Grateful Dead - Uncle johns band

UNCLE JOHN'S BAND As recorded by The Grateful Dead (From the 1970 Album WORKING MAN'S DEAD) Transcribed by an unregistered user Words by Robert Hunter Music by Jerry Garcia G 3 5 5 4 3 3 Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 Dopen x x 0 2 3 2 Copen x 3 2 0 1 0 Gopen 3 2 0 0 0 3 Intro Moderate Country Rock Q=132 G 4/4 Gtr I Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / x / / x / / / / x / / x / / x / / / / x / Gtr II W W W W |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-7-----7-10-5-----5-8-|-3---3-5-2-------|-7---7-10-5---5-7-|-3---3-5-2-------|| |---(8)--------(7)-----|---5-------3-----|---8--------7-----|---5-------3---3-|| |----------------------|-------------2---|------------------|-------------4---|| |----------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|| |----------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|| |----------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|| 1st Verse G C G 3/4 Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / x / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W H E E E E Q Q H Q E E E E |---------------|-3-----5-3-3-5-|-3--------------|----5-3-2h3--| |---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------| |-4-------------|---------------|----------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------| G C G 4/4 3/4 Q E E +E Q E Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E q Q E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / x / / / / / x / / / / / / / / / W Q E E E E E E W W |----------------|----10-8----7-------|----------------|-------------| |----------------|--------------10-10-|-8--------------|-------------| |----------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------| |----------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------| |----------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------| |----------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------| Am Em C Dopen 4/4 Q E E Q E E E E q H Q E E E E E E E E q Q q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / x / / / / / H Q E E +E E q Q +E E H. Q E E q H |---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----10--10-----| |-----------7-5-|-(5)---5--5--(5)h7-|-8---------------|----------------| |---------------|-----4-------------|-----------------|-7-7------------| |---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| |---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| |---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| W W W H E E E E |----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|-------4-5s7-7-| |----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 2nd Verse ~~~~ ~~~~~~ +E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q W Q E E +Q E E |-------------------|-------------------||---------------|------10-(10)---9-8-| |---------8-7---7-8-|-10-8-8-8-(8)--8\--||---------------|--------------------| |-(7)S9-7-----9-----|-------------------||---------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------||---------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------||---------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------||---------------|--------------------| C G 3/4 4/4 Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +E Q E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / +H. Q E E E E E E +H H |-(8)--------------|--------------|------------------| |------------------|------8-7-----|------------------| |------------------|---/7-----9-7-|-(7)--------------| |------------------|--------------|------------------| |------------------|--------------|------------------| |------------------|--------------|------------------| G C G 3/4 Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E q Q E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / x / / / / / x / / / / / / / / / H Q E E Q Q Q E E +H Q |-----------------|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------| |-------------4h5-|-5-----------2h4-|-(4)----------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------| Am Em C Dopen 4/4 Q E E Q E E E E q H Q E E E E E E E E q Q q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / x / / / / / W E E q H +H H E E q H |---------------|-------------|------------------|-----10--10-----| |---------------|---5-5--5----|-(5)--------------|----------------| |---------------|-------------|------------------|---7------------| |---------------|-------------|------------------|----------------| |---------------|-------------|------------------|----------------| |---------------|-------------|------------------|----------------| W W W H E E E E |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|-------8-7-8-10-| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| 3rd Verse E E E E E E E E Q. E Q Q W |-7-------10---8-7----|----------------||---------------| |----8-10----------10-|-8--------------||---------------| |---------------------|--------9-7s=5--||-4-------------| |---------------------|----------------||---------------| |---------------------|----------------||---------------| |---------------------|----------------||---------------| G C Am G Dopen C E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / x / / x x / / x / x / x / / x x / / / / +H H W E E q Q Q W |------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|-----7--7------|---------------| |-(4)--------------|---------------|-----7--7------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|-----7--7------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|---5-----------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| 1st Chorus H E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q. H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------| |---------5-7s8---|-----------------|---------3---3s5-||---3-----3------| |-----------------|-7---7-5---7---4-|---5s4-2---------||-4--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------| W Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----8s7-7h8h10------| |-----------------|----------------(10)-| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| C E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | x / / / / x / / x / / x / ~~~~~~~~~~~ E E E E E E E E E Q. +H |------------7-8p7----|-7-----------------| |---(7)-8-10-------10-|---8------(8)------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| Guitar Solo H E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q Q H E E E E |------------------|-7------7-------------|----------------||----------------| |-------------8-10-|---8h10---10-----7-10-|-8-----8s7------||------------7-8-| |---------7h9------|-------------(7)------|---9------------||-7------7-9-----| |------------------|----------------------|----------------||----------------| |------------------|----------------------|----------------||----------------| |------------------|----------------------|----------------||----------------| D G Bm C E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E | | | | | | | | | | / / / x / / / / x / E E E E E E E E +E E q Q E E |-7-8p7----7-8-9-10-|-(10)p(9)------------| |-------10----------|----------8----------| |-------------------|-------------------5-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| D G Bm C E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E | | | | | | | | | | | | / x / / x / / x / / x / +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-(5)-7-4-------------|---------4-5p4---4-5-| |---------7-(7)-9p7S5-|-(5)p(4)-------7-----| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| 4th Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-7h9-7-9-7h9-7-9-|-5-7-4-5---4-----|-----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|---------7---5-7-|-4-5-4-5-4-------||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-3-2-||-(2)-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| G C G 3/4 4/4 Q Q E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +E Q E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E Q E +E Q E H Q Q W W |-------------------|-------------3--|------------|-----------------| |---8---7-(7)-5---3-|-5--------------|------------|-----------------| |-------------------|----------------|------------|-----------------| |-------------------|----------------|------------|-----------------| |-------------------|----------------|------------|-----------------| |-------------------|----------------|------------|-----------------| G C G 3/4 Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E q Q E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / x / / / / / x / / / / / / / / / H E Q. H Q E E E E E E Q |-----------10-----|-------------------|-10-8-7--------| |------------------|-------------------|--------10-8---| |------------------|---------------(7)-|---------------| |------------------|-------------------|---------------| |------------------|-------------------|---------------| |------------------|-------------------|---------------| Am Em C Dopen 4/4 Q E E Q E E E E q H Q E E E E E E E E q Q q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / x / / / / / W E E E E H H E E E E E E q H |---------------|--------------|------------------|-----10--10-----| |---------------|--------------|--------8p7---(7)-|----------------| |---------------|---9p7---9----|------------9-----|-7h9------------| |---------------|-------9------|------------------|----------------| |---------------|--------------|------------------|----------------| |---------------|--------------|------------------|----------------| ~~~~~~~~ ~ Q. E +E Q E E +E Q +E E q H H W |-8-----8-(8)-8-----|---------------------------|---------------|------------| |-------------------|-10b12r(10)-8---(8)-8h10---|-8-------------|------------| |-----------------7-|---------------------------|---------------|------------| |-------------------|---------------------------|---------------|------------| |-------------------|---------------------------|---------------|------------| |-------------------|---------------------------|---------------|------------| 5th Verse PM--| E E E e E Q E +E E Q H H E E E E |------------------||------------------|--------------------| |------------------||------------------|-------8-7-8-10b11==| |------------4---5-||-(5)-7s9---7------|--------------------| |--------5---------||------------------|--------------------| |----5-7-----------||------------------|--------------------| |------------------||------------------|--------------------| C G 3/4 4/4 Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +E Q E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / +E +S S E E +Q Q E E E E E E Q. E +H |--------------------------|----------7----|-7-----7-(7)------| |-(10)r(10)p8--------------|-8---8-10---10-|------------------| |-------------9-7-(7)------|---7-----------|------------------| |--------------------------|---------------|------------------| |--------------------------|---------------|------------------| |--------------------------|---------------|------------------| G C G 3/4 Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E q Q E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / x / / / / / x / / / / / / / / / H E E E E E E E E +E E Q H Q |-----------------|------------------|------------| |---------8p7-----|------------------|------------| |-------------9S5-|-5h7s9-7-(7)---7--|-7----------| |-----------------|-------------9----|------------| |-----------------|------------------|------------| |-----------------|------------------|------------| Am Em C Dopen 4/4 Q E E Q E E E E q H Q E E E E E E E E q Q q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / x / / / / / ~~ ~ Q E E Q E E E E E E H W E S S E E H |------------------------|----------10----|----------------|-------------------| |----8-10-10b12--8-10b12-|---8-10---------|----------------|-------------------| |------------------------|--------9-------|----------------|---11s9p7---7------| |------------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------| |------------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------| |------------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------| C D G D C G Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / Q E E +Q E E +E Q E +Q Q |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-----8---8-(8)-------| |------/7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)-----------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| 2nd Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ +E E Q H +E E q E E q W |------------------|------------------||--------------| |------------------|---------------8--||-8------------| |-(5)-5s7---7------|-(7)-7s9---7-9----||--------------| |------------------|------------------||--------------| |------------------|------------------||--------------| |------------------|------------------||--------------| +W H E Q. E E E E Q Q W |------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| |-(8)--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|--------7-5------|---3s5---5------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------5----3---|----------------| W E E E E Q E E +Q q H W |----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------| |----------------|-------------3---|------------------|--------------| |----------------|---7S4-4-2-----0-|-(0)--------------|--------------| |----------------|-----------------|-------5---4------|-5------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------| ~ W W E E E E H W |-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------------|-7h8-7----------|----------------| |-----------------|---------------|-------9-7------|----------------| |-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| C G D C E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / x / / x / / / x / ~ W E E Q E E E E |----------------|-----7---------------| |----------------|---------10-----10-8-| |----------------|---7-----------------| |----------------|------------(0)------| |----------------|---------------------| |----------------|---------------------| Interlude Dopen Dm/A E E H. Q. E E E E E | | | | | | | / / / / / / x +E E E E E Q. Q. a E E Q E |-------------------||-------------------| |-(8)------8p7------||o------------------| |-----9--------7----||-----------2-0-----| |-------------------||--0----2s3-------3-| |-------------------||o------------------| |-------------------||-------------------| G C D5/A Dsus2/A 3/4 4/4 E E E E E E H H H H W | | | | | | | | | | / / x / x / / / / / Q E E +E E 7x H E E E E E E E E E E E E W |----------------||------0---------|-0-------0-------|-0----| |---------------o||--------3-----3-|---3---3---3---3-|------| |----------------||----------(2)---|-----2-------2---|------| |-0---2-------2--||-0--------------|-----------------|------| |-------3-(3)---o||----------------|-----------------|------| |----------------||----------------|-----------------|------| Breakdown Chorus Copen Gopen W W q H. +W W | | | | / / / / +W W W W Wx8 |-(0)--------|----------|------------|-----------||--------|| |------------|----------|------------|-----------||--------|| |------------|----------|------------|-----------||--------|| |------------|----------|------------|-----------||--------|| |------------|----------|------------|-----------||--------|| |------------|----------|------------|-----------||--------|| Out-Chorus G Gmaj7G6 G/F C Am G D Q. E Q. E E Q E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / x / / / / / x x / / / x / / x / / / x / C G D C Dopen E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q. E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / x / o / / / / / W H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |----------------|-----------------|-------7-------5-|---5--------------|| |----------------|-------------4h5-|-7-4---7-7-7---5-|---5--------------|| |----------------|-----------5-----|---------7-7-----|-------7-7--7-----|| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------9-9--9-----|| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Outro Dm/A Dm/A G C Dm/A 3/4 4/4 Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / o / / / x x / x x / x x / / / / x x Q. a E E Q E Q E E E E Q. E E Q E |------------------|-------------|----------------| |------------------|-------------|----------------| |----------2-0-----|-------------|--------2-0-----| |-0h===2s3-------3-|-0---2-----2-|-0----3-------3-| |------------------|-------3-----|----------------| |------------------|-------------|----------------| G C Dm/A G C Dsus2/A 3/4 4/4 3/4 4/4 E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / x x / x x / / / / x x / x x / x x / E E E Q E Q. a E E Q E E E E Q E W |--------------|------------------|--------------|------*| |--------------|------------------|--------------|------*| |--------------|----------2-0-----|--------------|------*| |-0-2-2-5\---2-|-0----2s3-------3-|-0-2-2-5\---2-|-0----*| |--------------|------------------|--------------|------*| |--------------|------------------|--------------|------*| 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 <n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths