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Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 11:52:55 -0800 From: Peter Poirier <ppoirier@primenet.com> Subject: CRD: g/grateful_dead/operator.crd From: Peter Poirier (peterp@hde.com) Song: Operator Group: Grateful Dead Written By: Ron McKernan This is one of the few Dead tunes by the late, great, Pigpen. In it I've included my neophyte attempt at transcribing his smokin' harmonica solo. Most of the hole 3 suck notes should be preceded by a short grace note bend. Intro: | F / / / | C / A7 Dm | Dm / / C F | F / / / | F / / / |
FOperator, can you help me' Help me if you please BbGive me the right area code and the Fnumber that I need GMy rider left upon a Cmidnight flyer A7 DmSingin' like a summeCr bFreeze
FThink she's somewhere down south, down about Baton Rouge BbI just cain't remember no number, a Fnumber I can use GDirectory don't have it, Ccentral done forgot itA7 DmGot to find a numberC toF use
Break (play the intro here) Tryin' to check out a number, tryin' to run down a line Operator said that's privileged information and it ain't no business o' mine It's floodin' down in Texas, the poles are down in Utah Got to find a private line She could be hanging 'round a steel mill, working in a house of blue light Riding a get-away bus out of Portland, talkin' to the night I don't know where she's gone, I don't care where she's been Long as she's been doin' it right (now slap that Bb harp in your rack & blow with all yer might like so...) | F / / / | / / / -3 -3 -3 -4 -3 ~3 -3 -3 | F / / / | / / / 6 -5 -4 4 3 ~3 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 | Bb / / / | / / / -3 ~3 -2 -3 ~3 -2 -3 ~3 -2 -3 ~3 -2 3 3 3 | F / / / | / / / | -4 -5 -4 -3 ~3 -2 -3 -3 | F / / / | C / / A7 Dm
DmLong as she's been doing it riFght
Notes on harp tab: 3 means blow hole 3 -3 means suck hole 3 ~3 means suck & bend hole 3