Tuning: E A D G B E

Ripple Grateful Dead Tuning: Standard *See notes at bottom I have painstakingly "created" 100% of this through the help of Youtubers: "Nashville Guitar Guru" and "MunsonMusicLive." Links to their respective Ripple tutorials: NGG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju-PMZe6BDg&t=795s MML: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79yDFH7IM2U Verses strum(s) :: GGCC, CCCG, GGCC, GDCG (with "swing feel") Chorus stum :: AmAmDD / GCAD Strum Pattern (simple version) :: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D= down, U= up D D U U D U Strum Pattern (as Jerry played) :: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & B= strike Bass, 5th= strike fifth B D U 5th D U Bass or Root for G chord: E 5th for G: D For C: A3 5th for C: E3 For D: D 5th for D: A For Am & A: A 5th for Am, A: E "Base Walks" for chord changes: G>C: E3, A0, A2 C>G: A3, A2, A0 G>D: E3, A2, A3 D>C: D0, D0, D0hp [Intro] Gx2 C/d1 C/d1 C/d1 Cx1 Gx1 e|-------------|-------------|-------|---------|---------|---------------------| B|-------------|----0---0----|-------|---------|---------|---------------------| G|-------------|--0---2---0--|-------|------0--|--0h2-0--|-------0-2-0--0------| D|----------0--|-------------|--0-2--|--0-2----|---------|--0-2----------0-2-0-| A|-2---2--3----|-------------|-------|---------|---------|---------------------| E|---3---------|-------------|-------|---------|---------|---------------------| Gx2 Cd1 Cx1 Gd1 Dd1 G (begin verse 1) e|--------------|-------------|-------|---------|-------|----------------| B|--------------|----0---0----|-------|------0--|--1----|----------------| G|--------------|--0---2---0--|--0-2--|--0h2----|----2--|----0---0--2-0--| D|-----------0--|-------------|-------|---------|-------|--2---2---------| A|--2---2--3----|-------------|-------|---------|-------|----------------| E|----3---------|-------------|-------|---------|-------|----------------| [Verse 1]

^GIf my words did^G glow with the ^Cgold of s^Cunshine ^CAnd my tunes^C were played^C on the harp un^Gstrung ^GWould you ^Ghear my voice co^Cme through^C the music ^GWould you ho^Dld it near as ^Cit were your^G own?

[Verse 2]

^GIt's a han^Gd-me-down, the tho^Cughts are ^Cbroken ^CPerha^Cps they'^Cre better left u^Gnsung ^GI don't^G know, do^Cn't really ^Ccare ^GLet there be ^Dsongs ^Cto fi^Gll the air

[Chorus]

^AmRipple^AM in stil^Dl wate^Dr ^GWhen there is^C no pebble tossed ^ANor wind^D to blow

[Verse 3]

^GReach ou^Gt your hand i^Cf your cup b^Ce empty ^CIf your ^Ccup is fu^Cll may it b^Ge again ^GLet it b^Ge known there^C is a foun^Ctain ^GThat was ^Dnot made b^Cy the hands ^Gof men

[Verse 4]

^GThere is ^Ga road, no s^Cimple high^Cway ^CBetween ^Cthe dawn ^Cand the ^Gdark of night ^GAnd if y^Gou go no one^C may foll^Cow ^GThat path^D is for yo^Cur steps al^Gone

[Chorus]

^AmRipple^Am in sti^Dll wat^Der ^GWhen there is^C no pebble tossed ^ANor wind^D to blow

[Verse 5]

^GYou who ^Gchoose to lea^Cd must fo^Cllow ^CBut if y^Cou fall y^Cou fall a^Glone ^GIf you sh^Gould stand th^Cen who's ^Cto guide you? ^GIf I knew ^Dthe way I w^Could take you^G home

[Outro Verse]

Lat da dat ^Gda, Lah da-ah da ^Cda, da ^CLa da da, la da, da da da-ah, da ^Gda ^GLat da dat da, Lah da-ah da ^Cda, da ^GLa da da ^Dda, ^CLah da da da ^Gda

************************************ | h Hammer-on | d One down strum | p Pull-off | example(s): "Gx2" woould mean play 2 bars of G... "C/d1" means C chord with 1 down stroke... ************************************

Grateful Dead - Ripple