The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil from AFTER BATHING AT BAXTER’S (1967) Gtr I- Paul Kantner Gtr II- Jorma Kaukonen Intro One: 0:02 Gtr I e|--------------| B|--------------| G|---Rest-------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| | | Gtr II e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-12v~~~~~~~---| A|--------------| E|--------------| Intro Two: 0:14 0:17 0:20 0:23 Gtr I D F D C e|-55-8-8--55--33--55-8-8--55--33--55-8-8--55--33--55-8-8--55--33--| B|-77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--| G|-77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--| D|-77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--| A|-55-8-8--55--33--55-8-8--55--33--55-8-8--55--33--55-8-8--55--33--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II 0:17 0:20 0:23 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------9s12----9s12----9s12----9s12----9s12----9s12----| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (Jorma plays the slide every time Paul plays a D) Verse: same as Intro 2. Chorus: 0:38 0:40 0:45 Gtr I e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-4---5---7---5----4---5---7---5----4---5---7---5--| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-4---6---7---6----4---6---7---6----4---6---7---6--| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II 0:40 0:45 e|-11--12--14--12---11--12--14--12---11--12--14--12-| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-11--13--14--13---11--13--14--13---11--13--14--13-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Okay, so at 0:38, these chords are just strummed. At 0:40, they are finger picked, and if you listen to the song it’s easy to figure out. Jorma is playing the same notes as Paul, just an octave higher. They are strummed at 0:45. Different Verse: (play until 1:17) 0:49 0:51 0:54 0:56 Gtr I e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---2~----7---5---9---5~----7---5---4~---7---5---2~--| A|--0---0---0-----0---0---0---0-----0---0---0----0---0---0-----| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|--Rest-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| The bass solo is in D Dorian- it involves A and G, moving slowly up to B, C and then D. At 1:34, play the original verse. At 1:46, play the chorus. At 1:59, start the different but hold the notes longer, until the bass solo at 2:07. At 2:36, play original verse, 3:30, play solo in D dorian.