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:
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|---------------------------------------------------|
|---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:
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|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---------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)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/grateful_dead/bird_song_tab_ver_2.html ]
v[Jerry's riff for timing]v
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|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------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:
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|---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---|
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All I know is something, like a bird within her sang
