Grateful Dead – Alabama Getaway (Bass Tab)
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This tab is transcribed from the isolated Bass / Drum track uploaded to YouTube by Bass Player Center
Phil Lesh plays tons of variations on his riff throughout the song and across different performances, and
repeating his performance 100% accurately really isn't in the spirit of the Grateful Dead. The tab captures
how each section is done the first time through. You can get through the entire song as written here, or use
these lines as the basis to start freely riffing yourself. Have fun!
[Intro]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------14-\----------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-0------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------0-2-3-----------0-2-3-----------0-2-3---------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------14-\---------------| A|-0-2-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-x--------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-0------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------0-0-3-----------0-0-3-----------0-0-3---------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------14-\---------------| A|-0-2-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-x--------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-0------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0--------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-----------0-2-4------------------------| E|-----------0----3-3--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------14-\--------------------------------| A|-5-x-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-3----3--0-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-0-0---------0-3-0-x---------0-0-5-5-5-5-5--0-3-0-3-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-------| E|-------0-3-0-3---------0-3-0-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------14-\----------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-3------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-3-0---------0-3-0-x---------0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-3-5-5-5--7-7-------| E|-------0-3-0-3---------0-3-0-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------14-\----------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-3------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------0-2-3-----------0-2-3-----------0-2-3---------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------14-\---------------| A|-0-2-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-x--------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-0------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------0-0-3-----------0-0-3-----------0-0-3---------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------14-\---------------| A|-0-2-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-x--------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-0------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0--------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-----------0-2-4------------------------| E|-----------0----3-3--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------14-\--------------------------------| A|-5-x-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-3----3--0-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-0-0---------0-3-0-x---------0-0-5-5-5-5-5--0-3-0-3-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-------| E|-------0-3-0-3---------0-3-0-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------14-\----------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-3------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-3-0---------0-3-0-x---------0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-3-5-5-5--7-7-------| E|-------0-3-0-3---------0-3-0-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------14-\----------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-3------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------0-2-3-----------0-2-3-----------0-2-3---------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------14-\---------------| A|-0-2-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-x--------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-0------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------0-0-3-----------0-0-3-----------0-0-3---------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------14-\---------------| A|-0-2-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-x--------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-0------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus | Repeat Til Fade]
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0--------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-----------0-2-4------------------------| E|-----------0----3-3--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------14-\--------------------------------| A|-5-x-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3--0-3-3----3--0-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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