• Song:

    Casey Jones

  • Artist:

    Grateful Dead

  • Album:

    Workingman's Dead (Rhin...

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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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