcia fill lick (out of chorus)
20:00 - Lesson on verses 5 & 6
22:25 - Dm fast lick leading into jam
24:48 - Jam - repetitious lick in D
31:00 - Jam - Bobby's strum chords = (4)Dm- (3)C maj 7 (4)Gm- (2)F- (2)Em)
35:42 - chorus chords out of jam (G- C- Bb- F) with melodic descending lick in F at end
37:15 - melodic descending lick in F
38:14 - Bridge (slower Cm section) (= riffs on Cm- Fmaj 7- Dm - then 3 note Bm lick - then G walk-down)
45:55 - Bridge - G walk-down (= G scale using harmony notes) = "major" scale into "minor" scale
55:08 - the last G walk-down is different = all "major" scale notes
58:48 = Ending- "Ragtime" chords with "bluesy" walk-up in D7
1:06:00 = (optional way to play "Ragtime" chords with "bluesy" walk-up in D7) (low audio)
1:09:50 - Ending = set of 5 jazzy / breezy chords
1:13:15 - Ending =set of 7 ending lonesome sounding "rock" chords = ( Em-C ... Em-Bm ... G - A - Em ...)
LYRIC and CHORD CHART
Am - C
Dm F F C
Blue light rain ... Whoa, unbroken chain
Am Eb F Em G
Looking for familiar faces ... In an empty window pane
Dm Bb (no 3rd) F Am
Listening for the secret ... searching for the sound
C C/B Am Am/G F Em G (5/4)
But I could only hear the preacher ...and the baying of his hounds
Am C
Dm F F C
Willow sky ...whoa, I walk and wonder why
F G Dm Dm/E G (5/4)
They say love your brother ...but you will catch it when you try
F Bb (no 3rd) F Am
Roll you down the line boy ... drop you for a loss
C C/B Am Am/G F Am
Ride you out on a cold railroad ... And nail you to a cross
Chorus= G-C Bb - F = 4x (last time w lick at end)
Am C
Dm F F C
November and more ...as I wait for the score
Dm Cmaj7 F Em G (5/4)
They're telling me forgiveness ...Is the key to every door
Dm Bb (no 3) F Am A
slow winter day .........a night like forever
C C/B Am Am/G F Em Dm (+ LICK) C- C - Dm ...
Sink like a stone ...float like a feather =
solo LICK A =
solo CHORD section=
4/4 3/4 4/4 2/4 2/4
Dm - C maj 7- Gm - F - Em =
Chorus - (last time twice as long on Bb and F) .... then F LICK ... =
Bridge
Cm F maj 7 Dm Bm riff G walk down(w minor at end)
Lilac rain, unbroken chain ... Song of the saw-whet owl
Cm F maj 7 Dm Bm riff G Walk Down(w minor at end)
Out on the mountain, it'll drive you insane ...Listening to the winds howl
Cm F maj 7 Dm Bm riff G Walk Down(w minor at end)
Unbroken chain... of sorrow and pearls ...Unbroken chain of sky and sea
Cm F maj 7 Dm Bm riff G Walk Down(w MAJOR at end)
Unbroken chain ... of the western wind ...Unbroken chain of you and me
La-La-La-La La-La- La- La (see lesson for riffs)
can substitute chords? = G-C-G G-C7 D7 .... Eb7/D ... E7/D ...
ENDING = Em - C Em- Bm G- A(no 3)- Em
carlo zakers
the guitar wizard
Carlo Zakers has been analyzing and playing Grateful Dead music for over 40 years ...
Carlo played in one of midwest's premier grateful dead cover bands, Perfunctory This Band, since 1987
this experience gives Carlo an insight into grateful dead music that few others would experience ... Carlo's TABS are some of the most thorough, and complete TABs you will find anywhere
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