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NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 08:19:59 -0600 From: Dan Cotter Subject: TAB: Bird Song by Grateful Dead Song Name: Bird Song Artist Name: Grateful Dead My Name: Dan Cotter (dcotter@uky.campus.mci.net) Album: Reckoning Words/Music: Hunter/Garcia Main Riff in 'Bird Song' by The Grateful Dead ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------15--12------------------------ -----12--13--15--12--------------13--15---------------- -15------------------13-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- From: U270009@UNIVSCVM.CSD.SCAROLINA.EDU (black.peter@scarolina.edu) Chords For 'Bird Song' by The Grateful Dead Intro/Riff: D7--C-D7--C-D7 D7 Riff All I heard was something like a bird within her sing, D7 Riff All I know she sang a little while and then flew on, Bb F C G D7 Riff Tell me all that you know and I'll show you snow and rain. If you hear that same sweet song again will you know why? Anyone who sings a tune so sweet is passing by. Laugh in the sunshine, sing, cry in the dark, fly through the night. Bm A G D A G D A G D Don't cry now, don't you cry, don't you cry anymore, la da da da. Bm A G D A G D A G D D7 Sleep in the stars, don't you cry, dry your eyes on the wind, la da da da, da. Just a note, I believe this is the version on "Garcia," in D, early live versions were also in D but switched to E... Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 15:27:17 -0700 From: Ryan Izzo Subject: TAB: 'Bird Song' by 'The grateful dead' "Bird Song" by the Grateful Dead off of Reckoning as tabbed by Ryan Izzo (CD time in parenthesis) h = hammer on p = pull off b = bend r = release bend \ = slide ~ = let ring Intro and Main Riff: E e|--------------------------------| B|.------------------------------.| G|---------------------2-----(1)--| D|-------0--4---2-0-2----4-0--2---| A|.-2--4---------------------(2)-.| E|-(0:00)-------------------------| Solo: e|--5p3--------------------------------------------5p3-----------------------| B|--------3-3---(2)-(2)----0h2-2--3p2--------------------3-3----2-2---2--3p2-| G|------------notaudible----------------2--4-4------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-(2:19)-----------------------------------------(2:25)---------------------| e|----------------4-5-4--2---------------------------------------------------| B|-2-------------------------it gets too fast here---------------------------| G|-----2----4-4--------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------(2:32)------------------------------------------------------| |