Bird Song by Grateful Dead Bird Song -- Grateful Dead This is Key of E, they played in D in the early 70s so if it sounds sharp compared to a you have that's why. They played in E from about 1977 onward. Intro: |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---9--7-9----9--7-9---9---9--7-9----9--7-9---9-----| |---9--7-9----9--7-9---9---9--7-9----9--7-9---9-----| |------------------------7----------------------7---| |---------------------------------------------------| play 4-8 times Main Riff: |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |---------4-------7-4--------| |-----4-5----7--5-----5--7---| |---7------------------------| play four times in intro, twice after each verse segment. |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-------7---------| |-----5-----5h7---| |---7-------------| play four times after the main riff in the intro Bobby Main Riff: (He only played this for a short while in the early 80s, but it's the neatest sounding to do it) v[Jerry's riff for timing]v |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |---------4-------7-4---------------------4-------7-4--------| |-----4-5----7--5-----5--7------------4-5----7--5-----5--7---| |---7-------------------------------7------------------------| ^[Jerry's riff for timing]^ |------------------------16----14------------------------4---| |------------------------15----15------------------------5---| |------------------------16----14------------------------4---| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| Between verses Bobby riff: |-------------------------------------------| |---9--9-7--10--9--7-----9--9-7--10--9--7---| |---9--9-7--9---9--7-----9--9-7--9---9--7---| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| During main verse Bobby riff: |---12---------14-16---------14/16-17-19---17/19------21-19---| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---9----------11-13---------11/13-14-16---14/16------18-16---| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| All I know is something, like a bird within her sang www.TAB6.com