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Casey Jones
Grateful Dead
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CASEY JONES (Bassline)
As recorded by The Grateful Dead
(From the 1970 Album WORKINGMAN'S DEAD)
Transcribed by Roadkill
Words by Robert Hunter Music by Jerry Garcia
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro Verse
Moderate Q=100
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E +E E E E E a E E E S S e E E E E E S S E E e S S
|----------12-(12)-9--------|-------------------------||----------------------|
|-------10-----------12-----|------------10-------2-5-||-----------------x-2--|
|-10-12-----------------12\-|-8-10s12-12------3-3-----||-3---3-----3---3------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------||---3-----3---3--------|
E E E S S E E e S S E E e S S E E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3---3-----3-3-----2-|-3---3-----3-3-------|
|---3-----3-----3-3---|---3-----3-------3-5-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E e S S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-3-2---------2-5-|-----------------2--|
|-----5-2-3-3-----|-3---3-----3---3----|
|-----------------|---3-----3---3------|
E E e S S E E e S S E E e S S E E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3---3-----3-3-----2-|-3---3-----3-3-------|
|---3-----3-----3-5---|---3-----3-------3-5-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E e E
|-----------------||-------------------|
|-3-2---------2-5-||------------5-7-3--|
|-----5-2-3-3-----||-3---3--5s7--------|
|-----------------||---3------------1--|
+E E S S e E E E E E S S E S S Q E E
|----------------------||--------------------|
|-(3)--------------2-5-||--------------------|
|----------x-2---3-----||-3-----3-----3--0-4-|
|-(1)-/5---------------||-----3-----3--------|
E E e S S E E E E E E q E E S S E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------2-|-3---3--3-3--------|
|-5---5-----5-5-----|---3----------5-5--|
|---5-----5---------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E Q E S S +S S E +E E
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|---------------2-|-3------3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-|
|---3---3---3-5---|----3-5-----------------|
|3|
E Q S S e S E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------7-----7-9-|-10--10-14---------|
|--------7---7-9-----|-------------------|
|-5-5----------------|-----------7s8-7-x-|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|3-|
E Q S S +E S E E E E E e S S E E E E
|----------------------||-------------------|
|----------------------||-----------------2-|
|--------------------2-||-3---3-3---3---3---|
|-5-5--0-3-(3)-0-3-5---||---3-----3---3-----|
E E e S S E E E S S E E q E E e S S
|---------------------|------------------|
|-3---3-3---3-3-------|-3---3--3-3-------|
|---3-----3-----5-3-5-|---3--------3-3-5-|
|---------------------|------------------|
E E E e E E E E E E e S S E E S S E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-3-2---------2-5-|-------------------2-|
|-----5-2-3-3-----|-3---3-----3---3-x---|
|-----------------|---3-----3---3-------|
E E e S S E E E E E E e S S E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3---3-----3-3-----|-3---3-----3-3-----|
|---3-----3-----3-5-|---3-----3-----3-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E S S E E S S Q S S E E E
|-------------------||--------------------|
|-3-2-------------5-||--------------5-7---|
|-----5-2s3-3-5s7---||-3-----3--5s7-------|
|-------------------||-----3------------1-|
+S S E E E E E e E E S S E. S e Q e
|---------------------||--------------------|
|-----------------2-5-||--------------------|
|-------0-1-2s3-3-----||-3-----3----3-0--4--|
|-(1)-0---------------||-----3----3---------|
E E E E +S S E E E E E E E +S S E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------5-|
|---------------------|-3-----3-(3)---3-5s7---|
|-5-----5-(5)---5-5-7-|---3-5-------5---------|
|---5-7-------5-------|-----------------------|
E E E E +E S S S s E Q E S S E E e E
|-----4-7-(7)-----------|------------------|
|-5-5---------5-5-------|------------------|
|-------------------0-2-|-3--3-----3-0-3-4-|
|-----------------------|--------3---------|
E E E E +E S S S S E Q e E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------|--------------9---9-----|
|-----------------------|----------9---------9---|
|-5-----5-(5)---5---x-7-|-8--8-0-7-------------0-|
|---5-7-------5---------|------------------------|
E E S S E E E E E E E e S S E E E E
|-------------------||--------------------|
|-7-7-----5-5-------||-----------------2--|
|-------7---------2-||-3---3-3---3---3----|
|-------------3-5---||---3-----3---3------|
E E e S S E E E E E E e S S E E E S S
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-3---3-3---3-3-----|-3---3-3---3-3-----2-|
|---3-----3-----3-5-|---3-----3-----3-5---|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E e S S E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-2---------2-5-|-----------------2-|
|-----5-2-3-3-----|-3---3-3---3---3---|
|-----------------|---3-----3---3-----|
|3| |3|
E E E S S E E E S S S E E e S S E E E E S
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-3---3-3---3-3-------2-|-3---3-----3-3-----2-|
|---3-----3-----3-3-5---|---3-----3-----3-5---|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E e E
|-----------------||------------------|
|-3-2---------2-5-||------------5-7---|
|-----5-2-3-3-----||-3---3--5s7-------|
|-----------------||---3------------1-|
Guitar Solo I (Bob Weir)
|3-|
+E S E E e E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------2-5-||-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3-4--|
|-------0-1-2-3-3-----||-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5-7-|---3---3---3------|
|-(1)-0---------------||---3---3---3---0-|---5---5---5-----|---------------2--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E
|-----4-4-7-7-----|-----------------|-------------7-9-|-10--------------9-|
|-5-5---------5---|---------2-2-5-2-|-----4-4-7-7-----|---------------9---|
|---------------2-|-3-2-3-3---------|-5-5-------------|----8-7-10-7-7-----|
|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Guitar Solo II (Jerry
E E E E Q e E E S S E S S E E E E
|----------------||---------------------|
|-----5-7-5--5---||-------------------2-|
|---7----------2-||-3-----3-----3---3---|
|----------------||-----3-----3---3-----|
Garcia)
|3|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E e S
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|-3-----3-----3-3-----2-|
|-----3-----3-----3---3-3-|-----3-----3-----3-5---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E E E E Q E E E E q E S S S S E
|----------------|--------------------|
|-3-2--------2-5-|------------------2-|
|-----5-2-3------|-3---3--3---3---5---|
|----------------|---3----------------|
E E q E S S S S E E E E S S E E E S S
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-3---3--3---------2-|-3---3-----3-3-----2-|
|---3--------3---5---|---3-----3-----3-5---|
|--------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E q S S E E E
|------------------||------------------|
|-3-2---------/2-5-||------------5-7---|
|-----5-2s3-3------||-3---3--5s7-------|
|------------------||---3------------1-|
S S E E E e e e e E S S E S S E E E E
|-------------------||--------------------------|
|-------------2-5-7-||-10------10------10---7-9-|
|-x-0-0-1-2-3-------||------10------10----7-----|
|-------------------||--------------------------|
E E q Q E E E S S E S S E S S e E
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|-0-5-5--/5--5-7-|-8-----8-----8---8-8-/12-|
|----------------|-----8-----8-------------|
E E E E E S S +S S E Q E S S E E E E
|-12----12----12-12-----------|------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------|
|----10----10-10------------2-|-3--3-----3-0-3-4-|
|-------------------3-(3)-5---|--------3---------|
Q E s S +S S E E E Q. e Q q
|------------------7s9-|-10------------|
|--------------7-9-----|---------------|
|-5--5-7s9-(9)---------|---------7--7--|
|----------------------|-------7-------|
Q e S S e e E E e E e S S e E S S E
|------------------||----------------------|
|------------------||-------------------2--|
|----------------2-||-3---3-3---3---3-x----|
|-5--5---0-3-3-5---||---3-----3---3--------|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3---3-3---3-3-----2-|-3---3-----3-3-----2-|
|---3-----3-----3-5---|---3-----3-----3-5---|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-3-2---------2-5-|-----------------2--|
|-----5-2-3-3-----|-3---3-3---3---3----|
|-----------------|---3-----3---3------|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3---3-3---3-3-----2-|-3---3-3---3-3-----2-|
|---3-----3-----3-5---|---3-----3-----3-5---|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-3-2---------2-5-|-----------------2--|
|-----5-2-3-3-----|-3---3-3---3---3----|
|-----------------|---3-----3---3------|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3---3-3---3-3-----2-|-3---3-3---3-3-----2-|
|---3-----3-----3-5---|---3-----3-----3-5---|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-3-2---------2-5-|-----------------2--|
|-----5-2-3-3-----|-3---3-3---3---3----|
|-----------------|---3-----3---3------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E S S E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-3---3---3-----2-|-3---3-3---3-3-------|
|---3---3---3-5---|---3-----3-----3-5s7-|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|3|
E E E E E E S S E E E E S S E S E S S E
|-------------------||-----------------------|
|-3-2-------------5-||-----------------------|
|-----5-2-3-3-5s7---||-3---3-3---3---3-3-x-0-|
|-------------------||---3-----3---3---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------2-3-----2-|-3---3-3---3-----2-|-3-2-------------5-|--------------------|
|-1-3-5-----3-5---|---3-----3---3-5---|-----5-2-3-3-5s7---|-3---3-3---3---3-0--|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---3-----3---3------|
E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E S S E
|-----------------10-10-|---------------------|
|-------2-3-10-12-------|-3---3-3---3-3-------|
|-1-3-5-----------------|---3-----3-----------|
|-----------------------|---------------1-3s5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E S S E
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----2-------2-5-|----------------------|
|-3-5---2s3-3-----|-3---3-3---3---3-x-0--|
|-----------------|---3-----3---3--------|
|3| |3|
S S E E E E E E S E S E E E E e S S S S E
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------2-3-----------|-3-3---2-3---------2-|
|-1-1-3-5-----------3-5-|-----3-----3-5---0---|
|-------------1-3-5-----|---------------------|
E E E E E E S S E E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-3-2-------------5-|---------------------|
|-----5-2-3-3-5s7---|-3---3-3---3---3-0---|
|-------------------|---3-----3---3-------|
S S E E E +E E S S E E E E S S E E E S S
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------2-(2)-3-------|---3-3-----3-3-----2-|
|-1-1-3-5-------------3-|-5-------5-----3-5---|
|-----------------3h5---|---------------------|
H.=H
E E E E Q E E H H E Q. H
|----------------|------7----|-12-(12)---^17----*|
|-3-2------------|-----------|-----------^17----*|
|-----5-2-3--3-2-|-0----5----|-----10----^15----*|
|----------------|-----------|------------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths