Grateful Dead – Unbroken Chain (Bass Tab)

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Guitar intro. Tacet until (0:09)

G|-7h9-7h9-7---5h7-5--4h5-4--2h4-2--|----------------------------10--------10-|
D|----------------------------------|/x5------------5-3----10h12-----10h12----|
A|----------------------------------|------x5(5)-/7---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

G|12-14--16h17---7h9-7h9-7--5h7-5--4h5-4--2h4-2-|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|--x-5----x-5---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|----------------------3----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-------------3----5-5------------|

[Verse 1] (0:39)

G|-----------------------------------9-9----9---|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------9------|--5-5---------------------------------|
A|5-5--8-8-----0-2-3------3--/-6--8-8-----------|-------3---------3--------------------|
E|----------1---------5-------------------------|---------3--5-5-----------------------|

[Verse 2] (0:55)

G|--7---------------------------------------9p7-9-|------------------------------------|
D|----5-7-8------7--/10-9-9---7-5-3---------------|----/x-5----------------------------|
A|5---------8-8-------------/7--------------------|------------------3-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------1-1--0-------|--3------3---5-5--------------------|

[Verse 3] (1:17)

G|--------------------------7-x7----9-7-9--|-------------------------------------------|
D|----3------------------------------------|---5---------------------------------------|
A|5-5------2-3-x---x8-10---5------7--------|-----------------3-------------------------|
E|------1----------------------------------|-3---3---3---5-5---------------------------|

[Verse 4] (1:33) This verse leads into a brief instrumental section.

G|----5------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------8--------7-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5--------8-8---|--3--2------------------------3-------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-5------5--3-3--1-1-1---5--3-3--------------------------------|

[Instrumental 1] (1:51)

G|--------------------------------------------------|------------------7-10----7-9-10-----------|
D|3-5-7-8----------3-5-7-8----------3-5-7-8---------|-------5-8--8--10------10------------------|
A|--------8-8----3----------8-8---3---------8-8---3-|---7-8---------------------------8-------3-|
E|------------3-----------------3---------------3---|-8------------------------------------5-5--|

[Verse 5] (2:14)

G|-------------------------7------------9-7-9-|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------x-------------------|---/5-------------------------------|
A|5-5--7-8-------2-3---5-x----3----8--7-------|------------3-----------------------|
E|---------1--3-------------------------------|-3----3--5-5------------------------|

[Verse 6] (2:30) This leads to the next instrumental section

G|---7-5----------------------------9--9-7-9----7-x7|-----------------------------|
D|-------8---------x/10-9-7-5-3---------------------|-----------------------------|
A|5-----------------------------7------------5------|--3-5------------------------|
E|---------11-3-5-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|

[Instrumental 2] (2:51) I believe it is in 11/8 timing. Repeat this 8x

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3-1---3p1---1--------------------------------------------|
E|1-3--1-3--1-3--1-3-----3-----3---3------------------------------------------|(8x)

[Instrumental 3] (3:05) I belive it is in 15/16 timing. Repeat this 4x

G|--------------------------------9----------------------------------------------|
D|----------2-3-5--5--3-x3-2--7h9------------------------------------------------|
A|5-x5-5--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|(4x)

[Instrumental 2] (3:24) Same thing as before, I'll write it again. 16x now.

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3-1---3p1---1---------------------------------------------|
E|1-3--1-3--1-3--1-3-----3-----3---3-------------------------------------------|(16-x)

[Instrumental 3] (4:11) Same thing as before, but it starts and ends a little different. 4x again.

G|/7-x7-------------------------9-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------2-3-5--5--3-x3-2--7h9-------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Going back to the 1st instrumental part. [Instrumental 1] (4:30)

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
D|-------3-5--7-8---------3--x7-8---------3-5-7-8-7-5------------3-5-7-8--|------13-15---|
A|----3----------8-8---3----------8-8---3-------------8-5------3----------|--/15-------8-|
E|5-5----------------3----------------3-------------------8--3------------|--------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---13-15----13-15------------------------------------------------------------|
A|15-------15------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Interlude, leads to Verse #7 (4:54)

G|---------------------10-10-x10-----7-7-5-7----|----------------------------------|
D|---------------10--------------------------2-5|----------5-5-7/------------------|
A|8-10-12-13---------8-----------5--------------|------5-7-------------------------|
E|------------8---------------------------------|--3-3-----------------------------|

[Verse 7] (5:10)

G|----------7-9-10----7-7-7-----|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-3-------------------2-5|-------------5------------------------------|
A|3--5-------------5------------|-------x5-/7--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|---3-3--------------------------------------|

[Verse 8] (5:25)

G|--------------10-10-9-7---------|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------2---3----------------x2-5|----------5-5-5------------------------------|
A|3--3-3---5--------------5-x-----|------5-7------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3-3-3----------------------------------------|

[Verse 9] (5:40)

G|-------------10-x10-9-x-7-|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------2---3---------------|------2-5-----------5-5--------------------------------|
A|3-3-3---5-----------------|-3-x5-----------5-7-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------3-3-3---------------------------------------|

[Verse 10] (5:54)

G|-----------10-9--7-5----|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---3-----------7---|------2-5--5--x5-------------------------------------|
A|3-3---5---------------5-|-5-x5------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

Ending vocal (6:09)

G|------------7-7---7-5p4-7------------|---7-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5-3--------|-------4-5-7-9-9/----------------------|
A|-----3--3-5-----5-------------5-3----|-5----5--------------------------------|
E|3---5--3--------------------------5-3|---------------------------------------|

G|--9-7-9--9-7---9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9----12-9--5------------------------------------------------------|
A|7---------------------------7-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------5----------------------------------------------------|