Casey Jones Grateful Dead
CASEY JONES (Bassline)
As recorded by The Grateful Dead
(From the 1970 Album WORKINGMAN'S DEAD)
Transcribed by Roadkill
Words by Robert Hunter Music by Jerry Garcia
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro Verse
Moderate Q=100
[4/4] Gtr I
E E E E +E E E E E A E E E S S E E E E E E S S E E E S S
|----------12-(12)-9--------|-------------------------||----------------------| |-------10-----------12-----|------------10-------2-5-||-----------------x-2--| |-10-12-----------------12\-|-8-10s12-12------3-3-----||-3---3-----3---3------| |---------------------------|-------------------------||---3-----3---3--------|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------| |-3---3-----3-3-----2-|-3---3-----3-3-------| |---3-----3-----3-3---|---3-----3-------3-5-| |---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------| |-3-2---------2-5-|-----------------2--| |-----5-2-3-3-----|-3---3-----3---3----| |-----------------|---3-----3---3------|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------| |-3---3-----3-3-----2-|-3---3-----3-3-------| |---3-----3-----3-5---|---3-----3-------3-5-| |---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E E E
|-----------------||-------------------| |-3-2---------2-5-||------------5-7-3--| |-----5-2-3-3-----||-3---3--5s7--------| |-----------------||---3------------1--|
+E E S S E E E E E E S S E S S Q E E
|----------------------||--------------------| |-(3)--------------2-5-||--------------------| |----------x-2---3-----||-3-----3-----3--0-4-| |-(1)-/5---------------||-----3-----3--------|
E E E S S E E E E E E q E E S S E
|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------2-|-3---3--3-3--------| |-5---5-----5-5-----|---3----------5-5--| |---5-----5---------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E Q E S S +S S E +E E
|-----------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------| |---------------2-|-3------3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-| |---3---3---3-5---|----3-5-----------------|
|3|
E Q S S E S E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------7-----7-9-|-10--10-14---------| |--------7---7-9-----|-------------------| |-5-5----------------|-----------7s8-7-x-| |--------------------|-------------------|
|3-|
E Q S S +E S E E E E E E S S E E E E
|----------------------||-------------------| |----------------------||-----------------2-| |--------------------2-||-3---3-3---3---3---| |-5-5--0-3-(3)-0-3-5---||---3-----3---3-----|
E E E S S E E E S S E E q E E E S S
|---------------------|------------------| |-3---3-3---3-3-------|-3---3--3-3-------| |---3-----3-----5-3-5-|---3--------3-3-5-| |---------------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E S S E
|-----------------|---------------------| |-3-2---------2-5-|-------------------2-| |-----5-2-3-3-----|-3---3-----3---3-x---| |-----------------|---3-----3---3-------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------| |-3---3-----3-3-----|-3---3-----3-3-----| |---3-----3-----3-5-|---3-----3-----3-5-| |-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E S S E E S S Q S S E E E
|-------------------||--------------------| |-3-2-------------5-||--------------5-7---| |-----5-2s3-3-5s7---||-3-----3--5s7-------| |-------------------||-----3------------1-|
+S S E E E E E E E E S S E. S E Q E
|---------------------||--------------------| |-----------------2-5-||--------------------| |-------0-1-2s3-3-----||-3-----3----3-0--4--| |-(1)-0---------------||-----3----3---------|
E E E E +S S E E E E E E E +S S E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------5-| |---------------------|-3-----3-(3)---3-5s7---| |-5-----5-(5)---5-5-7-|---3-5-------5---------| |---5-7-------5-------|-----------------------|
E E E E +E S S S s E Q E S S E E E E
|-----4-7-(7)-----------|------------------| |-5-5---------5-5-------|------------------| |-------------------0-2-|-3--3-----3-0-3-4-| |-----------------------|--------3---------|
E E E E +E S S S S E Q e E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------|--------------9---9-----| |-----------------------|----------9---------9---| |-5-----5-(5)---5---x-7-|-8--8-0-7-------------0-| |---5-7-------5---------|------------------------|
E E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------||--------------------| |-7-7-----5-5-------||-----------------2--| |-------7---------2-||-3---3-3---3---3----| |-------------3-5---||---3-----3---3------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S S
|-------------------|---------------------| |-3---3-3---3-3-----|-3---3-3---3-3-----2-| |---3-----3-----3-5-|---3-----3-----3-5---| |-------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------| |-3-2---------2-5-|-----------------2-| |-----5-2-3-3-----|-3---3-3---3---3---| |-----------------|---3-----3---3-----|
|3| |3|
E E E S S E E E S S S E E E S S E E E E S
|-----------------------|---------------------| |-3---3-3---3-3-------2-|-3---3-----3-3-----2-| |---3-----3-----3-3-5---|---3-----3-----3-5---| |-----------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E E E
|-----------------||------------------| |-3-2---------2-5-||------------5-7---| |-----5-2-3-3-----||-3---3--5s7-------| |-----------------||---3------------1-|
Guitar Solo I (Bob Weir)
|3-|
+E S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------2-5-||-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3-4--| |-------0-1-2-3-3-----||-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5-7-|---3---3---3------| |-(1)-0---------------||---3---3---3---0-|---5---5---5-----|---------------2--|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----4-4-7-7-----|-----------------|-------------7-9-|-10--------------9-| |-5-5---------5---|---------2-2-5-2-|-----4-4-7-7-----|---------------9---| |---------------2-|-3-2-3-3---------|-5-5-------------|----8-7-10-7-7-----| |-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Guitar Solo II (Jerry
E E E E Q E E E S S E S S E E E E
|----------------||---------------------| |-----5-7-5--5---||-------------------2-| |---7----------2-||-3-----3-----3---3---| |----------------||-----3-----3---3-----|
Garcia)
|3|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E e S
|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-3-----3-----3-----3-----|-3-----3-----3-3-----2-| |-----3-----3-----3---3-3-|-----3-----3-----3-5---| |-------------------------|-----------------------|
E E E E Q E E E E q E S S S S E
|----------------|--------------------| |-3-2--------2-5-|------------------2-| |-----5-2-3------|-3---3--3---3---5---| |----------------|---3----------------|
E E q E S S S S E E E E S S E E E S S
|--------------------|---------------------| |-3---3--3---------2-|-3---3-----3-3-----2-| |---3--------3---5---|---3-----3-----3-5---| |--------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E q S S E E E
|------------------||------------------| |-3-2---------/2-5-||------------5-7---| |-----5-2s3-3------||-3---3--5s7-------| |------------------||---3------------1-|
S S E E E E E E E E S S E S S E E E E
|-------------------||--------------------------| |-------------2-5-7-||-10------10------10---7-9-| |-x-0-0-1-2-3-------||------10------10----7-----| |-------------------||--------------------------|
E E q Q E E E S S E S S E S S E E
|----------------|-------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------| |-0-5-5--/5--5-7-|-8-----8-----8---8-8-/12-| |----------------|-----8-----8-------------|
E E E E E S S +S S E Q E S S E E E E
|-12----12----12-12-----------|------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------| |----10----10-10------------2-|-3--3-----3-0-3-4-| |-------------------3-(3)-5---|--------3---------|
Q E s S +S S E E E Q. e Q q
|------------------7s9-|-10------------| |--------------7-9-----|---------------| |-5--5-7s9-(9)---------|---------7--7--| |----------------------|-------7-------|
Q E S S E E E E E E E S S E E S S E
|------------------||----------------------| |------------------||-------------------2--| |----------------2-||-3---3-3---3---3-x----| |-5--5---0-3-3-5---||---3-----3---3--------|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------|---------------------| |-3---3-3---3-3-----2-|-3---3-----3-3-----2-| |---3-----3-----3-5---|---3-----3-----3-5---| |---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------| |-3-2---------2-5-|-----------------2--| |-----5-2-3-3-----|-3---3-3---3---3----| |-----------------|---3-----3---3------|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------|---------------------| |-3---3-3---3-3-----2-|-3---3-3---3-3-----2-| |---3-----3-----3-5---|---3-----3-----3-5---| |---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------| |-3-2---------2-5-|-----------------2--| |-----5-2-3-3-----|-3---3-3---3---3----| |-----------------|---3-----3---3------|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------| |-3---3-3---3-3-----2-|-3---3-3---3-3-----2-| |---3-----3-----3-5---|---3-----3-----3-5---| |---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------| |-3-2---------2-5-|-----------------2--| |-----5-2-3-3-----|-3---3-3---3---3----| |-----------------|---3-----3---3------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E S S E
|-----------------|---------------------| |-3---3---3-----2-|-3---3-3---3-3-------| |---3---3---3-5---|---3-----3-----3-5s7-| |-----------------|---------------------|
|3|
E E E E E E S S E E E E S S E S E S S E
|-------------------||-----------------------| |-3-2-------------5-||-----------------------| |-----5-2-3-3-5s7---||-3---3-3---3---3-3-x-0-| |-------------------||---3-----3---3---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------2-3-----2-|-3---3-3---3-----2-|-3-2-------------5-|--------------------| |-1-3-5-----3-5---|---3-----3---3-5---|-----5-2-3-3-5s7---|-3---3-3---3---3-0--| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---3-----3---3------|
E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E S S E
|-----------------10-10-|---------------------| |-------2-3-10-12-------|-3---3-3---3-3-------| |-1-3-5-----------------|---3-----3-----------| |-----------------------|---------------1-3s5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E S S E
|-----------------|----------------------| |-----2-------2-5-|----------------------| |-3-5---2s3-3-----|-3---3-3---3---3-x-0--| |-----------------|---3-----3---3--------|
|3| |3|
S S E E E E E E S E S E E E E E S S S S E
|-----------------------|---------------------| |---------2-3-----------|-3-3---2-3---------2-| |-1-1-3-5-----------3-5-|-----3-----3-5---0---| |-------------1-3-5-----|---------------------|
E E E E E E S S E E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------| |-3-2-------------5-|---------------------| |-----5-2-3-3-5s7---|-3---3-3---3---3-0---| |-------------------|---3-----3---3-------|
S S E E E +E E S S E E E E S S E E E S S
|-----------------------|---------------------| |---------2-(2)-3-------|---3-3-----3-3-----2-| |-1-1-3-5-------------3-|-5-------5-----3-5---| |-----------------3h5---|---------------------|
H.=H
E E E E Q E E H H E Q. H
|----------------|------7----|-12-(12)---^17----*| |-3-2------------|-----------|-----------^17----*| |-----5-2-3--3-2-|-0----5----|-----10----^15----*| |----------------|-----------|------------------*|
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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