• Song:

    Sugar Magnolia

  • Artist:

    Grateful Dead

  • Album:

    The Closing of Winterla...

                           SUGAR MAGNOLIA (Bassline)
                          As recorded by Grateful Dead
                      (From the 1970 Album AMERICAN BEAUTY)

Words by Robert Hunter & Bob Weir

Music by Bob Weir
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Phil Lesh - Bass'

 Intro
  Q=152
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Q  Q  Q  Q    +E  E E E +E  E E E   E E H    E E   +E  Q  E Q  E E
|-------------|---------------------|--------------|-----------------|
|----------7--|-(7)-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----7---7-(7)-0-9---|----------4s7-|-(7)-7-----------|
|-5--5--------|-------5-----------0-|-4s5-5--------|--------0-5--2-0-|


  E E Q  +E  E E  E    +Q.    E  +E  E E  E
|--------------x-14-|-(14)---11-(11)---9-11-|
|------------x------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------0------|
|-4s5-5--(5)--------|-----------------------|


  E  E E E  E E Q    E E Q   Q  E E
|-9----------------|-----------------|
|---11s9-0-11s9----|-----------------|
|------------------|-9-7--------x-7--|
|------------------|-----9\--5-------|


                                   1st Verse
  E E Q  Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E    Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|---------------|----------------||---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------||---------------|---------------7----|
|-----------4-7-|---7------------||---------------|-----4-5-(5)-7------|
|-4s5-5---------|-------0-5--x-0-||-5----0-5----5-|-5-5-------------0--|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|---6-----4---4---|
|-------7-------0-|-7-7---7--------|--------------4-|-----4-2---4-----|
|-4s5-------------|---------5----0-|-5----0-5-0-7---|-----------------|


  Q  E E E E E E   E E E E Q  E E   q  E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-2------2-2-----|-----4-6-7------|---------------|-----------------||
|------2-------5-|---5--------7-4-|-----------4-7-|---7-------------||
|----------------|----------------|-5--5-5-5------|-------0-5--x-0--||


 2nd Verse
  Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E  E  E  E E   E E E E Q  E E
|---------------|-------------------|-----------12------|-----------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----4-5-(5)-------|------7-10----10-0-|-7-7-------------|
|-5--x-0-5--x-0-|-5-5---------0-5-0-|-5-----------------|-------0-5--5-0--|


  Q  E E Q  E E   E E q  Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E Q  Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|---6----4--4---|-2--2---2-2-2---|-----4--7-------|
|-----------x-4-|-----4-------2-|------2-------5-|---5-------7----|
|-5--5-0-5------|---------------|----------------|-------------0--|


                                  Bridge
                                $
  q  Q  Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E    Q  E E Q  E E   E E Q  E E Q
|--------------|----------------||---------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------||-------------5-|-----5----------|
|----------4-7-|---7------------||-5--x---5--5---|---5----5---5---|
|-5--5--5------|-----0-0-5--5-0-||------5--------|----------5-----|


  E E Q  Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E Q  E E Q
|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------5-|-----5----------|
|-5---5--5--5---|---------5--x---|-5--5---5-5-5---|---5----5---5---|
|---5---------0-|-5-5---5------5-|------5---------|----------5-----|


                           To Coda
  E E Q  E E E E   E E E E Q  E E    Q  H    E E   E E E E Q  E E
|----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------||
|----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------||
|-5---5--5---5---|-7-7-------------|---------4-7-|---7------------||
|---5------5---5-|-------0-5----0--|-5--5--------|-----x-0-5--5-0-||


 Guitar Solo
  Q  Q  Q  Q    +E  E E E +E  E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------|---------------------|---------------|------------------|
|----------7--|-(7)-----------------|---------7-----|------------------|
|-------------|-----7---7-(7)---9---|-----------4-7-|---7--------------|
|-5--5--------|-------5-------5---0-|-5--5----------|-------0-5-5-5-0--|


  Q  Q  Q  E  E   E.  S  +E  E Q  E  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  E E
|------------11-|----11-(11)p9----9----|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-------------------11s|=9-0-7-9-7-------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------------|-----------9-7-9-|-7---------------|
|-5--5--5-------|----------------------|-----------------|---9s7---5--x-0--|


                                   3rd Verse
  Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E Q  E E    E E E E Q  E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|---------------|----------------||----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------||----------------|--------------------|
|-----------4-7-|---7------------||----------------|-----4-5-(5)--------|
|-5--5--x-x-----|-------0-5----0-||-5-5---0-5--5-0-|-5-5---------0-5-0--|


  E E E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E Q  Q  E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------5--5---|----------------|----------------|---6----4--x----|
|-------7------0-|-7-7------------|--------------4-|-----4-------2--|
|-5-5------------|-------0-5--5-0-|-5--x-0-5-0-7---|----------------|


  Q  E E Q  E E   E E Q  Q  E E   q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|--------------|----------------||
|-2--x---2--2---|-----4--7------|--------------|----------------||
|------2------5-|---5-------7---|-------4--4-7-|---7------------||
|---------------|-------------0-|-5--5---------|------0-5--x-0--||


 4th Verse
  E E E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E Q  E Q  E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|--------5-5-5---|----------------|
|-------7--------|-5-5-------------|------7---------|-7-7------------|
|-5-5-----5--5-0-|-------0-5-5-x-0-|-5--x---------7-|------0-5--5-0--|


  Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E E E Q    Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E Q  Q  E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---6-----4---4--|-2--x---2------|-------4--7-------|
|---------7---4-|-----4-4---4----|------2----x-5-|-(5)-5-------7----|
|-5--5--5---7---|----------------|---------------|---------------0--|


                                   Chorus
  E E Q  Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E    E E E E Q  E E   E E E E H
|---------------|----------------||----------------|--------------|
|---------------|---4-7----------||-7-7-----5--5---|--------------|
|--------4--x-7-|-7-----7--------||-------7------5-|-7-7---7------|
|-5-0-5---------|---------5--x-0-||----------------|---------5----|


  E E Q  E E E E   E E E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E   E Q  E Q  E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-7---7--5-5-5---|----------------|---7-----5--5---|----------------|
|---7----------0-|-5-5---7--------|-------7------0-|-5-5------------|
|----------------|---------5--5-0-|-5--------------|------0-5----0--|


                                             2/4
  E E E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  Q    W          +Q.   E
|----------------|---------------|-7--------|-(7)-----|
|---7----------4-|-5-5-----------|----------|---------|
|---------7--7---|-------5-5-----|----------|---------|
|-5-----5--------|---------------|----------|-------0-|


                D.S. al Coda   &
 4/4
  Q  Q  Q   E E   E E E E H       Q  Q  Q  E E   E Q  E Q  E E
|---------------|--------------||--------------|---------------||
|----7----------|--------------||--------------|---------------||
|-------7\--4-7-|---7----------||----------4-7-|---7-----------||
|-5-------------|-------5-5----||-5--5--5------|------0-5--x-0-||


 5th 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   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7-----7---7-0--|
|-------7-------7-|-------7-------7-|-------7-------7-|-------7---7------|
|-5-5-----5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


                                                        2/4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E  E   Q  E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------|
|-9-9-----9-9-----|-9-9-----9-9-----|-9-9-----9-9---11-|--------|
|-------9-------9-|-------9-------9-|-------9----------|-9--9---|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------9-|


 4/4                                              2/4
  Q  E E Q  E E   E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  Q  E E   E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------|
|---------------|------------5-9-|-----9--7--7---|----------|
|-7--7-0-5--5---|-----4--7-7-----|---9---------0-|-7--------|
|-------------0-|-5-5------------|---------------|---0---6--|


                          Outro
 4/4
  W          +W            E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------|------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------||-------9-9-9-----|---------9-9-----|
|----------|------------||-----9-----------|-----9-9-----9-9-|
|-7--------|-(7)--------||---7-----------7-|-7-7-------------|


  E E E E +E  E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E q    E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------9-(9)-9----|-----------------|-------------9--|-------------9---|
|-----9------------|-9-9---6-7-7-7---|-----------9----|---------9-9---9-|
|-7-7--------------|---------------6-|-7-7---7-7------|-7-7---7---------|


  E E E E E E q    E E E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------6---|
|-----------6-9--|-9-9---6-7--7---|-----------------|---------9-9---9-|
|-7-7---7-7------|--------------6-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7---------|


  E E E E Q  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
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-9--------------|-----------------|---------9-------|--------9-(9)-9-----|
|--------------6-|-9-9---6-7-7-----|-----9-9---9-----|---9h11-------------|
|---7---7-7--7---|---------------6-|-7-7-----------7-|-7----------------7-|


  E E E E Q  Q    E E E E Q  E E   E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E E Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------6-9--|
|------------6--|-9-9---6-7--7---|---------------|--------9------|
|-7-7---7-7-----|--------------6-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7---------|


  E E Q  E E Q    E E E E Q  E E   E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E E Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------*|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------6-9--*|
|---------------|-9-9---6-7------|---------------|--------9------*|
|-7-7-7--7-7-7--|--------------6-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7---------*|


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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