Sugar Magnolia Grateful Dead
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--|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q W [2/4] +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-----|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E [2/4] 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] Q E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E [2/4] 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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