Scarlet Begonias Grateful Dead
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire on the Mountain -- Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead rarely played Scarlet Begonias and Fire on the Mountain seperate from
and this is a tabulature of the two songs and the segment between them. It's a real
thing to play and it's one of their best jams ever.
SCARLET BEGONIAS
Jerry Intro
[B]
|-----7----------------7-----------------5---| |-----7--------9--9----7-----------------5---| |---8-----8-8--9--9--8-----8-8-8\6-6-6-6-----| |---9-----9-9--------9-----9-9-9\7-7-7-7-----| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| Play eight to twelve times
Bobby Intro
[B]
|-----7---------------7----------------| |-----7----7h9--7-----7---5-5-5h7--5---| |----------8h9--8---------6-6-6h7--6---| |---9---------------9------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| Play four times
[B]
|-----7-----------------------------------| |-----------7-----5----4-5---7---9-9/10---| |-------9\8-8--8-------4------------------| |---9----------9--6------6---9---9-9/11---| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| Play four times
Jerry First Verse
[E] [B]
|---4-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--4----------------------| |---5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5--5----------------------| |---4-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4--4----------------------| |---6-6-6-6---6-6---6-6-6--6---------------6--7---| |---------------------------------6h7--7/9--------| |------------------------------7------------------| Play twice
As.....................Square
Bobby First Verse
[E] [B]
|---7--x---7--7-7---7---7-7--7-------7----------------| |---9--x---9--9-9---9---9-9--9-------------7------5---| |---9--x---9--9-9---9---9-9--9---------9\8-8--8-------| |----------------------------------9----------9---6---| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| Play twice
As.......................Square
Jerry Second Verse
[A] [E] [B] [A] [E]
|---0---0-0--0---2----0---0-0--0---| |---2---2-2--0---4----2---2-2--0---| |---2---2-2--1---4----2---2-2--1---| |---2---2-2--2---4----2---2-2--2---| |---0---0-0--2---2----0---0-0--2---| |------------0-----------------0---| Play twice
From.......................Eyes
Bobby Second Verse
[A] [E] [B] [A] [E]
|---5---5-5/12---7---5---5-5\-0---| |---5---5-5/12---7---5---5-5\-0---| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| Play twice
From......................Eyes
Bobby (Between Verses)
[B]
|------------------------------------------------| |---9--7---9--7---9-9-7----9--7---9--7---9-9-7---| |---9--8---9--8---9-9-8----9--8---9--8---9-9-8---| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|
Jerry Third Verse
(Well I aint often right but I've never been wrong...)
[F#] [B] [A] [E]
|---2-2--2---2-2---2-2-2--2----2-2--2-2---2-2--0-0-0--0---| |---2-2--2---2-2---2-2-2--2----4-4--4-4---4-4--2-2-2--0---| |---3-3--3---3-3---3-3-3--3----4-4--4-4---4-4--2-2-2--1---| |---4-4--4---4-4---4-4-4--4----4-4--4-4---4-4--2-2-2--2---| |------------------------------2-2--2-2---2-4--0-0-0--2---| |-----------------------------------------------------0---|
Aint..................Wrong.......................Song
|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------2---------------------2---| |-------------2--2-4----------------2--2-4------| |---0---2-4---------------0---2-4---------------|
[F#m] [B] [A] [E]
|---2-2--2---2-2---2-2-2--2----2-2--2-2---2-2--0-0-0--0---| |---2-2--2---2-2---2-2-2--2----4-4--4-4---4-4--2-2-2--0---| |---2-2--2---2-2---2-2-2--2----4-4--4-4---4-4--2-2-2--1---| |---4-4--4---4-4---4-4-4--4----4-4--4-4---4-4--2-2-2--2---| |------------------------------2-2--2-2---2-4--0-0-0--2---| |-----------------------------------------------------0---|
Once..................Light.......................Right
Bobby Third Verse
[F#] [B] [A] [E]
|---9--9--9--9----9--9----9--9--9----9----11-11-11-11--11-11--9--9--9--7---| |---11-11-11-11---11-11---11-11-11---11---12-12-12-12--12-12--10-10-10-9---| |---11-11-11-11---11-11---11-11-11---11---11-11-11-11--11-11--9--9--9--9---| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Aint.............................Wrong.............................Song
[F#m] [B] [A] [E]
|---9--9--9--9----9--9----9--9--9----9----11-11-11-11--11-11--9--9--9--7---| |---10-10-10-10---10-10---10-10-10---10---12-12-12-12--12-12--10-10-10-9---| |---11-11-11-11---11-11---11-11-11---11---11-11-11-11--11-11--9--9--9--9---| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Once.............................Light.............................Right
Jerry Bridge
|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------2---------------------4---| |-------------2--2-4----------------4--4-6------| |---0---2-4---------------2---4-6---------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------7---------------------9---| |-------------7--7-9----------------9--9-11-----| |---5---7-9---------------7---9-11--------------| |-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------12-10---| |---------------------11--11----------| |---9--9-9h11-11/13-------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
Bobby Bridge
|-----0---------------2---------------5-------------| |-------------0---------------2---------------5-----| |-------2\1-----2-------4\3-----4-------7\6-----7---| |---2-------2-------4-------4-------7-------7-------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-----7-------------------------------| |-------------7---4--5---7---9-9/10---| |-------9\8-----9-4-------------------| |---9-------9--------6---9---9-9/11---| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
Solo Example
[E]
|---------11-14-12--12-12--14p13p12p11----11-12-14--14---| |---12-14------------------------------12----------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
[B]
|---------------12-11----------9-11-9-11---| |------9h10-12--------10-12-10-------------| |---11-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/grateful_dead/scarlet_begonias_tab_ver_4.html )
[E]
|---11/12--12-12--14p13p12p11----11-12-14--14---| |-----------------------------12----------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
[B]
|----------------------------------| |---------7---9-7------------------| |-----6-8----------9-8-9-----------| |---9---------------------9----9---| |---------------------------12-----| |----------------------------------|
[A] [E] [B] [A] [E]
|-----------------------------------------------| |--------------10--9------7-----------5---------| |---------9-11-------9------8-------6---7p6-----| |---10/11--------------9------9---7---------6---| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
[A] [E] [B] [A] [E]
|---------------------12--9/10--10\9--9/10--5----3/5--7--5---5-5h7p5---| |-----7h8-8/10--10h12--------------------------------------8-----------| |---9------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Scarlet Outro
(Jerry)
|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------9-8---------| |---------9-7----7-11-9---7-11-----9-7-----| |-----4h9------9-----------------------9---| |---7--------------------------------------|
(Bobby)
|-----7-----------------------------------| |-----------7-----5----4-5---7---9-9/10---| |-------9\8-8--8-------4------------------| |---9----------9--6------6---9---9-9/11---| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
SCARLET BEGONIAS > FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN SEGMENT
Key: B
Scale: B Mixolydian
(Either, vibrato slowly)
|---------------------------| |---7~~~---9--7~~~---5~~~---| |---8~~~---9--8~~~---6~~~---| |---9~~~---9--9~~~---7~~~---| |---------------------------| |---------------------------|
Slow the pace of playing down a whole bunch, both Bobby and Jerry parts should just be
B mixolydian segments, use lots of vibratos.
Small Example:
|---------------11------------------------| |---12~---10h12----12-10-9----------------| |--------------------------11-8~-8--6/8---| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
Have all of the string/key instruments aside from one of the guitar parts stop playing
awhile, and start a B -> A progression(Fire on the Mountain)
Example:
[B] [A]
|--------7--------------------------------| |---7~-----9p7--------5~-------4/5--4/5---| |---8~---------9-8-9--6~-------5/6--5/6---| |---9~----------------7~-------6/7--6/7---| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
After a couple measures of that, have the rest of the strings/keys come in, now on a B>A
which starts Fire on the Mountain
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
Bobby Riff (Throughout most of the song)
[B] [A]
|---------x-7--7------7-----7-------x-5--5-x-x-x------x-5-5---| |--------x-------7------7----------x-------x-x-x-----x--------| |-------x--------8------8---------x--------x-x-x----x---------| |---9--x-----------9------9----7-x---------x-x-x-7-x----------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat that, mix it up all you want, that's just the main structure of it.
Phil Riff
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------9--9------9-----9-----7--7----------------------| |------------9------9-----------------7-7-5-7-5---------| |---7----------7------7----5--------------------5-6-7---|
Once again, repeat and mix up
Jerry Intro
[B] [A]
|----------------------------------------------------| |---12---12-11---11-9---9-9-11-12--10---10-9---9-7---| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
Play that four times, once again, mix it up a bit
(Volume up and wah on)
[B] [A]
|------------------------------------------| |---7~~--7\6/7-9-7~-6-7-9-5~~~--4/5--4/5---| |---8~~--8\7/8-8-8~-7-8-8-6~~~--5/6--5/6---| |---9~~--9\8/9-9-9~-8-9-9-7~~~--6/7--6/7---| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
[B] [A]
|-----------------------------------------| |---7~~--7\6/7-9-7~-6-7-9-7--5~~--4/5~~---| |---8~~--8\7/8-8-8~-7-8-8-8--6~~--5/6~~---| |---9~~--9\8/9-9-9~-8-9-9-9--7~~--6/7~~---| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
[B] [A]
|------------------------------------------------| |---12~~--14-12~--11-12-14-10~~---9/10---9/10----| |---11~~--11-11~--10-11-11-9~~~---8/9----8/9-----| |---13~~--13-13~--12-13-13-11~~---10/11--10/11---| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|
[B] [A]
|---------------------------------------| |---7~~--7\6/7-9-7~-6-7-9-7--5--4/5~~---| |---8~~--8\7/8-8-8~-7-8-8-8--6--5/6~~---| |---9~~--9\8/9-9-9~-8-9-9-9--7--6/7~~---| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
Bobby - In Verse
[B] [A]
|---------------------------------------| |---12------12--14p12-----------10-10---| |---11--11--11--11-----11\------9--9----| |-------13-------------13\------11-11---| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
There's...(A Dragon...)
[B] [A]
|----------------------------------------------------------| |---12------12------12-14p12-----------10-10--10-10--------| |---11--11--11-11---11-11----11\-------9--9---9--9---------| |-------13-----13------------13\-------11-11--11-11--------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|
Take...(A whole pail...)
Jerry Chorus
(Wah pedal on)
[B] [A]
|-------------------------------------------| |---------7-7---------------------5-5-------| |---------8-8---------------------6-6-------| |---------9-9---------------------7-7-------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|
Fire..........Fire on the Mountain......
All of Jerry's soloing is in B mixolydian, put a lot of emphasis on B when needed, and
on A when needed, makes it sound beautiful.
Jerry Fire Outro (first)
|---7---6--4---------------/5--4---| |-------------7--4-----------------| |-------------------6-4-2----------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
Repeat four times, mix it up a bit
Jerry Scarlet -> Fire Outro
|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------9-8---------| |---------9-7----7-11-9---7-11-----9-7-----| |-----4h9------9-----------------------9---| |---7--------------------------------------|
Bobby Scarlet -> Fire Outro
|-----7-----------------------------------| |-----------7-----5----4-5---7---9-9/10---| |-------9\8-8--8-------4------------------| |---9----------9--6------6---9---9-9/11---| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
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