Grateful Dead – Bird Song (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
This is Key of E, they played in D in the early 70s so if it sounds sharp compared to what
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
(added 2018)
In some versions Bobby will play this between the above riff being played. Both riffs can be played on one
guitar as the riffs alternate.
|---2/4--2-------| |---3/5--3-2~~---| |---2/4--2-------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------|
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