Scarlet Begonias by Grateful Dead Scarlet Begonias -> Fire on the Mountain -- Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead rarely played Scarlet Begonias and Fire on the Mountain seperate from and this is a tabulature of the two songs and the segment between them. It's a real thing to play and it's one of their best jams ever. SCARLET BEGONIAS Jerry Intro B |-----7----------------7-----------------5---| |-----7--------9--9----7-----------------5---| |---8-----8-8--9--9--8-----8-8-8\6-6-6-6-----| |---9-----9-9--------9-----9-9-9\7-7-7-7-----| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| Play eight to twelve times Bobby Intro B |-----7---------------7----------------| |-----7----7h9--7-----7---5-5-5h7--5---| |----------8h9--8---------6-6-6h7--6---| |---9---------------9------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| Play four times B |-----7-----------------------------------| |-----------7-----5----4-5---7---9-9/10---| |-------9\8-8--8-------4------------------| |---9----------9--6------6---9---9-9/11---| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| Play four times Jerry First Verse E B |---4-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--4----------------------| |---5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5--5----------------------| |---4-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--4----------------------| |---6-6-6-6---6-6---6-6-6--6---------------6--7---| |---------------------------------6h7--7/9--------| |------------------------------7------------------| Play twice As.....................Square Bobby First Verse E B |---7--x---7--7-7---7---7-7--7-------7----------------| |---9--x---9--9-9---9---9-9--9-------------7------5---| |---9--x---9--9-9---9---9-9--9---------9\8-8--8-------| |----------------------------------9----------9---6---| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| Play twice As.......................Square Jerry Second Verse A E B A E |---0---0-0--0---2----0---0-0--0---| |---2---2-2--0---4----2---2-2--0---| |---2---2-2--1---4----2---2-2--1---| |---2---2-2--2---4----2---2-2--2---| |---0---0-0--2---2----0---0-0--2---| |------------0-----------------0---| Play twice From.......................Eyes Bobby Second Verse A E B A E |---5---5-5/12---7---5---5-5\-0---| |---5---5-5/12---7---5---5-5\-0---| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| Play twice From......................Eyes Bobby (Between Verses) B |------------------------------------------------| |---9--7---9--7---9-9-7----9--7---9--7---9-9-7---| |---9--8---9--8---9-9-8----9--8---9--8---9-9-8---| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| Jerry Third Verse (Well I aint often right but I've never been wrong...) F# B A E |---2-2--2---2-2---2-2-2--2----2-2--2-2---2-2--0-0-0--0---| |---2-2--2---2-2---2-2-2--2----4-4--4-4---4-4--2-2-2--0---| |---3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3--3----4-4--4-4---4-4--2-2-2--1---| |---4-4--4---4-4---4-4-4--4----4-4--4-4---4-4--2-2-2--2---| |------------------------------2-2--2-2---2-4--0-0-0--2---| |-----------------------------------------------------0---| Aint..................Wrong.......................Song |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------2---------------------2---| |-------------2--2-4----------------2--2-4------| |---0---2-4---------------0---2-4---------------| F#m B A E |---2-2--2---2-2---2-2-2--2----2-2--2-2---2-2--0-0-0--0---| |---2-2--2---2-2---2-2-2--2----4-4--4-4---4-4--2-2-2--0---| |---2-2--2---2-2---2-2-2--2----4-4--4-4---4-4--2-2-2--1---| |---4-4--4---4-4---4-4-4--4----4-4--4-4---4-4--2-2-2--2---| |------------------------------2-2--2-2---2-4--0-0-0--2---| |-----------------------------------------------------0---| Once..................Light.......................Right Bobby Third Verse F# B A E |---9--9--9--9----9--9----9--9--9----9----11-11-11-11--11-11--9--9--9--7---| |---11-11-11-11---11-11---11-11-11---11---12-12-12-12--12-12--10-10-10-9---| |---11-11-11-11---11-11---11-11-11---11---11-11-11-11--11-11--9--9--9--9---| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Aint.............................Wrong.............................Song F#m B A E |---9--9--9--9----9--9----9--9--9----9----11-11-11-11--11-11--9--9--9--7---| |---10-10-10-10---10-10---10-10-10---10---12-12-12-12--12-12--10-10-10-9---| |---11-11-11-11---11-11---11-11-11---11---11-11-11-11--11-11--9--9--9--9---| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Once.............................Light.............................Right Jerry Bridge |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------2---------------------4---| |-------------2--2-4----------------4--4-6------| |---0---2-4---------------2---4-6---------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------7---------------------9---| |-------------7--7-9----------------9--9-11-----| |---5---7-9---------------7---9-11--------------| |-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------12-10---| |---------------------11--11----------| |---9--9-9h11-11/13-------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| Bobby Bridge |-----0---------------2---------------5-------------| |-------------0---------------2---------------5-----| |-------2\1-----2-------4\3-----4-------7\6-----7---| |---2-------2-------4-------4-------7-------7-------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-----7-------------------------------| |-------------7---4--5---7---9-9/10---| |-------9\8-----9-4-------------------| |---9-------9--------6---9---9-9/11---| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| Solo Example E |---------11-14-12--12-12--14p13p12p11----11-12-14--14---| |---12-14------------------------------12----------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------12-11----------9-11-9-11---| |------9h10-12--------10-12-10-------------| |---11-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| E |---11/12--12-12--14p13p12p11----11-12-14--14---| |-----------------------------12----------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------| |---------7---9-7------------------| |-----6-8----------9-8-9-----------| |---9---------------------9----9---| |---------------------------12-----| |----------------------------------| A E B A E |-----------------------------------------------| |--------------10--9------7-----------5---------| |---------9-11-------9------8-------6---7p6-----| |---10/11--------------9------9---7---------6---| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| A E B A E |---------------------12--9/10--10\9--9/10--5----3/5--7--5---5-5h7p5---| |-----7h8-8/10--10h12--------------------------------------8-----------| |---9------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| Scarlet Outro (Jerry) |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------9-8---------| |---------9-7----7-11-9---7-11-----9-7-----| |-----4h9------9-----------------------9---| |---7--------------------------------------| (Bobby) |-----7-----------------------------------| |-----------7-----5----4-5---7---9-9/10---| |-------9\8-8--8-------4------------------| |---9----------9--6------6---9---9-9/11---| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| SCARLET BEGONIAS > FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN SEGMENT Key: B Scale: B Mixolydian (Either, vibrato slowly) |---------------------------| |---7~~~---9--7~~~---5~~~---| |---8~~~---9--8~~~---6~~~---| |---9~~~---9--9~~~---7~~~---| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| Slow the pace of playing down a whole bunch, both Bobby and Jerry parts should just be B mixolydian segments, use lots of vibratos. Small Example: |---------------11------------------------| |---12~---10h12----12-10-9----------------| |--------------------------11-8~-8--6/8---| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| Have all of the string/key instruments aside from one of the guitar parts stop playing awhile, and start a B -> A progression(Fire on the Mountain) Example: B A |--------7--------------------------------| |---7~-----9p7--------5~-------4/5--4/5---| |---8~---------9-8-9--6~-------5/6--5/6---| |---9~----------------7~-------6/7--6/7---| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| After a couple measures of that, have the rest of the strings/keys come in, now on a B>A which starts Fire on the Mountain FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN Bobby Riff (Throughout most of the song) B A |---------x-7--7------7-----7-------x-5--5-x-x-x------x-5-5---| |--------x-------7------7----------x-------x-x-x-----x--------| |-------x--------8------8---------x--------x-x-x----x---------| |---9--x-----------9------9----7-x---------x-x-x-7-x----------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat that, mix it up all you want, that's just the main structure of it. Phil Riff |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------9--9------9-----9-----7--7----------------------| |------------9------9-----------------7-7-5-7-5---------| |---7----------7------7----5--------------------5-6-7---| Once again, repeat and mix up Jerry Intro B A |----------------------------------------------------| |---12---12-11---11-9---9-9-11-12--10---10-9---9-7---| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| Play that four times, once again, mix it up a bit (Volume up and wah on) B A |------------------------------------------| |---7~~--7\6/7-9-7~-6-7-9-5~~~--4/5--4/5---| |---8~~--8\7/8-8-8~-7-8-8-6~~~--5/6--5/6---| |---9~~--9\8/9-9-9~-8-9-9-7~~~--6/7--6/7---| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| B A |-----------------------------------------| |---7~~--7\6/7-9-7~-6-7-9-7--5~~--4/5~~---| |---8~~--8\7/8-8-8~-7-8-8-8--6~~--5/6~~---| |---9~~--9\8/9-9-9~-8-9-9-9--7~~--6/7~~---| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| B A |------------------------------------------------| |---12~~--14-12~--11-12-14-10~~---9/10---9/10----| |---11~~--11-11~--10-11-11-9~~~---8/9----8/9-----| |---13~~--13-13~--12-13-13-11~~---10/11--10/11---| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| B A |---------------------------------------| |---7~~--7\6/7-9-7~-6-7-9-7--5--4/5~~---| |---8~~--8\7/8-8-8~-7-8-8-8--6--5/6~~---| |---9~~--9\8/9-9-9~-8-9-9-9--7--6/7~~---| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| Bobby - In Verse B A |---------------------------------------| |---12------12--14p12-----------10-10---| |---11--11--11--11-----11\------9--9----| |-------13-------------13\------11-11---| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| There's...(A Dragon...) B A |----------------------------------------------------------| |---12------12------12-14p12-----------10-10--10-10--------| |---11--11--11-11---11-11----11\-------9--9---9--9---------| |-------13-----13------------13\-------11-11--11-11--------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| Take...(A whole pail...) Jerry Chorus (Wah pedal on) B A |-------------------------------------------| |---------7-7---------------------5-5-------| |---------8-8---------------------6-6-------| |---------9-9---------------------7-7-------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| Fire..........Fire on the Mountain...... All of Jerry's soloing is in B mixolydian, put a lot of emphasis on B when needed, and on A when needed, makes it sound beautiful. Jerry Fire Outro (first) |---7---6--4---------------/5--4---| |-------------7--4-----------------| |-------------------6-4-2----------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| Repeat four times, mix it up a bit Jerry Scarlet -> Fire Outro |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------9-8---------| |---------9-7----7-11-9---7-11-----9-7-----| |-----4h9------9-----------------------9---| |---7--------------------------------------| Bobby Scarlet -> Fire Outro |-----7-----------------------------------| |-----------7-----5----4-5---7---9-9/10---| |-------9\8-8--8-------4------------------| |---9----------9--6------6---9---9-9/11---| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| www.TAB6.com