Category Archives: bass guitar

“Money Honey”. from:   llael@netzero.net This is just the way I do it, so I doubt that its how the Dead doit.  It sounds GRATE with two guitars, though.  Fig. # 1  G——————————————  D——————————————  A—3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-3h5-7-9-11—–  E——————————————        G——————————————       D——————————————       A—3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-3h5-3333335/12-       E—————————————— … Continue reading →

Grateful Dead- Friend Of The Devil  main riffG|-0————–|D|—4-2-0——–|A|———3-2-0–|E|—————3|  chorusG|—|D|—|A|-5-|E|—| “set out runnin…” G|—|D|—|A|-0-|E|—| “friend of the devil…” G|—|D|—|A|-5-|E|—| “if i get home…” G|——————–|————-|D|——————–|————-|A|-0——————|——–5—-|E|——————–|————-| “just might get…”     “…tonight”  bridge G|—|D|—|A|-5-|E|—| “got 2 reasons…” G|—|D|—|A|-3-|E|—| “first ones named…” G|—|D|—|A|-5-|E|—| “2nd one is prison…” G|———————–|—————————|D|———————–|—————————|A|—–0—————–|——-3—————5—|E|———————–|—————————| “and if he catches…”    “ill spend … Continue reading →

() = ghost note[] = pull off repeatedly  main riffG|—————-|D|—————-|A|-[5]—-3—-(5)|E|———–3—-|  riff 1G|—————-|D|—————-|A|—-3—–3—5-|E|-1—–1——–| play main riff until singing comes.once they start to sing, play main riff 2 times then riff 1 once. continue until end.

I had a heck of a time finding good bass tabs this weekend when I went looking for some Grateful Dead tunes. As a result, I decided I would start a new blog series to keep track of what I … Continue reading →

Before I get info Phil’s music, I think I should post a bit about the man himsef. Phil (Phillip Chapman Lesh, born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley, California) is a musician and founding member of the rock band, Grateful Dead; … Continue reading →