Grateful Dead – Box Of Rain (Bass Tab)
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BOX OF RAIN (Bassline)
As recorded by Grateful Dead
(From the 1970 Album AMERICAN BEAUTY)
Words by Robert Hunter
Music by Phil Lesh
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Phil Lesh - Bass'
Intro
Q=116
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E +E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q. E +E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-7----7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)-7--7-9-7-9---|-7----7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)-7--7-9-7-9---|
|------------7-----|----------------7-|------------7-----|----------------7-|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Q. E +E E E E +E Q E E E E E Q. E +E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||
|-7----7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)-7--7-9-7-9---|-7----7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)-7--7-5-------||
|------------7-----|----------------7-|------------7-----|------------7---7-||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||
1st - 4th Verses
$
$$
Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
||------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
||o---------------6-|-7----7-(7)-6-7---|------------------|--------------2-3--|
||o-5----5-(5)-5----|----------------6-|-7----7-(7)-6-7---|-3----3-(3)-2------|
||------------------|------------------|----------------7-|-------------------|
Q. E +E E E E Q. S S E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-5----5-(5)-----4-|-5----5-----------|------------------|------------------|
|------------5-7---|--------7-5-5---4-|-5----5-(5)-4-5---|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------4-|-5----5-(5)-4-5-7-|
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
|------------------|------------------|
|----------------4-|-5----5-(5)-4-5-7-|
|-7----7-(7)-6-7---|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
+Q. E +E E E E +E Q E +E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(7)---7-(7)-----7-|-(7)-7--7-(7)---7---||
|-------------7-9---|--------------7---7-||
|-------------------|--------------------||
Chorus
2/4
Q. E +E Q E Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------|
|---------------4-|-5----5-5-4-5--|-7----7-7-6-7--|---------|
|-5----5-(5)-5----|---------------|---------------|-7-------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------5--|
1.
To Coda
To Coda
4/4
Q. E +E Q E E Q E Q Q Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
|------7-(7)------|-7------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------7--7-|---7--7----7--|------------------|----------------6-|
|-5---------------|--------5-----|-3----3-(3)---3---|-5----5-(5)-5-5---|
|-----------------|--------------|------------3---3-|------------------|
2.
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q E E E E E e Q. E +E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|
|-7----7-(7)-------|-5----5-(5)------|-5--5-4-5---5---o||-7----7-(7)---7---|
|------------7-8-7-|------------5--5-|----------5---3-o||------------7-----|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------5-|
Q. E +E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E +E E Q Q Q +E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------7-4-7-||
|-3----3-(3)------|-------------4-|-5----5-(5)-4-5--|-5--5--(5)-------||
|------------3--0-|-3----3-3-3----|-----------------|-----------------||
Guitar Solo
Q. E +E E E E Q. S S E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-5----5-(5)-----4-|-5----5-----------|-7----7-(7)-6-7---|------------------|
|------------5-7---|--------7-5-5---4-|----------------6-|-7----7-(7)-6-7---|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------7-|
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------6-|-7----7-(7)-6-7---|-----------------|----------------6-|
|--------------7---|----------------6-|-5----5-(5)-4-5--|-5----5-(5)-5-5---|
|-8----8-(8)-7-----|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
Q. E +E Q E Q E E E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-5----5-(5)------|-5--5-4-5---5-6-|-7----7-(7)-6-7---|------------------|
|------------5--5-|----------5-----|----------------6-|-7----7-(7)-6-7---|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------5-|
Q. E E Q E Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|----------------6-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|
|-------------4-|-5----5-(5)-5-5-6-|-7----7-(7)-6-7---|-----------------|
|-3----3-3-3----|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E +E E E E +Q. E +E E E E E Q E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-7---5-7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)---7-(7)---5-7-|-7-7--7-9-7-9-7--||
|---7---------7-----|-------------7-----|-----------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
&
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-3----3-(3)---3-5-|-7----7-(7)-6-7-6-|
|------------3-----|------------------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|----------------6-|-5----5-(5)------|-5--5-4-5---5-6----||
|-5----5-(5)-5-5---|------------5--5-|----------5--------||
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
&&
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E Q
|------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7-(7)---7---|------------------|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|
|------------7-----|-3----3-(3)---3-7-|---------------|-5----5-5---5--|
|----------------5-|------------3-----|---------------|----------5----|
Bridge
Q. E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E Q E E E Q Q. E +E E E E
|-7----7-7-------||------------------|---------------|------------------|
|----------7-5-7-||-5----5-(5)---5---|---5----5-4-5--|-7----7-(7)-6-7---|
|----------------||------------5---5-|-5----5--------|----------------6-|
|----------------||------------------|---------------|------------------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E +E E E E +E Q E +E E E E Q. E +E Q E
|----------------|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------7-|-(7)-7--7-(7)-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-7----6-7-6-7---|------------------|--------------------|-5----5-(5)----5-|
|--------------7-|-8----8-(8)-7-8---|--------------------|------------5----|
+E E Q E E E E Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E Q
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|----------------4-|-5----5-(5)-4-5--|-5----5-(5)-5-5-5-|-7----7-(7)-6-7--|
|-(5)---5--5-5-7---|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----5------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E E E H +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
|-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-5----5-(5)-4-5---|---------------|---------------6-||
|-7----7-(7)-6-7--|------------------|-5----(5)-5--5-|-7----7-(7)-7----||
|-----------------|----------------3-|---------------|-----------------||
Interlude
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +Q. E +E E E E E Q E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------||
|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7---5-7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)---7-(7)---5-7-|-7-7--7-9-7-9-7-||
|-----------------|---7---------7-----|-------------7-----|----------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------||
Outro
Q. E +E E Q Q. E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E +E Q E
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------4-|-5--5-5-5-4-5---|-----------------|
|-5----5-(5)-5-5--|-7----7-7-6-7---|----------------|-5----5-(5)------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------------5-|------------5--5-|
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|----------------4-|-5----5-(5)-5----|-7----7-(7)---7---|
|-5----5-(5)---5---|------------------|---------------5-|------------7-----|
|------------8---7-|-7----7-(7)-6-7---|-----------------|----------------5-|
Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q. E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5----5-5-5-4---|----4-------------|
|-5----5-(5)---5--|-7----7-(7)---7--|--------------7-|-5----5-(5)---5---|
|------------5----|------------7----|----------------|------------5---5-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-5----5-(5)-5----|
|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-(7)-7--7-|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
H H H H W +W
|-----------|-----------|----------|--------*|
|-----------|-----------|----------|--------*|
|-5----3----|------5----|----------|--------*|
|-----------|-3---------|-5--------|-(5)----*|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