Grateful Dead - Scarlet Begonias Chords & Tabs

 

Scarlet Begonias Chords & Tabs

Grateful Dead Chords & Tabs

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Scarlet Begonias Bass Tab

   
this is scarlet begonias by the dead, the way i've always played it
i didn't see it in your archive
grateful dead
scarlet begonias

this is the way i've always played it
the first line comes straight from a show they played at cornell
in 1977, phil’s bass booms throughout the whole song

drums and guitar come in first

I.
    B							2x
-                                             /  16 x 16 x 16
-
-  2  2  2 / 14 x 14 x 14  6 7 / 9 x 9 x 9 \   
-

now this isn’t the way phil plays it in this particular concert but 
this is how i play it and if you don’t like it just change it up  
it’s just e to b

II.

     E                                 B                      2x
-
-           6 x 7 x 9 9 \                           6 7p6  0
-   7 7                                   6 x 9 x
-                                       7
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   A
-
-
-
- 5 55 0 0 4 0 7  5 5 5 5 00 0 4 0 7  5  5 5 00 4 0 7  5 55 00 4 00 

repeat intro part in b then go back into e to b part and into a part, 
it does this a couple of times and then instead of going into the e 
to b part they play:
  						______
III.
    F#                     B                  / 1.     E
-       11  11 11 x 9 11                     |
-                                            |
-  9 9                                       |        / 7
-                          7 7 7  7 \ 5 5 5  |
_________
/ 2.E		F#	    A		B
-
-           2             4           7              9 11b1/2b11 9
-       2 4           4 6         7 9          9  11
-  0 2/4        2  4/6      5  7/9      7  9/11

the order goes like this

I 
II
I
II
I
III
II
I
II  etc...

thats all i know, usually they will go from this into fire on the 
mountain, which is a b to a progression, but its really easy to 
figure out,  so try this.  later,  jr