Grateful Dead – Terrapin Station (Guitar Tab)

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[Intro] F
[Jerry]
E|----1---1---1-1--0--1--------|
B|----1---1---1-1--0--1--------|
G|----2---2---2-2--2--2--------|
D|----3---3---3-3--3--3--------|
A|----3---3---3-3--3--3--------|
E|-----------------------------|    (repeat)

[Bobby]
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------12\10--10x---13-13--12--13------|
G|-------12--\10--10x---10-10--10--10------|
D|--10/12----\10--10x---10-10--10--10------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|  (repeat)

[riff 1]  (end of verse riff)
E|-------1--5-3---------|
B|-----1---------0-1----|
G|---2------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
[Verses] Lady With A Fan: G Dm Dm C G F Let my inspiration flow in token rhyme, suggesting rhythm, F C F C F (riff 1) Am9 Dm9 That will not forsake me, till my tale is told and done. G Dm Dm C G F While the firelights aglow, strange shadows from the flames will grow, F C F F Till things weve never seen will seem familiar. G Dm Dm C G F Shadows of a sailor, forming winds both foul and fair all swarm. F C F C F (riff 1) Am9 Dm9 Down in Carlisle, he loved a lady, many years ago. G Dm Dm C G F Here beside him stands a man, a soldier from the looks of him, F C F F Who came through many fights, but lost at love. G Dm Dm C G F While the storyteller speaks, a door within the fire creaks, F C F C F (riff 1) Am9 Dm9 Suddenly flies open, and a girl is standing there. G Dm Dm C G F Eyes alight, with glowing hair, all that fancy paints as fair, F C F F She takes her fan and throws it, in the lions den. G Dm Dm C G F Which of you to gain me tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell? F C F C F (riff 1) Am9 Dm9 I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance. G Dm Dm C G F The sailor gave at least a try, the soldier being much too wise, F C F F Strategy was his strength, and not disaster.
[Solo]
    G                Dm    Dm       C     G           F
E|----------------12-13-|--17---20--15----------------------|
B|--15---12-13-15-------|----------------15-13-12-----------|
G|----------------------|-------------------------12-14-----|
D|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------------|

    F                 C               F
E|------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------12--------------|--------------12-----------------|
G|--13h14---14--12-14-12--|-------12--14---14--12-----------|
D|------------------------|--13h14--------------------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------------|

    C              F                    F
E|--------------|--------13--17-15---|----------------------|
B|--------13----|-----13-------------|--15---12h13----------|
G|-----12-------|--14----------------|----------------------|
D|--14----------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------|--------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------|--------------------|----------------------|

       G                   Dm            Dm       C
E|----------------------------|------12--13-13-15-12--------|
B|--15-12~---13h12--12h13--15-|-13h15----------------15-13--|
G|----------------14----------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|

    G            F                         C           F
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15-13-12-15--------------12-----------------------------|
G|---------------14----13h14----14---12-14-12------12--15~--|
D|--------------------------------------------13h14---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

      F                        F
E|----13-12----12-13-15-17-----13-12----12-13-15-17---------|
B|---------15-----------------------15----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
G Dm Dm C G F The sailor, coming out again, the lady fairly leapt at him. F C F C F (riff 1) That’s how it stands today. You decide if he was wise. G Dm Dm C G F The storyteller makes no choice. Soon you will not hear his voice. F C F His job is to shed light, and not to master.
[Interlude]
   F                  (x5)
E|--------------------12-||--14/15-12--------------------------|
B|--13-12----12-13-15----||-----------13----15-12--------------|
G|--------14-------------||--------------14-------14-12--------|
D|-----------------------||-----------------------------14-----|
A|-----------------------||------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------||------------------------------------|

   F                                 B                     Em
E|----------13--12---------------------------------------------|
B|-12-13-15--------12-13-15-12-13-15-12--12-13-15-12-13-15-12--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

                                               C7
E|--------15----------------17-15-----------15-17-18-15--------|
B|--15/17----17-15-17-17----------17-16-17---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-18-17-15-------15-------------12----------------------------|
B|----------17-15----17----12-13----15----------------17-15----|
G|----------------------15-------------14-12----15-17-------15-|
D|-------------------------------------------15----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7 C7 Since the end is never told, we pay the teller off in gold, Fmaj7 E In hopes he will come back, but he cannot be bought or sold.
    E           E             E             E
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------1----|
D|----0-2-4-2------2-0h2-4-0------2-0h2-0---------2-0-2-4------|
A|----------------------------------------2--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E A A7 D Dmaj7 E Inspiration, move me brightly. Light the song with sense and color, A E A E Hold away despair, more than this I will not ask. E C#m Gmaj7 D D#m7-5 Faced with mysteries dark and vast, E A D D#m7-5 Statements just seem vain at last E E E Some rise, Some fall, Some climb,
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------1----|
D|---------0-2-4-2----------2-0h2-4-0----------2-0-2-4------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
E A To get to Terrapin.
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2----------------------|
D|----------------2---4-2----------2-4------------------------|
A|---0-2-4----2-4---------4----2-4----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
E A E C#m D Counting stars by candlelight, all are dim but one is bright, E A The spiral light of Venus, rising first and shining best, E A E C#m D Dmaj7 Oh, from the northwest corner, of a brand new crescent moon, E A D D#m7-5 E Crickets and cicadas sing, a rare and different tune, E D A Terrapin Station. Bm A E D A In the shadow of the moon, Terrapin Station. A D E And I know well be there soon, E E Terrapin, I cant figure out, Terrapin, if its the end or beginning, E Terrapin, but the trains put its brakes on, E D Terrapin, and the whistle is screaming, Terrapin.
    D             D    C   Em    G * Am             Am  G   C  Em  G
E|--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
B|--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
G|--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
D|--0~---0-2-0--|-0h2p0--0---------|--------------|-------------------|
A|------3-------|------3--3-2-3p2--|-0~-----------|-000----333-222----|
E|--------------|----------------3-|--------------|-----333--------3--|

   D            D    C  Em    G   Am            Am    G    C      Em
E|------------|------------------|-------------|----------------------|
B|------------|------------------|-------------|----------------------|
G|------------|------------------|-------------|--2-5-4-0------2--0---|
D|-0~---0-2-0-|-0h2p0--0---------|-------------|-2-------2--0-4----2--|
A|-----3------|------3--3-2-2p3--|-0~----------|--------------------3-|
E|------------|----------------3-|-------------|----------------------|

   Am            D                               D     C   Em      G  *
E|--------------|---------------------0-2-3-0h2-|----------------------|
B|--------------|---------------3-3-3-----------|-3-5-3---3------------|
G|----5-2-------|------------2------------------|-------5---5-4-5-4-0--|
D|--2-------2-1-|-0----0-2-4--------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------|----3--------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
Repeat between the   * *  sections above for 4 times then:

   Am             D
E|--------------|-2~~~-----------------|
B|--------------|-3~~~-----------------|
G|----5-2-------|-2~~~-----------------|
D|--2-------2-1-|-0~~~-----------------|
A|--------------|----------------------|
E|--------------|----------------------|

[Terrapin Transit]
       D       Am     D                     Am          (x2)
E|---5/14---15\5----5/14-15-14-12-14-----15\5---6------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

                                  D
E|--6-5---3-2---------------------2~~------------------------|
B|-------------4-3-1--------------3~~------------------------|
G|-------------------3-2-3-2-0-2--2~~------------------------|
D|--------------------------------0~~------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[At A Siding] Eb D Eb D Eb D Eb D While you were gone, These faces filled with darkness. Eb D Eb D Eb D The obvious was hidden. With nothing to believe in, Eb D Eb D Eb D The compass always points to Terrapin. Eb D Eb D Sullen wings of fortune bead like rain. Eb D Eb D Eb D You're back in Terrapin for good or ill again, for good or ill again. Eb D D
[Terrapin Flyer]
    C   D            (x8)
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--5---7----------------|
A|--3---5----------------|
E|-----------------------|

     G                       G                 (x6)
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------5------7-----|-----------5---7---------|
D|---5----5------7--------|---5----5---------7------|
A|------7-----------------|------7------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|

    Am                  (x4)  Bm                     (x4)
E|-------------------------||----------------------------|
B|-------------------------||----------------------------|
G|-------------7----10p9---||--------------9----12p11----|
D|---7------7--------------||---9------9-----------------|
A|-------7-----------------||-------9--------------------|
E|-------------------------||----------------------------|

                                 C   D          (x8)
E|---------------------------||---------------------|
B|---------------------------||---------------------|
G|----------5----7-5---------||---------------------|
D|--------5---7------7----5--||--5---7--------------|
A|----5-7--------------8-----||--3---5--------------|
E|---------------------------||---------------------|

     G                       G                 (x6)
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------5------7-----|-----------5---7---------|
D|---5----5------7--------|---5----5---------7------|
A|------7-----------------|------7------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|

    Am                  (x4)  Bm                     (x4)
E|-------------------------||----------------------------|
B|-------------------------||----------------------------|
G|-------------7----10p9---||--------------9----12p11----|
D|---7------7--------------||---9------9-----------------|
A|-------7-----------------||-------9--------------------|
E|-------------------------||----------------------------|

                                C   D             (x8)
E|---------------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------|
G|----------5----7-5---------|------------------------|
D|--------5---7------7----5--|--5---7-----------------|
A|----5-7--------------8-----|--3---5-----------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------|

   D~            D                  * Am             Am  G   C  Em  G
E|-2~-------0---|--0----------------|--------------|-------------------|
B|-3~---1-3---3-|-3-3-1-3-1-0-1-0---|-1------------|-------------------|
G|-2~-----------|-----------------0-|-2------------|-------------------|
D|--------------|-------------------|-2------------|-------------------|
A|--------------|-------------------|-0------------|-000----333-222----|
E|--------------|-------------------|--------------|-----333--------3--|

   D            D    C  Em    G   Am            Am    G    C      Em
E|------------|------------------|-------------|----------------------|
B|------------|------------------|-------------|----------------------|
G|------------|------------------|-------------|--2-5-4-0------2--0---|
D|-0~---0-2-0-|-0h2p0--0---------|-------------|-2-------2--0-4----2--|
A|-----3------|------3--3-2-2p3--|-0~----------|--------------------3-|
E|------------|----------------3-|-------------|----------------------|

   Am            D              D                D     C   Em      G  *
E|--------------|---------------------0-2-3-0h2-|----------------------|
B|--------------|---------------3-3-3-----------|-3-5-3---3------------|
G|----5-2-------|------------2------------------|-------5---5-4-5-4-0--|
D|--2-------2-1-|-0----0-2-4--------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------|----3--------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
Repeat between the * * sections above and fade. ************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato ************************************