Grateful Dead - Bird Song Tab

Bird Song -- Grateful Dead

This is Key of E, they played in D in the early 70s so if it sounds sharp compared to a
you have that's why. They played in E from about 1977 onward.

Intro:

  
                                                   
  
                                                   
  
   9  7 9    9  7 9   9   9  7 9    9  7 9   9     
  
   9  7 9    9  7 9   9   9  7 9    9  7 9   9     
  
                        7                      7   
  
                                                   
 play 4 8 times

Main Riff:

  
                            
  
                            
  
                            
  
         4       7 4        
  
     4 5    7  5     5  7   
  
   7                        
 play four times in intro, twice after each verse segment.


  
                 
  
                 
  
                 
  
       7         
  
     5     5h7   
  
   7             
 play four times after the main riff in the intro

Bobby Main Riff:
(He only played this for a short while in the early 80s, but it's the neatest sounding
to do it)

V[Jerry's riff for timing]v

  
                                                            
  
                                                            
  
                                                            
  
         4       7 4                     4       7 4        
  
     4 5    7  5     5  7            4 5    7  5     5  7   
  
   7                               7                        
^[Jerry's riff for timing]^

  
                        16    14                        4   
  
                        15    15                        5   
  
                        16    14                        4   
  
                                                            
  
                                                            
  
                                                            

Between verses Bobby riff:

  
                                           
  
   9  9 7  10  9  7     9  9 7  10  9  7   
  
   9  9 7  9   9  7     9  9 7  9   9  7   
  
                                           
  
                                           
  
                                           

During main verse Bobby riff:

  
   12         14 16         14/16 17 19   17/19      21 19   
  
                                                             
  
   9          11 13         11/13 14 16   14/16      18 16   
  
                                                             
  
                                                             
  
                                                             
    All I know is something, like  a  bird within her sang